I don't like swearing on the air. As a matter of fact, I'm not a prude, but... I watch HBO and some of the comedy stuff, and I'm constantly asking myself, 'Why have we gone there?' It seems like it's unfortunate. It's so cheap. It's so easy.

The volume of spam has indeed gone up since Jan. 1. It's an unfortunate fact.

I don't like the bullying, do-one-over style of comedy. It's so cheap.

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I am no prude, but when I watch comedy, I ask myself, 'Who wrote this? A teenage boy in the locker room?'

I like to describe my stuff as observational comedy.