A lot of people who claim they're political comedians are just comedians who have opinions. But they stop being funny the minute they give their opinions.
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I don't consider myself a political comedian because it's so hard. It takes time away from me saying terrible things about TV.
I think the problems with comedians that are political, and there are some brilliant ones, are the ones that offer no solutions. Not that there's a moral obligation for a comic to fix things, but I like to see a comic that's upset about something and offer a solution. It can be a funny solution. I like to see the thought process.
I'm not a political comedian. That's just not what I do.
Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.
Well, a lot of politics is communicating with people, and obviously comedy has something to do with that. I've been a producer and led people. Also, being a comedian, you're under pressure.
I guess ultimately a lot of comedians just wanna be taken seriously.
Professional comedians, surprisingly, have a lack of humor. They're insensitive to the insanity of our times.
I think a comedian has to be low status on some level; that gives you the right to do all sorts of jokes about all sorts of different kinds of people.
Sometimes people say I'm a political comedian, which, actually I'm not. I'm a comedian who sometimes discusses politics, culture - again, the word 'politics' to me is just life.
As far as I can tell, comedians are pretty serious people, and that's why they make fun of things all of the time.