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The tragedy for comedians is there's nothing more they want than to be liked. We desperately seek approval. It's almost like a personality disorder you can do as a job.

Professional comedians, surprisingly, have a lack of humor. They're insensitive to the insanity of our times.

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 think comedians have a function in society, which is to make fun of our icons.

I guess ultimately a lot of comedians just wanna be taken seriously.

All comedians are, in a way, anarchists. Our job is to make fun of the existing world.

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.

Comedians are sometimes resentful of their writers. Probably because it's hard for giant egos to admit you need anyone but yourself to be what you are.

As far as I can tell, comedians are pretty serious people, and that's why they make fun of things all of the time.

Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.