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With a project like Teachers Lounge, you're wearing a lot of hats, so it demands hard work and focus if you want to do it right.

I don't really worry about a crowd liking me.

Chris Rock went from a guy whose name you knew from SNL to a legendary comedian by working his ass off.

It always comes down to what the crowd buys coming out of your mouth, which differs from one comic to the next.

Comics can definitely be subversive on the whole, but it's a stylistic thing.

Sometimes crowds start out not liking someone but then they shift and love them. Or vice versa. It can shift on a dime.

You'll get them tomorrow. You gave it a good shot. Keep your chin up.

Comedians can articulate some important and profound ideas that address a lot of the hypocrisy we're inundated with (in the media).

It's a constant process of bouncing ideas off of one another and intuitively arriving at the right decision in the moment.

Comedians are thinkers. The best ones are akin to philosophers, in my opinion.

Comics definitely embody the importance of practicing free speech.

A person riding a unicycle on a tightrope doesn't worry about being likeable; they're doing something amazing that very few people can do.

In terms of my own work ethic, I've always been a determined person. When I'm focused on something, I try to see it through.

Louis CK went from a writer/comedian to winning Emmys for his own show because he works his ass off.

I also do a certain amount of talking through material on stage, to see what happens and allow interesting ideas to manifest.

That heightened dynamic can produce interesting, funny ideas that are phrased in ways that surprise even you, as the performer.

Inherent in mourning is celebration. Mourning without celebration or some form of acceptance leaves you stuck.

I belong to a gym now ... well, let me rephrase that: I don't belong there at all, but I go.

I think there comes a time in any comedian's career where they can either coast or keep growing and evolving.

The more you perform, the more adept you get at the nuances of navigating that communal conversation.

Ultimately, an audience wants to laugh. That's who they like, the comedian who makes them laugh.

Comedy clubs are arguably one of the last bastions of uncensored, public free speech.

People don't come to a comedy club simply to hear someone's thoughts, no matter how profound.

I don't do the mirror thing; maybe once or twice when I first started out.

Certainly, you want to be liked, but as you gain confidence and experience you're more concerned with expressing yourself and what matters to you.

If you're funny, you can find a stage to get on. If you're good, you'll start to get work and eventually get paid.

Hard work is a muscle that you develop, as is taking risks.

Listening to your own sets and listening to the audience as you perform. It's a conversation of sorts. There is an exchange.

Like once we picked Jim Norton as the head of security, the writing flows pretty easily.

The blues is a hopeful music. It helps you process something rather than avoid it. It's like mourning, in essence.

Not that that's the goal, but sometimes these funny insights can also be deeply profound.

I'm keeping in shape, you know, gotta look good for the ladies - and certain guys. Hey, I can't control who's looking. I just gotta bring the heat.

I often think about my future wife and how lax she's been about getting in touch with me.

Laughing at something is a form of accepting it or at list making peace with it.