A lot of people tend to glorify the role of satire and comedians. They put them up as role models, as fighters for the truth and against tyranny, and I think that's overrated.
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The importance of satire is bringing more people to the table. There are a lot of average citizens who aren't interested in politics and would be more interested if it's brought to them in a comedic, funny, satirical way.
There is no place for a person like me in a world that only takes itself seriously. Satire is so necessary but fairly ineffective.
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.
As a comic, it's anti-comedy to be known. I think a lot of comedic actors get lost in this world of Hollywood and all this stuff. They lose what brought them there in the first place. I'm very trepidatious about it.
I have always had huge respect for comedians/comediennes. It's because comedy is very hard to portray.
As far as I can tell, comedians are pretty serious people, and that's why they make fun of things all of the time.
I think comedy and satire are a very important part of democracy, and it's important we are able to laugh at the idiosyncrasies or the follies or vanities of people in power.
I think comedians have a function in society, which is to make fun of our icons.
People who do comedy are always underrated because they make it look so easy.
I love the satire and skewering of comedy writing.