It was just always something I had in me a guess. I was performing at a very young age and just followed it. I dropped out of high school and went to work. I had a real grown up job for a few years but I was so miserable I left. Came back to stand up and haven't looked back. Fuck your credit and follow your dreams. Haha.

Sometimes. It's not an easy life. There's a lot of disappointment and it's harder work than a lot of people realize. There's also the overwhelming possibility that where you are now is where you will stay career wise. It's a rough road to travel but compared to really difficult jobs that contribute to society it's easy as hell. Plus, if you love what you do it helps you stick with it.

Road life is very two sided. There's partying (if you're into it) it's kind of exciting the first few times you go out but after awhile being away from home, missing your family and friends and living out of a suitcase (cliche) gets kind of old. It's fun when you get to hang out with your friends and go new places but mostly you're a traveling salesman selling jokes and little pieces of your soul.

I know a few comics with the settled family life. I'd like that one day. I don't want to be on the road nine months a year to pay for kids I never see though. Some guys can bring their families with them and that would be awesome.

Depends on the comic. Like I said before, it's a life style that encourages that sort of behavior. It's sort of romantic, the drug addled comic. Honestly though more comics I've met are pretty clean or casual drug users(except for drinking a bit and weed) than hard core addicts.

I dunno. You just kind of know when a bit is right. However sometimes I will stop doing a bit then come back to it months later and add something because I just thought of it. It's odd, kind of instinct thing. I know guys who have a great piece and then tweak it until it is no good. sometimes you have to stop fiddling.

Yeah. Big crowds in clubs and theatres are quite a different vibe than six people in a coffee shop. You sort of suss it out, see what they are like and adapt accordingly. You don't have to pander just be understanding of what different venues demand. I'm not going to rant about religion to a church group because there's no need to be antagonistic but then again I'm not going to do whatever it takes to please them either. It's compromise. The relationship should be symbiotic and that's give and take.

Yeah I think it can be. Depends on the subject matter. Relationship, political and racial material for instance usually transfers pretty well. If you're in Seattle and doing jokes about crazy Ed the panhandler with the dreads who hangs out in the U district, that's probably not going to work outside of town.

I swear but do not do dick jokes. No real reason other than the fact that I can't seem to write that way. I'm more absurd and a little political. I get ranty to so that's where the swearing comes in for me. I can take all the offensive stuff out and work g rated for shows (Corporate shows are usually like this. They pay really well so you make the compromises to fit their needs). Some topics are easier to do clean than others. If you're talking about an awesome blowjob you got that may be harder to clean up than a joke about how your cat has a bad attitude.

It's funny, a lot of people say I'm similar in delivery to Robin Williams and I can see that similarity but he's way better than I'll ever be. I think I am more influenced by my upbringing than other comics. I was born in England and moved to Western Canada when I was young but I was raised with British comedies and very English sensibilities. To that end I have a more British style sense of humour and that gave me some trouble early on. I enjoyed word play and absurd humour much more when I started, I had to learn to adapt it more to a North American palate.