I just wanted that different energy.
[Laughs] I put it off for a while.
I never stopped doing stand-up.
Its been 23 years since Ive done a special, but Ive always kept the stand-up muscles in shape.
I always want to continue doing stand-up.
I constantly write new material, but not a lot, because Im not working that much.
So every year or two, I have a new 15 to 20 minutes.
Theres still an energy with that audience.
There are some comics through time where you wonder, Do they still hold up now years later?
And yeah, I will have to write new material, but thats a good thing.
And Netflix made an offer.
I wasnt doing it for money.
If you took Ellens money and subtracted Chris Rocks money, thats what they gave me.
Thats still probably a fair number!Its okay, but Im not doing it for the money.
It wasnt about that.
But it wasnt like I had to go into the clubs and grind.
But the material was there.
I love those fans, but theres something about going on unannounced.
Its a lot easier for me than a total unknown comic who the audience has to size up.
[Jerry] Seinfeld says, You get the first 10 minutes for free.
Theyre going to laugh at whatever you say in the first 10.
Its not like Im going to another country.
They do know me and they are very generous.
I just like that as opposed to fans that are there to cheer you on.
I just wanted that different energy.
And we then follow you all as you chat about the show and go grab some pizza.
And I thought that was very interesting, I could just walk from one to another.
But I liked the idea of the family being there at the end.
Its a busy month for you with Netflix.
I had ideas and everything was agreed upon but never written out in dialogue.
Right Here, Around the Cornerbegins streaming on Tuesday, whilePaddletonhits Netflix on Feb. 22.
