I think empathy is undervalued in a lot of these comedy writers' rooms.
The English can be a very critical, unforgiving people, but criticism can be good. And this is a country that loves comedy.
There is a universality to comedy.
No subject is unsuitable for comedy.
Stand-up comedy is the most relaxing thing I do. If I want to unwind and de-stress, I go out and do stand-up, often several shows in a night.
Comedy as dissent or any art form as dissent is going to be our last safety valve.
'Community' is a comedy show, and one of the characters happens to be a Christian. I do think they have been very careful to make sure everyone is the butt of the joke for various reasons.
I think Andy Kaufman is to comedy what the Velvet Underground was to music - it's like, 80 thousand records sold, but everybody who bought one started a band.
Maybe there's a sort of veneer of optimism about U.S. comedy, whereas perhaps in England, we don't mind ending it on a sourer note.
Comedy is a group activity, a verbal orgy.
'Friends' was an education in intelligent comedic banter; in intelligent vernacular. It was an education in scene study. It was an education in group dynamic. I came out of there with a master's degree in comedy.
People think that my favorite roles to do are villains, but I find comedy to be the most challenging and rewarding.
I was doing Facebook comedy videos; then I moved over to Instagram, and then I hopped on Twitter. That is where I really was a master. That was the first place where I could go viral.
A part of me wants to rely less and less on comedic visuals and make more substantial standalone music. And get a sitcom on TV where I can let my comedy do the talking there.
I find it pressurising coming to the Voodoo Rooms to do my hour of comedy.
My mother was very wary at first. And now she's come around 180 degrees. She's, like, one of my biggest fans now. Like, she'll come over to my house, and she'll be like, 'OK, listen. I need two T-shirts from the comedy show, and give me three DVDs. The neighbors are asking for them.'
Comedy is a weird thing.
When I look at it now, the whole punk thing is sort of comedy in a weird way.
With something that's not based just in comedy, you can be a bit weirder in a slightly realistic way.
The thing about comedy is it gives you a platform to expose your own shortcomings, so it becomes a public display of weirdness.
