I can do more than just stand-up comedy, and the only way I’ll be able to show that is if I do it myself. Because nobody trusts that I can do it.
My fam is just a regular family. But all of them have great senses of humor.
I feel like I was born and bred to stay self-motivated. I’m not one of those people who ho-hums and feels sorry for himself when something’s bad.
I don’t write any of my material down. I like to improvise and be spontaneous.
I don’t know if I could rebuild an airplane engine, but I know a little bit about rotors and rivets.
I had never done a roast, but I really wanted to, because it’s so different from standup.
I like to play guitar, jam out, play the blues, go watch movies. I love movies.
I work with a lot of kids. Every year, for the past fifteen years, I work at Comedy Camp where I work with a lot of kids.
I always wanted to be a snake. Every time I saw a snake on TV. I’d always say ‘Why not me?’
When you’re on a movie set and you are hopefully making a comedy, everyone’s stifling their laughter. You’re looking at the crew guys, hoping someone is making that face like, and not like, this is not working out, man.
I do try to keep my show very improvisational. I don’t work off a set list; I like to keep it more in the moment. I like to have information about where I’m going, what might be happening in that particular region as well. I like for people to feel like the show is for them.
Sometimes, when a person gains a lot of success at a very young age, they become targets, and it’s really easy to follow the crowds and not make independent decisions based on truly how you feel.
You have to have a strong sense of humor to date me, and also know that you’re probably going to be a part of the routine quite a bit.
If my voice can resonate that way with kids, maybe it will resonate through ‘Planes’ as well, and they’ll hear that little something that I’m giving to them, a performance that says to them, “I want to try.” It’s all interconnected. I don’t think it’s thinking too deeply about it.
I’ve lived in LA for so long, I don’t even know what is real and what isn’t any more.
On stage I am the actor, director and the bouncer all at the same time. Fear does not exist in this dojo does it? No Sensi! Sorry when I get excited I have to toss in some Karate Kid quotes.
Nothing is a better icebreaker than a great joke.
I was told by a girl once that I should teach a course on how to kiss properly. I thought that was really a nice compliment. I then asked her what she thought about my sexual prowess and she recommended I talk to a guy she used to date. Body blow.
I was doing comedy in laundry mats in 1992, literally where I would bring a little gorilla amp and a lapel mike and just start performing.
I don’t have to do anything for anyone else’s benefit anymore. I just want to exceed my own expectations.