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Well, all comedy starts with anger. You get angry, and its never for a good reason, right? You know its not a good reason. And then you try and work it from there.

I think my comedy is about finding the good in bad situations - finding the joy. Why be angry? It doesn't help anything.

Laughter can help relieve tension in even the heaviest of matters.

Comedy has to do with holding and releasing tension; it's very technical. It's more technical than drama.

Humor comes from the surprise release of some buried tension.

Comedy is probably a way of dealing with anxiety. Sometimes it's a way of dealing with pain.

The real reason for comedy is to hide the pain.

Comedy is defiance. It's a snort of contempt in the face of fear and anxiety. And it's the laughter that allows hope to creep back on the inhale.

Comedy is such a vulnerable thing. With drama, you're not trying to make someone cry. If you do, great, but that's not your goal. With comedy, you're trying to make someone laugh, so to me, it's harder because you are in such a vulnerable position. You're like, 'I hope people like this. I hope I do the joke justice.'

Comedy is like horror - you have to shock something in the viewer's system to make them feel it.