Mother humor is such a universal theme. I wrote a show called '25 Questions for a Jewish Mother.' I had people coming up to me after the show saying, 'I'm Baptist, and my mother is just like yours.'
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Comedy is all about having a point of view, and it's also about power.
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Of course I love cooking Eastern European food because I'm a Jew, but I also love making roast chicken. I love making Hungarian goulash. There are a lot of egg noodles in my cooking.
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My mother loves it when I talk about her. Half the time, I think she says things that she knows will go straight into the act.
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I live on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. I live in a 950-square-foot apartment with one bathroom and two sons.
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Women risked their lives for the right to vote. When I hear people say, 'Oh, I'm not gonna vote,' I just wanna tear their heart out.
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People always think you have a lot of money when they see you on TV.