As soon as I realized you could be funny as a job, that was the job I wanted. less than 1 minute read
Politicians… talk in generalities and lies, and I think they’ve caused all our grief. They’re so awful, they’re really funny. I hate thinking this because my dad loved politics. less than 1 minute read
I don’t know who the hell Paul Lynde is, or why he’s funny, and I prefer it to be a mystery to me. less than 1 minute read
People just don’t laugh when their family is violated, and you don’t shrug it off. You band together and you defend together. It’s a funny, primitive instinct. less than 1 minute read
Memory is funny. Once you hit a vein the problem is not how to remember but how to control the flow. less than 1 minute read
When I was doing ensemble theater and comedy work, I felt I had some talents. But when I started doing my shows in Berkeley and found that I could be funny on my own, I was shocked. less than 1 minute read
I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of life. It’s not very funny, but it’s sincere. My commitment is to sincerity. less than 1 minute read
I was very fortunate to play sports. All the anger in me went out. I had to do what I had to do. If you stay angry all the time, then you really don’t have a good life. less than 1 minute read
I think ‘Saturday Night Live’, starting in the 1970s, really gave women an outlet to be funny. A lot of those women went on to have film careers, from Kristen Wiig now to Tina Fey and Gilda Radner. less than 1 minute read
