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To me, families are fascinating. I choose to explore it through comedy and through comic situations.

I love playing a dad. It's hard to find family dramas that are genuinely funny.

I can't begin to tell you how fulfilling the perennial nature of 'Elf' on television has been for me. It's great to be able to connect parents with children both emotionally and through humor.

As a family comedian, it is so wonderful seeing everyone from kids through to grandparents being entertained by you.

Being a parent has been such a wonderful privilege for me. My kids make me laugh and cry, but there are definitely more laughs. They really do give my life meaning.

Both of my kids have my sense of humor - they're definitely entertaining.

I love being with my children. They're fascinating people.

I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children.

Nothing has ever touched on what fun childhood was. Summer holidays were bliss. We made home movies, with real stories in them. My father had such charm and charisma, and made everything so funny.

I like to feel that what I'm doing portrays this: a family where there is love between mother, father and the kids. It's a subject that is near and dear to me.