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On MySpace … the whole demographic of the stand-up comedy fan has changed. It's like an indie band thing. People think they've discovered you.

— Jim Gaffigan

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Stand-up is an amazing art form, I think, because it's all about you having complete control of the situation, but absolutely none.

One thing I've always appreciated about Dave is that he can be sarcastic without being alienating and self-deprecating without being self-abusing.

As an actor, you deal with so much rejection and humiliation. When the good things come around, you tend not to trust your instincts.

I talk kinda slow, especially for the Northeast, so it was a way to beat (would-be hecklers) to the punch.

People don't know who I am. Some people don't know I do standup. They just write that I'm that guy from those failed sitcoms. I always joke that 'I've never heard of me either.'

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