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Stand-up is different from television. In stand-up, you've got to be in control.

I'm not a nerd, I play one on TV.

I'm not a straight man, but I play one on television.

I've actually never done standup before.

Being on TV sucks. It's a lot of work. You memorize scripts and then you show up and they change everything. I'm a control freak. When I'm doing stand-up, I say what I want and then I get instant feedback.

The best part about stand-up is that you control everything. Period. When you work in movies, or on TV shows, there are 50 other people involved.

Stand-up is the only thing in which you actually write it, act it and direct it simultaneously, so it's actually a great theater exercise.

Stand-up is like a movie every night. You write it, direct it, produce it, the audience votes, and you go home. There's nothing more satisfying.

When I do stand-up, I'm basically doing a one-man show.