American - Comedian | August 11, 1967 -
I'm a huge Groucho fan. There were some great comic minds that would transfer into any generation, and Groucho is certainly one of them.
Joe Rogan
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If someone plays a brooding actor in a film, people think they're brooding all the time.
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It never hurt Lenny Bruce's career to get arrested for swearing. It did back in the time, but he broke those doors down by doing the stuff that he believed in.
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It's painful for me to watch someone who isn't funny. It's horrifying to sit in the back and watch some guy who just totally sucks.
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My act is so completely and totally uncensored that the only way I could really pull it off is if I treat the audience like they're my best friends.
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Richard Pryor is, in my mind, the most honest comedian. He bared his soul to people. I think that's why everybody loved him so much.
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The Comedy Store in LA, it's a really loose room and it's really dark and creepy and a great place to explore your own thoughts onstage.
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The misconception is that standup comics are always on. I don't know any really funny comics that are annoying and constantly trying to be funny all the time.
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To me, comedy is a great occupation because I don't really worry that much about what other people think of me.
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When someone comes along and expresses him or herself as freely as they think, people flock to it. They enjoy it.
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I never want to compromise my act just to get a laugh.
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You're sort of programmed a certain way because of your environment. That's all you know. But we don't have that anymore because of the internet. Because of the internet we're all communicating with each other all across the board, so you're getting information from people all around the world, hitting a much more diverse slice of culture.
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