I don’t know now if I’m funny. I just keep talking and hope that I hit something that’s funny.

Ferguson frames comedy as an exploratory, improvisational process rather than a fixed trait (“being funny”). The line suggests that humor often emerges through momentum—continuing to speak, test ideas, and follow instincts—until something unexpectedly lands. It also undercuts the myth of total comic control: even experienced performers may not reliably predict what will work, so they rely on craft (timing, persona, responsiveness) and persistence. The quote’s self-deprecation functions as a kind of authenticity, implying that vulnerability and uncertainty can be part of a comedian’s appeal, and that success is partly probabilistic—generated by repeated attempts rather than guaranteed inspiration.