I was a very bad student, and it could have started from just being foreign and having a tough time at school. So I created a major of comedy so that I would largely do the things that interested me. And what was your coursework? I did a paper on Lenny Bruce's social effect. It all kind of came together into my final project, which was a one-hour stand-up act.
Also: how does a comedian cope with tragedy? With Eugene Mirman.