How has the popularity of web comedy and comics making shorts changed the game?
The web helps. My nephew knows comedians that are at a level that he wouldn’t have known them 30 years ago. Because 30 years ago there wasn’t the web and you only knew guys [if] you saw them on Letterman or you saw them on the Tonight Show or on TV. And so I ask my nephew, “How do you know Zach Galifianakis?” “Oh, we saw him on the internet.” I’m talking about before he was in movies. I like when I see good new comedians. Because it means comedy is in a good place. When I was at the Portland comedy festival [Bridgetown Comedy Fest], I was like, “Holy fuck!” Every night I would see comedians that maybe I knew of but hadn’t seen yet, and I’d be like, they are real funny. You want there to be good comedy. That doesn’t mean I don’t get jealous. There’s nothing wrong with jealousy as long as you turn it into motivation instead of bitterness. Are you coming back because of Bridgetown? Totally. It’s pretty simple, I usually do [comedy] clubs. If I do a theatre it’s usually a college show. But
