I think as a comic, thats the gold standard.
Its just an unbelievable place to have an hour special.
The way that they work and how they do things is so top-notch.
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Its great, man.
It feels like winning the lottery immediately.
Is the goal now to be keeping a steady stream of specials going as your career goes?
Whenever that happens, that happens.
Was there a lot of thought behind the subject matter that you wanted to cover?
And I think comics are always trying to find their voice and the way they look at that stuff.
That was rewarding, to see people be like Yeah man, I feel what youre saying.
Ive been through that.
As opposed to being like Dating is weird!
Everyones like,yeah, well of course it is.
Dont get me wrong, there is also that stuff in there.
I didnt want to see an hour, a one-man show, where Im just like Daddys not there.
Like I wanted to do an hour of fing jokes.
I wanted it to be joke, joke, joke, joke, joke.
I didnt want to be like, Heres what I think about…
I hope people watch it and laugh.
I always think the sign of a good special is it feels like 20 minutes when its an hour.
I hope people feel that.
I hope people are like Aw man its over already.
I kind of wanted more.
A lot of times, its like, Yeah, I need you to treat me normal.
I dont need you to treat me like Im a weak animal.
I need you to be able to laugh about it with me because that will help me.
But again, people react to dark sh differently.
Some people laugh at it.
Some people want to be coddled, and I dont blame those people.
But Im definitely the previous.
My sense of humor is kind of born out of a self-defense mechanism.
And then they saw the special and theyre like We love that fing joke.
Well, then were fine.
It is kind of convenient to have a joke about an HBO property.
Everyones got a take on that sh.
Mine is again, a more personal, weirder, darker take.
Thats not really in your special.
I dont really know man.
You talk about how were a bit of a snitching generation.
Do you feel like we love to tell on each other?
I think our generation loves to tell each other.
I dont think its everybody.
Its like Shut up…then say that to that person.
Stop trying to get attention for getting someone in trouble.
Youre ruining the fun to the back of the classroom.
And youre likeOh thats where those joyless fks ended up.
I just always liked comedians for that reason.
Its like Whoa man, do you know how hard it is to run a restaurant?
And now youre mad because they had one bad Tuesday?
Get the f out of here.
With stand-up comedy, its a venue where people know youre working on stuff.
My opinion about sh changes every day.
You what I mean?
Thats what I thought was gonna happen, and then sh changed.
Sh changes, sh moves, sh evolves.
I feel like we need to be more conscious about that in society.
People change, people f up, and people become betterpeople become worse.
It works both ways.
Digging up sh from peoples past, thats not a good thing because thats not the same person.
I was an alcoholic shhead at 26.
At 36, Im a decent pothead.
And then youre like, Oh, no, I got it.
Like Im still doing jokes about my grandma, but its a little different.
Theres more stuff I want to talk about, about how our relationship works.
This interview has been edited and condensed.
