cm: Do you have a day job?
em: I don’t have a day job now. But I’ve had many and need them sometimes. I used to work at a powerful law firm as an assistant about a year ago. They treated people crappy and I was defeated. Then I got on the hit NBC drama "Third Watch" and quit that shit!

cm: How did you get into PowerPoint?
em: I have always wanted to do multimedia stuff. I’ve done various audio/video things throughout the years. I just never had a way of doing computer stuff until I got a laptop. PowerPoint is a great way to have words, pictures, sounds and videos together. Plus it’s sort of cheesy and awesome.

cm: How many PowerPoint “acts” do you have?
em: I only have one PowerPoint “act.” But I’ve done a lot of stuff in it because it so easy to present fake ads, photos, drawings, or whatever. My answer is accurate but boring!

cm: Do you have comic heroes?
em: There are many comics I admire. When I was in junior high I started listening to a lot of standup. My favorite was Emo Philips. I loved his style. Aside from him being weird (which I loved), he didn’t talk about the same sort of hacky things other comics talked about. He was an amazing craftsman of jokes. His jokes were super well-written.

I also listened to a lot of Steve Martin, Woody Allen, Bob Goldthwait. There are comics now that are great, like Louis C.K., Patrice O’Neil, and many others.

kp: How did you get involved with the Tinkle crew?
em: Todd and I grew up in the same village near the Kuwait/Iraq border (on the Kuwait side, of course). David and I worked as missionaries in mostly underprivileged countries, converting people, partying and stuff. And Jon and I still haven’t met in Boston when he would tape Dr. Katz.

kp: Which one of them makes the best banana bread?
em: I really have no idea. I can tell you which one likes fucking the most. Anyway, I met David through our mutual friend, Louis Gossett, Jr. (The singer/songwriter, not the painter).

kp: Which one is the tallest, officially?
em: That would have to be Lisa Leingang.

kp: Which one is the funniest?
em: I’m glad you asked! Everyone thinks it’s David, but it’s Todd! I’m just kidding. It’s H. Jon Benjamin. His career speaks for itself. Honestly though, the three of them are like Voltron. Each one with their own special powers, coming together to fight Japanese shit from space. Todd can transform into a flying, sarcastic lion that has appeared on Letterman! His words cut deep! And he will pounce! David, if provoked, can get so mad and specific that he transforms into a lion that is passionate and incredible at characters that turns America’s youth into laughing sycophants. Jon sadly is the only one who’s sort of the “Batman” of the bunch. No real powers, just childhood trauma that makes him spooky. Too bad, because I really like the guy.

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