I wanted to be a vet before I got into comedy, but then once I found out how much gore goes into that job, I wanted nothing to do with it.

Brian Posehn

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There's a roller derby girl that goes by that name, 'Nerd Rage,' and she named herself after my album.

she name rage girl

Nerd rage to me is kind of just empty rage. I mean, ultimately, you're not going to do it; you're not going to fight somebody, you know.

fight know me you

I really hate Nicki Minaj, but I don't know why I hate her. I just hate her face, you know? So I went and just looked at some Nicki Minaj videos so I would have a leg to stand on if I ever met someone who liked her.

face someone you hate

I feel very lucky that I've been able to carve out any niche at all in this business. It's so hard to get into.

feel hard lucky business

I've always been really good at staying busy. Even while I'm working, I'm looking at what the next thing is.

looking good always busy

I'm doing a pilot for Comedy Central with the band Steel Panther. They're faux heavy metal. They started as kind of a tribute band out here, or a cover band, and they're funny guys, and they just sort of morphed into their own thing.

pilot doing comedy funny

I love to visit the comic shops, and I don't want to call myself a 'foodie,' because that word is just stupid, but I love diner food, and I'm a hardcore fan of 'Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.'

myself stupid food love

I try to hit all the places Guy Fieri visits in every city I go to. It's, like, something a 60-year-old would do.

city something try go