Tom Green has always seemed to be ahead of the curve. From his rap group and public access television to an early adoption of the Internet and a Web-based talk show, the comedian has done things his way. Now Green has returned to stand-up.

“It’s just an exciting thing,” Green said earlier this month during a phone interview from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. “I really am very focused on the craft of what I’m doing here with stand-up.”