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I don't mock things, which makes me more vulnerable to mockery myself. If you're cynical, you're protected from mockery. But I have to be nice. I don't think I have irony. A sense of humour, yes, but not irony.

I like things that are sort of comic and humorous rather than satirical.

My personal taste doesn't enter into it a lot when I make my decisions as to what to parody.

I like to write a lot of satire.

I love visual gags and gimmicks; I love them.

Fools are my theme, let satire be my song.

There's usually one piece in 'Vanity Fair' every month that grabs me, but when it presents hatchet jobs without substantiation to impress its liberal friends, I laugh first, then toss.

I love imperfections.

By the very nature of satire or parody, you have to love and respect your target and respect it enough to understand every aspect of it, so you can more effectively make fun of it.