Whether it’s doing standup, being on “Broad City” or (maybe) kicking Flavor Flav in the face on “The Eric Andre Show,” Hannibal Buress has been busy doing his own thing. And he’s been doing it well. Most recently, the comedian been on a tour titled “The Hannibal Montanabal Experience.” Buress’s last stop on the tour will be at the Pageant on Nov. 13. Student Life got to chat with him about what’s in store for the show.

Student Life: You’ve been on this tour for a while now. How’s it been so far?

Hannibal Buress: It’s going well. I’m having fun. People have been coming to the shows, and it’s been good.

SL: Is it mostly going to be new material?

HB: It’s more new stuff, generally. I mean, you can do older stuff, but I prefer to do mostly new material. I do about an 80- or 90-minute show, so out of that, about 10 minutes is from older shows.

SL: How much does your material get edited, condensed or punched up throughout the course of the tour?

HB: A lot. [I] figure out different ways to word stuff. It’s not necessarily always about punching up. It’s about cutting out stuff sometimes. I try to get to the point way easier or [I’ll see] there are details that I’m putting in that are unnecessary—that don’t help the comedy. So yeah, I change it a lot. I also change the order because it’s not a script for me. The opening joke to the final part will be set in stone, but I move other jokes around and try to see where they fit naturally.

SL: You’re known for rambling a little bit. Do you tend to riff a lot during your shows?

HB: It depends. If there’s something going on that’s interesting to me or something going on in the news, I’ll digress and go into that. It just varies on the show, [based on] the feel and what’s happening.

SL: Do you feel more comfortable riffing because if something doesn’t work people will be more likely to forgive you?

HB: The audience can sense when stuff is riffed and enjoy that more. I mean, there’s always that—where people give you a little more leeway because they know you, but you still got to put on a good show. I’m OK with one or two things not working during the show. If something doesn’t work, it’s fine because that’s not what’s really happening the majority of the show.

SL: You’re coming out with a podcast soon. The preview says that it has no structure. What made you want to do a podcast?

HB: We were planning on getting it out earlier; it was actually more of a companion piece to this tour, where people could come and follow along. We’ll see if it becomes that, really, but that was the initial idea—to have this thing where I’m on the road and talking about the road. It gets people to come to the shows more. We’re about to start up recording now, and we’ll see how it goes.

SL: You’ve mentioned that you want to write more roles for yourself in the future. What are some of your goals relating to that?

HB: Yeah, it’s to do just that. Hopefully, over the next year or so, I’ll write a project, an independent movie with me as the star, and cast my friends and go from there.

SL: Is there anything you’re involved with that’s coming up that you’re excited about?

HB: I’m in a couple movies [next year], but the tour is the main focus right now—that and the podcast and just writing material.

SL: You’re from Chicago, and you go back there pretty often. Has coming back home changed or felt different since you’ve gotten more successful?

HB: Being anywhere is different, if you’re famous. You know?

SL: No, I don’t. But sure.

HB: [laughs] It’s a little bit different, but it’s not crazy. I mean, I’ve had a following in Chicago before; I’ve had followers in a lot of places, so it’s not really that crazy. I enjoy being home more than most places. Some people might stop me. And that happens—I kind of expect it.