Internet culture forces premature and reactionary hot takes
โThe internet and social media became a thing where we gave everyone a voice. Everyone has to have an opinion. Nobody wants to admit they're wrong. And they have to have a hot take. Everything that happens within minutes. Not even a moment to let me reflect.โ
Small comedy rooms are more nerve-racking than arenas
โI performed to half-sold-out comedy clubs. You know how much more nerve-racking it is to make eye contact with your fans that are disappointed that they're in a half-sold-out room? That 20,000 people that are just there to be like, Shane! I would way rather perform to 20,000 people than 100.โ
Stop dwelling on entertainment that is not for you
โThat's why people got to chill on things that they think suck, because it's just not for you, man. And that's okay. Spending all your time dwelling on things that aren't for you is so crazy. It's such a waste of time.โ
โI've vacationed in Italy a bunch of times and have gone to these little small towns. These thin people, and they're eating bread. They're eating bread and pasta and fucking... and they're not fat. I went to Italy twice and they smoke cigarettes and they live to be a hundred. We are being poisoned. 100%.โ
โSome of them I think it's lame because I think I know them. Like I'm friends with them. And they're like using me to get clout. Like if you really had a problem with me, you could just text me, you know, if you really felt like I was an anti-vaxxer and I was endangering people's lives.โ