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" I had not met Tina Fey before I auditioned for '30 Rock'. Some people think we're old friends from 'Second City' days. I had always been a fan of Tina's. But I actually never planned on being in a sitcom. "

Judah Friedlander

Old Friends

People

Rock

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" Sometimes '30 Rock' was a struggle because I'd be doing the show and still be doing stand-up full-time. "

" I sort of have to self-censor sometimes. "

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Sort

Sometimes

" Valentine's Day is definitely one of those days where it's either awesome or it's a downer. "

" I never really planned on doing a television series. "

" My shirt and my hat always say 'World Champion' in some language. English, Spanish, Chinese, 'Star Wars' language, which is also known as Aurebesh, mermaid language. "

" As a comedian, I think you need to keep things real. "

" I actually went to film school, but I didn't like it. I'm basically self-taught. "

Judah Friedlander

Self-Taught

School

" I do uphill skiing; I don't do downhill skiing. I think that's for nerd amateurs. "

" I've done all kinds of movies, but I wanna do some more independent films that are not your run-of-the-mill type movies like 'American Splendor', which I had a big part in, that are really trying to do something unique. "

" Stand-up is kind of like my home base, and doing stand-up in New York is what I like doing most. "

Judah Friedlander

Home

Doing

" You can literally walk into my apartment and sit on a hat; you can step on a hat; you can probably open up the refrigerator and find a hat tucked under some rotten food. I have a lot of hats. "

" Before I started doing '30 Rock', I did about 25 movies. I'd always been doing stand-up every night, and then I would do, like, two to four movies a year. So I really liked doing that, and I want to get back to that, but because of the time commitment to '30 Rock', there's not much time to do that stuff. "

" No, don't learn at karate schools. They overcharge you for karate uniforms. They make you pay, like, fifty or seventy-five bucks just for a karate uniform, and you don't wear a uniform in everyday life, so why train in one? Most fights take place outdoors, not inside with perfect lighting and mats. "

" Stand-up comedy is the most relaxing thing I do. If I want to unwind and de-stress, I go out and do stand-up, often several shows in a night. "

Judah Friedlander

Want

Comedy

" I became a wrestling fan in college. So, I was more of a wrestling fan as an adult than when I was a little kid. "

Judah Friedlander

Wrestling

Fan

" I started doing my own animated movies when I was in ninth grade; that's when I got the filmmaking bug. When I was about 16, I started writing jokes for doing stand up, and then I was 19 and started doing stand up. "

" My act's not heavy on pop culture or stories, just lots of jokes. "

" There's a lot of thought that goes into every single thing I wear. "

" I'm a massive Steven Seagal fan. I know his movies are horrible, but I've watched all of them over and over again. I'd want to do a movie with him and Van Damme. "

" I've been driving in the city for years because, as a stand-up in N.Y.C., you can perform at more comedy clubs a night if you have a car. Getting from club to club by subway is too slow at night and too expensive by cab. So, many comics live far out from Manhattan and drive in every night. "

" I like hanging out at non-showbizzy places. "

" I'd like to work with John Waters. I grew up in Maryland, so I'm a huge Waters fan. "

Judah Friedlander

Work

Huge

" I'm actually banned from the Himalayas, because I'm too good at yoga. "

" In Manhattan, I often do two or three or more shows a night, so I'm always working on new material. "

" I don't live in a fancy neighborhood. "

" When I'm not filming anything or on the road doing stand-up, I'm usually doing stand-up shows every night - usually a few shows a night at different clubs in the city. "

" I need to get a wife. But it's hard, you know, it's hard to find a girl you can trust. Some of these girls, they want to go out with you so they can blog about you. "

" As the World Champion, every day is pretty much like Valentine's Day for me - as far as hooking up with the ladies. "

Judah Friedlander

Every Day

Champion

" I had one girl send me an e-mail saying she wants to go out with me, but it's like a two-pronged deal because she wants to blog the date. And I'm like, No! I don't want to be on a reality show. "

Judah Friedlander

Girl

Reality