I spent 11 years at 'The Daily Show,' and I learned everything there about how to write funny, how to write funny on topic.
The reason I never give up hope is because everything is so basically hopeless.
There's nothing that can replicate the smoky flavor of char, so when I've got the hankering for it, I tell my wife that I'm taking care of dinner. I have three different types of barbecues - a coal, gas and smoker - so I can experiment a lot.