Comedy is this weird thing. You have no idea why certain things work and other things don’t work.
BILL HADERI was into writing and directing. I was a bit of a reluctant actor. I would always ask friends to shoot or direct their movies, but then they’d want me to be in them.
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I always felt better co-writing something – always co-writing. Because if I was the lead of it and it failed, then it failed on my own accord. I would say, “Well, I liked it or I screwed up. I take the hit on this one.”
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When I got to Saturday Night Live, it was a lot like going from pre-school to Harvard, and it took a long time to figure stuff out.
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I remember getting in the elevator for my audition and there was a guy next to me who had a backpack full of props and wigs and things, and I went, ‘Oh, my God, that guy is so prepared,
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I really enjoyed playing Vinny Vedecci, the Italian talk show host. He was the first character I ever came up with where I gave him a name and a way of dressing.
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Comedy is incredibly hard. You have to be loose. You have to be not afraid to fail.
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Richard Grieco once asked for a bunch of M&M’s
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It’s not like you get up on stage and you’re immediately a genius. It takes a long time. So, don’t be discouraged.
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Oddly enough, I have really bad stage fright – getting up in front of people. And I made a living going on live television.
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I move out here, and next thing I know I’m 25, and the only thing I’ve heard is, ‘Can you get a coffee, can you hurry up with the thing, blah blah blah.’
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All the stories have to do with emotion. Emotion is driving everything.
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Yeah, improvising only really works 100% when you’re with somebody.
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If a guy doesn’t like a funny girl, something is wrong with him.
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A person being patient with an insane person is my favorite thing in the world.
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The idea of a Chicago band that wanted to sing songs about California is really funny. Having never been to California.
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My dad’s from there, and I have relatives there, but I don’t think I’ve been to Chicago since I was like 9.
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