I think, with any topical show, it's very easy to find yourself caught up in the news cycle, and working at 'The Daily Show,' I definitely found myself in that, where we would be talking about the last 24 hours.
For me, when I think of curiosity on television, a lot of times my childhood was shaped by shows on PBS that encouraged and embraced curiosity.
We all live with contradictions.
There are things that are only palatable until they become uncomfortable for us, so it's very easy to complain about some problem the minute it becomes a problem for you. But you're okay with certain aspects of gentrification if they're the aspects you like.
There are 18,000 police agencies in this country. There's no network requiring them to operate according to the same guidelines.
I am not looking at my TV show to change the world.
Women deal with real issues with policing that don't really get talked about.
I can't be manic without it feeling false to me.
The thing that I'm known for - at least, depending on what Subreddit you go to - is being a comedian. And so, even when talking about heavy things, I still want to try to use humor to walk us in the door.
If you wanna be the comic relief in a big-budget movie, go to L.A. because there are five auditions in a week that you could hit up, and that increases your chances of getting those jobs.
I kinda feel like if I can do what I like in New York - and I like New York, I was born in New York, I have a lot more of a connection to New York - the hope is to stay in New York.
When I used to put videos on MySpace, there'd always be someone posting something nasty. To those people, I'd send friend requests, and invariably, they accepted them.
I just hate the Internet.
It's a very short walk to go from making jokes to getting on a soapbox and going on a diatribe.
Flights are a good way to catch up on podcasts, but I'll listen to some jazz to fall asleep.
I listen to a lot of Freddie Hubbard.
I went to an all-boys Catholic school in Dallas.
Kanye is a student of art. He's an art-school-dropout type of kid that will talk about art till the cows come home.
There are some artists that may actually be crazy, but there are some artists that just make different choices, and because they are different, we call them crazy.
I have worked in animation on 'King of the Hill.' I've worked in late-night with 'The Daily Show.' I've worked on single-camera stuff, whether it was a movie or television. I have performed onstage.
