Who inspires you as a person?

Todd: Really - anyone who has a positive attitude towards life. Wether it’s someone at a store like 7/11... someone who’s positive when they’re waiting on you... someone who says "Hey, how are you doing today?". As far as comedians or celebrities... it’s a wide wide range. It’s anybody from David Letterman to Don Rickles. I mean I even like Oprah. That doesn’t mean that I love every single thing about her.

Todd: Anything that is funny. Silliness. I think silly is funny. That doesn’t mean it has to be stupid silly - there’s intelligent silly and stupid silly. Intelligent silly is Steve Martin - stupid silly is Gallagher.

Todd: If I’m on stage then I’m in a good mood. But I can think of one time on stage where what’s going on in my life altered my mood. It’s like getting a massage - people ask me "what do you have to do when you have to perform and you’re in a bad mood".... well it’s like ‘what do you have to do when you’re in a bad mood and you have to get a massage?’ It puts you in a good mood.

Todd: (laughs) My favorite joke of all time? Wow, that’s a hard one. Anything that Don Rickles says. Uh... (pauses) I don’t think there’s just one.

Todd: Repetition makes me laugh.

Todd: I go through times when I’m not writing as much. I go through periods when I’m on the treadmill at the gym and I think of a new one and say "oh that’s funny". That’s why I always try to bring a pencil and a piece of paper wherever I go. There’s probably so many funny ideas floating around that I forgot.

Todd: I’d say about half. But the other half I really don’t pretend is true. When I say it’s true then it’s true.

Todd: Yeah - I think they’re humor in everything. There’s nothing that is not funny if it’s dealt with the right way. Even 9/11 - there’s nothing funny about this tragedy and all the people that lost their lives... but the way it’s dealt with on the news can be made fun of. If you mention 9/11 it doesn’t mean you have to be disrespectful to all the people that we lost, but you can make fun of the way the newscast deals with it - you can make fun of the way the president deals with it.

Todd: I learned that people can be two-faced. ‘Cause the camera’s roll - and even though people know that the camera’s are there you’d still be surprised to see what some of the people said.

Todd: I knew I was doing a reality show. I went into it with unrealistic expectations. I didn’t go into it hoping that one hundred percent of the people liked me - it would be nice if they did, but that wasn’t realistic. All I was hoping is that they showed me doing some of the silly stuff like cleaning the house - and they did. So I was happy. And the people that come out because they’ve seen me on the show - they usually have the same sense of humor as me, and I enjoy talking to them.

Todd: I did this show called "Todd’s Coma". It’s a Happy Madison production (Adam Sandler). And TBS is shooting a pilot. We’re writing it right now and we’ll probably shoot it in July. The concept is that people come by to visit me in the hospital - and people learn about me about the stories that they tell. Even though I’m in a coma - obviously I’m in the show because they’re talking about me. It’s a sketch show basically - except it’s a different sketch show. No one is going to revive sketch unless they come at it at a completely different angle. Saturday Night Live is no funny anymore not because there’s not talented people on the show - I think some of the people on the show are very talented. It’s just that it’s old, done before, and tired. I mean how many years in a row can you do opening monologue’s and the same commercials. So people think that sketch isn’t popular - sketch will always be popular someone just has to come up with a different way to deliver it. On my show there’s these very short flashbacks - some are thirty seconds some are a couple minutes. That’s the thing with Saturday Night Live - they’re stuck in the same formula where each bit has to be three, four, or five minutes long. Like Monty Python - some things are funny for ten seconds and that’s how long they should be. I also did an independent film called "Saving The Mavericks". I was one of the leads in that. That’s my life. (Laughs)

Todd: I think it’s like when people sing. It’s like when you’re a waiter. It’s hard at first. And it’s like thinking of everyone’s names that you know - the stores - the streets - phone numbers. Some you don’t remember, but think of how many you do remember. And sometimes I do forget. When you’re on TV you have a cue card. When you’re not on TV you can always play with the audience. You can always figure out a way to remember something. I’ve been doing this for so long that when I tell a joke I can be thinking about what I’ll be doing next. I can literally be doing a show and thinking in my head while telling a joke "am I going to do this next or that one next". It’s weird - it’s a little freaky actually. You’d be talking and words are coming out of your mouth all the time but you’re not really delivering them....

Todd: (Laughs) I love to work though. When I’m on the road and go to good comedy clubs... that’s my favorite thing to do. We get treated well. We stay at a nice hotel every week. The club owners are always very nice and usually go out of their way to make you feel at home. So I enjoy it.

Todd: I’m not with anyone. Some girls don’t mind it some do. There’s positives and negatives about being on the road. The negatives are obvious, but there’s definitely pluses.

Todd: I like everything. I’m not one of those people that think there’s no good music today... there’s good music. It could be "bubble gum" music or rap. There’s certain rap that I like. I never know the names of the songs.... someone could ask me "do you like ‘bump bump biggy boop’" and I’ll say no - but then they play it and I know it. (Laughs) But pretty much everything... country, rap, Elvis.