If I did not have my work, I would not have any life.
Ultimately, an audience wants to laugh. That's who they like, the comedian who makes them laugh.
I've seen people who are not very likeable but hilarious. I think comedians get to a point where they know they're funny, so they don't care - in the sense that they know what they're doing. They have a skill.
TV is a different animal. It's not a club set. As you said, you do short sets on TV - about five minutes. So you have to get that rhythm down and also be aware of the camera so you're connecting with the viewers at home as well as the studio audience. It's a different muscle to develop.
Comedy clubs are arguably one of the last bastions of uncensored, public free speech.
Comics definitely embody the importance of practicing free speech.
Comedians can articulate some important and profound ideas that address a lot of the hypocrisy we're inundated with (in the media).
The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways.
True gastronomy is making the most of what is available, however modest.
When you read a script, you don't want to be the same guy all the time, you want to change, you're a different person. That's why acting is a wonderful career. You're not the same guy all the time.
Literature is like phosphorus: it shines with its maximum brilliance and the moment when it attempts to die.