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“I'd buy joke books and try doing them at school; I always had jokes. That would be my go-to thing at parties: I'd be able to get through them if I just told enough jokes. Otherwise, I wouldn't end up talking to anybody.”
“When the show's in production, we work for three weeks at a time and then take a week off.”
“I love Las Vegas. I like that Las Vegas has everything. Everything and anything you want to do, you can do in Las Vegas.”
“There's nothing like the energy in a small comedy club room or a small theater when it's going really well. I can see everybody's face practically in the whole room. There's no cameras in the way, and it's just me.”
“I don't run outside, honestly. Sometimes I go out around my house, but mainly it's the stupid treadmill. I wish I had a better answer, but I'm very businesslike about my runs.”
“I'm not against ratings per se. I think more information is always good. But I certainly don't think the government has to step in and set guidelines for how shows should be rated.”
“What also helps our show is that we never take ourselves seriously.”
“The hardest diet I was ever on was the one when I was fat. You can only wear fat clothes, you don't feel good, your sex life gets damaged, you don't have energy for anything. It's horrible.”
“If you're wearing a Bluetooth thing and you've got that thing on your belt, you are working for somebody else. You are not the guy in charge. That's a really good social status indicator.”
“I'm down to earth; people sense that and they appreciate it.”
“I always run in the morning on an empty stomach, and I'll go through a bottle and a half of water. Then I have a protein drink or I eat egg whites.”
“I wanted to do a show based on what my life would be like if I had never become a comedian.”
“I don't miss the economic insecurity, the living paycheck to paycheck.”
“Liquor prohibition led to the rise of organized crime in America, and drug prohibition has led to the rise of the gang problems we have now.”
“That's the great thing about having your friends around you. I've known these guys forever. I really enjoy their company just as people. You couldn't ask for a better work environment.”
“I do get the comics online I guess but it's such a pain. I'd rather just get them in the paper and read them.”
“When I play poker, I don't like losing the pot.”
“I'm the kind of person that likes what I'm doing when I'm doing it.”
“Oh, and once, when I was in the Marines, I got a perfect score on my physical fitness test.”
“I looked at game show hosting as the bottom of the totem pole, one step away from infomercials. I never watched them myself. However, it's been a lot of fun.”