If you see me doing a new stand-up special, it probably means I've been out of work for a while.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Hopefully standup will become special again.
Stand-up is the kind of gig that'll show you where you're at.
Some people use stand-up to get something else in their careers, but it's truly the art form of stand-up I love.
Part of doing stand-up is to get things off your chest. It's a bit like being in a psychiatrist's chair - but more enjoyable.
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.
I realize as I get older that stand-up is a huge part of who I am. I think I'll do it for the rest of my life.
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.
Stand-up came out of three things. Frustration, necessity and arrogance. I didn't have a great career ahead of me in anything. Someone literally said to me, 'You should try stand-up,' and took me to a venue.
The beautiful thing about stand-up is you can create and immediately deliver, perform, and get paid for what you do.
Stand-up is the foundation to my career. It's what I started out doing.