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As long as there's Big Momma, we're going to bring you comedy.

The tragedy for comedians is there's nothing more they want than to be liked. We desperately seek approval. It's almost like a personality disorder you can do as a job.

Comedians sometimes forget that there's an audience. You gotta be conscious that you're performing for other human beings.

If you want to be a comedian, go out. Do a week in Des Moines, Iowa. Try to make those people laugh.

Some comedians will tour and do these classic bits all the time. But now with YouTube and Comedy Central, people see your stuff, and they don't want to hear you do that again.

To be a comedian, you gotta jokesmith, there's no way around it.

Being on a comedy tour is like traveling with family, everyone is all having a great time... then all of a sudden it turns sour. One thing gets said out of turn, and everyone is on everyone's last nerve. After an hour of silence, we all start laughing about it.

I love being in these ensemble comedy movies. I love working with a bunch of people and coming up with, you know, How can we make this moment funnier?

But if applause throws off your timing, then you're not the kind of comedian I would like to see. All you have to do is stand there and take it.