Billy Gardell’s bank account hasn’t caught up with his brain yet. Despite starring in CBS’s “Mike & Molly,” the most-watched new comedy series of the past season, he won’t give up doing standup in small clubs around the country during his summer break from the show.

“As a comic, you’re always waiting for the other shoe to drop,” he deadpans about why he’s still playing clubs. “It’s like a sickness that never leaves you.”