Q: What's the first joke you ever wrote?
A: The first joke I ever wrote and told on stage was: "Have you ever noticed the people who wear chain-wallets... they never look like they have money anyway?" (And I still use it!)

Q: What is the source of your sense of humor?
A: When I comment on something absurd and people laugh, it makes me feel sane. Q: In school, were you the class clown or quiet nerd?
A: I was the nerd-clown.

Q: Is it better to be feared or loved on your way up the comedy ladder?
A: Loved.

Q: Your stardom: a karmic inevitability or old fashioned luck?
A: I think it has more to do with hard work and imagination.