For me, honestly, one of the first movies I did I was always pounding coffee, and I crashed so horribly. So I've kind of weaned myself off. You keep getting second and third winds. But for me, I've stopped doing energy drinks or any kind of stimulant. I just kind of go natural. Nick Swardson coffeecrashdrink share on social
Comedy is so subjective, you know what I mean? To sit there and technically pick it apart is so stupid. Nick Swardson comedypicksit Change image and share on social
I always thought that the fastest way for me to get ahead and get noticed and to do well was to make my act very accessible. When I first started, I talked about family stuff, my dog, my cat. It was all I knew back then; I wasn't forcing anything, but I wasn't like, 'Hey, don't you hate doing homework?' Nick Swardson accessibleactahead share on social
If you want to be a comedian, go out. Do a week in Des Moines, Iowa. Try to make those people laugh. Nick Swardson comedianiowalaugh Change image and share on social
When you live the life of a comedian, it's such a state of arrested development. I can't deal with anything very maturely. I'm still really bad at paying bills or doing anything that would be considered semi-adult. I'm really bad at it. It's weird I can create and run a TV show, but I can't pay my phone bill. Nick Swardson adultarrestbad share on social
I'm developing more stuff in my voice, more Nick Swardson. It's me as myself in a sense and kind of in my voice, no accent no affectation. I'm growing into my own persona. Nick Swardson accentaffectationdevelop Change image and share on social
Most sketch aficionados have an enormous amount of respect for 'Mr. Show.' I didn't have HBO back then, so I was always trying to find episodes. Bob Odenkirk and David Cross became celebrities, and Jay Johnston - who's lesser known, but brilliant - deserves a lot of credit, too. Nick Swardson aficionadoamountback share on social
Improv plays such a huge role in finding great lines - you'll be surprised at what comes out of your mind inadvertently. A lot of times it's better than a script you've worked out ahead of time. Nick Swardson aheadfindgreat Change image and share on social
Improv kind of goes hand in hand with what I do. I was on 'Reno 911!' for six years, and that was a completely improvised show. Nick Swardson completelyhandimprov Change image and share on social
No one will ever be as good as Phil Hartman. He was such an amazing genius, and may be the best sketch performer of all time. Nick Swardson amazegeniusgood Change image and share on social