There are elements of comedy that can be competitive and back stab-y, but one of the underreported sides is that we love each other and help each other, kind of like a messed up extended family.

Losing your faith is an essential part of having a three-dimensional, vivid, vibrant faith.

There's something about a podcast that feels like two people in a closet with the lights off.

When I started, I was very deliberate about making friends with people like John Mulaney who were really funny and wanted to go up and do as many open mics as I did.

The idea of saying 'the handsome Pete Holmes' is preposterous.

People like Bill Burr and Jim Gaffigan and Zach Galifianakis and Sarah Silverman - they were all amazing and helpful to me.

Audiences sometimes emit these weird frequencies that make you think you've weirded them out.

I am a comedian. My brain is critical - it's overthinking - but you can find ways to turn it down and realize that's not who you really are.

I call myself 'Christ-leaning,' but that's primarily psychological.

I'm a comedian. Comedians are supposed to be jaded, cynical, angry people. But I'm not: I'm a silly, silly fun boy.

Starting the podcast was an experiment. I wouldn't say I was very private, but I was probably as private as the average person.

I didn't like talking about my divorce. I think I viewed that as something that was embarrassing or a failure.

Every performer I talk to will, with different words, talk about the sanctity of a good standup show, how it can really feel spiritual. When everybody is laughing, fixed on the same thing, you feel like you transcend yourself.

There's nothing you can do to increase or decrease the love that God has for you, but there are things you can do that increase or decrease your awareness of that love. That's certainly been my experience.

What I don't think I knew when I was young was that 'losing your faith' is actually part of the plan for a lot of people - that it's actually maybe the most beautiful and graceful thing that can happen. The mystery of God can handle all of it. It can handle all of your thoughts, all of your doubts, all of your folly. It's all in the game.

'Time to Move On' is my favorite song.

If I go out and do a set, there's a good chance that I'll watch another comedian. I'll think - not necessarily their words, but oftentimes the message that's behind the words - the sort of belief that their unspokenly advocating, well, sometimes that's offensive.

I was raised evangelical, so if you want to get offended, let's get offended. I have a master's degree in being offended.

I think what people respond to is someone being who they actually are.

When you do stand-up, it's so autonomous: I can say anything.

When you think about a festival from a comedian's perspective, it has to do with who else does it - that's number one. The second consideration - and this is kind of crazy - is: 'What's the food like? What is the town like? Is it walkable? Is it easy to get around?'

I went and saw Letterman when I was 15, and that had a profound impact on me.

I'm not the hugest comic book person, but I do love superheroes.

What people respond to is intimacy and regularity.