I was processing a lot of different things and kind of looking over a lot of things and rethinking my childhood.
BARON VAUGHNFirst of all I love Empire Records and That Thing You Do and all the movies he did from that era. He hates when I bring that up.
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The Middle East is gorgeous, but again, politically, I would not want to go there.
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As you go on you realize “Okay I know how to get laughs but am I saying things I want to say? Am I writing jokes that I like?” You get to a point that is that so you move on.
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One time I was really close to Steve Martin. I was too afraid to actually go talk to him, but I’ll count that as meeting.
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First of all I love Empire Records and That Thing You Do and all the movies he did from that era. He hates when I bring that up.
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When you’re a young comedian the first thing you want to do is get a laugh.
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Shrimp are the insects of the ocean. They’re bottom feeders. So they’re delicious, but they’re the bugs of the sea.
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I just got diagnosed with tendonitis which is such an insulting diagnosis. Just point to my shoulder and say “old.”
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Being around Lily Tomlin has been great, how she treats people, how she handles herself, how she goes about interpreting her character or deciding how the comedy should work.
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Sometimes I have young comics that ask me, “What should I do when I meet an agent or a manager and they ask me stuff?” And I say, “Well, they always usually ask, ‘Where do you see yourself in five years, 10 years, 15 years?’ And it’s good to have an answer for that.”
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Netflix is very protective with their information .
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If you’re driving down the street, you keep the neck forward. So that way you can clear out the lanes.
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The thing is that where I want to go isn’t necessarily tied to what’s going on there politically, but I think Vietnam is a really beautiful country. I think Thailand is also really beautiful.
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I’m working with a lot of legends who are brilliant who are people I’ve looked up to from a very young age.
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I think Batman Returns is right for riffs. I love it but it’s the ultimate Tim Burton movie. There is so much that happens that’s crazy and there are a ton of things to riff.
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Anyone who buys a ticket can just go in there, and I don’t like everyone, so I always see concerts as like, I’m going to get punched, I’m going to get elbowed, I’m going to get stepped on, get spilled on, someone’s going to hit me with their body odor or something.
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