We’re on a plane to Hawaii. You’re one row behind me, messing with your phone, posting photos or something like…
We’re on a plane to Hawaii. You’re one row behind me, messing with your phone, posting photos or something like…
My last A.V. Club column was published on June 5, 2015. Just about three weeks later, the Supreme Court ruled on…
I’m at home in Los Angeles for a full 10 days—one of the longer stretches I’ve had in town over the past two…
I’m mid-tour on a packed spring run. I’ll play 22 cities in four months, most of them clustered in May and June. I…
I’m on a plane to Austin to perform at Cap City Comedy Club, a club generally held to be one of the best in the…
I kissed a woman for the first time when I was 20 years old. I attended a college in Boston where it was very hip to…
I was in Iowa City last week for a festival. My big sister traveled there with me—I flew to Chicago and she drove me…
About a year ago, a strange thing happened to me: For the first time, I began to imagine having a baby. Not raising…
I’m on my way to Baltimore for a show after several weeks at home, the longest stretch I’ve had at home in about two…
Not long ago, I was home in Chicago performing at a beloved local treasure called The Hideout Inn. The Hideout’s…
I was on a train—a CTA Blue Line train—with my then girlfriend. Maybe this was five years ago. I was in my late 20s…
Rhea Butcher and I walk into Mississippi Studios for a sound check. It’s around 5:30 p.m. on a Saturday in January…
I’m driving back to Des Moines International Airport—well, being driven actually. I performed at a college the night…
I haven’t been to an open mic since the Bill Cosby allegations kicked up again. I haven’t joked about or tweeted…
Career-wise, this past year has been inarguably huge for me. There isn’t a bit of arrogance in that statement—I like…
Hello, gentlemen. I hope you are doing okay. It seems like only yesterday you were at the top of the world, since it…
Direct your attention to that little gay kid. See her over there jumping off the swing set and breaking her leg? See…
Yesterday I filmed a sketch for the upcoming season of Comedy Bang! Bang! on IFC. I played a server and had four…
“You’re a good looking girl. Wow. I want to attack you.” That’s what a dude said to me last week while I walked…
My fiancée, Rhea, is losing someone very close to her right now. She found out a little over a week ago that she…