I’m a big eater. I mean, a lot of my stand-up is about food, and you write about what you know, and that’s the only thing I know. I don’t know anything else.
I am a guy who talks about bacon and escalators. Stand-up comedy is very much a conversation. It’s very personal, stylistically.
The idea of having a large family, I definitely had a romantic notion of it.
Stand-up is an amazing art form, I think, because it’s all about you having complete control of the situation, but absolutely none.
In Indiana, I wasn’t anything special. But in New York, I’ve gone out with girls with purple hair who go out with me because I’m exotic!
It’s like in most parts of America, where there was industry and there is no longer; there is cynicism mixed with sarcasm and some optimism. That’s how my background influenced my comedy.
I’m an eccentric, silly, observational guy, but I’m not gonna frighten off social conservatives.
There has been this belief among the Catholic community – and this – I’m no expert, this is my opinion – that cafeteria Catholics are wrong.
As an actor, you deal with so much rejection and humiliation. When the good things come around, you tend not to trust your instincts.
I’m closer to Bob Newhart than Rodney Dangerfield.
Yeah, I am a character actor.
I think when I started doing stand-up, that’s when I really tried to question everything in my belief system which is – I think a pretty important part of being a comedian is really questioning things.
What exactly are the ingredients of Ranch dressing? Mayo and disappointment?
I liked the idea that my character was not gonna be the typical dumb guy that I play, typically. I also loved the fact that it was dealing with kind of adult-extended adolescence, which I think is always interesting – a bunch of people that don’t wanna grow up.
Imagine you’re drowning, and someone hands you a baby.
Faith is something that’s – it’s hard to articulate. It’s – there’s – it’s not based on logic.
It’s kind of hard to articulate, but, like, this notion of mercy, forgiveness, was very appealing for me. It was very profound. And it had a deep impact, and I think it still does.
Even when you hear about a comedian getting married, among comedians, we’re always kind of like, what are they doing?
I went to a Catholic University and there’s something about being a Catholic-American. You know, St. Patrick’s Day is, I’m Irish-Catholic. There’s alcoholism in my family. It’s like I’ve got to be Catholic, right?
I love stand-up comedians. I really do.