I moved to New York and couldn't get a job as an actor. And waited tables for so long.

I went to UCLA for a year and a quarter. There were too many students at UCLA interested in what I was interested in, and they couldn't accommodate all of us. I wasn't allowed to take voice or dance, only theater and acting. So I saved my money and, at 19, moved to New York.

I waited tables in New York, and when you're in that line of work, you often have a horrible boss.

The entire New York comedy scene has moved to L.A. - it's bled the New York comedy scene dry.

When you move to New York, especially, you feel like you need to be something.

When I moved to New York, I was waiting tables, painting in the daytime and working at night, and I felt it was possible to find a balance and just about get by.