What’s coming up in your routines this time around?
I stopped drinking this year, so I talk about the challenge of that and how it’s kind of changed my whole vibe and energy levels. It’s very interesting for me—being a comic for years and being in comedy clubs, there are always free drinks, and it’s kind of a normalized part of the late-night lifestyle. If you don’t catch yourself, it’s easy to get into double-digit drinks most nights, just because it’s flowing. It’s been fun, but it’s definitely different—I went to a strip club in Atlanta the other night, and it was pretty tough. I got a bunch of ones to tip the girls, but throwing money under any circumstances feels like a drunk thing to do. You have to kind of build that muscle. [Laughs] But you gotta tip! It’s still weird—just being in a strip club is weird, but I enjoy it anyway, the music and environment. But everyone in there is really performative—just copying what we see in a rap video, trying to look cool throwing the money or trying to look like they’re in some Nelly video.
Has it been hard doing shows without drinking?
No, I’ve been doing shows all year, and I’ve been to bars and concerts, so it’s now more of a thing where I just find other stuff to do with my time, like watch a movie. The energy has also made me more focused, so I come up with more ideas and just try to chase the rush in different ways. Because any time with a vice or an addiction, if you give it up, something else is going to pop up. For me, one thing has been sugar, because alcohol converts to sugar in your body, so if you’re not drinking after you were drinking heavily, your body starts craving sugar. So sometimes I’ll just crush eight Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups in one sitting. And then sometimes I just focus more on my work, going for projects that will give me some energy and risk, just so I have something else to do. [Laughs]…Read More