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Comedy is this weird thing. You have no idea why certain things work and other things don’t work.

Bill Hader

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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Elevator Guy Needs Wigs
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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Enough People Television
Comedy is this weird thing. You have no idea why certain things work and other things don’t work.
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Comedy Thing Way Work
I can’t cook. I can barely make a bowl of cereal.
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Bowls Cereal Cooks
The best thing to do is to get out in front of an audience as much as you can, and learn from the experience.
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Audience Best Things Do Things
Richard Grieco once asked for a bunch of M&M’s
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Asked Bunch People
Growing up in Oklahoma, there wasn’t much to do. Play sports, do a lot of drugs, or read and watch movies, which is what I did.
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Grow Up Sports
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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Country Dad Thinking
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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Accord Wells Writing
I 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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Actor Want Writing
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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California Ideas Song
It was nice doing something and hearing someone go, ‘Hey, you’re good at this.’
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Good Guy Hearing Something
If a guy doesn’t like a funny girl, something is wrong with him.
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Funny Girl Guy Life
Comedy is incredibly hard. You have to be loose. You have to be not afraid to fail.
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Afraid Comedy Failing
A person being patient with an insane person is my favorite thing in the world.
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Favorite Things Insane Person World
All the stories have to do with emotion. Emotion is driving everything.
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Driving Emotion Stories

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