Quotes About Satire

'USA Today' once did a big article called, 'Who said it? Was it Norm or George Bush?' They had quotes of mine and quotes of his, and they went to some congressmen and senators and said, 'Who said it?' It was hysterical.

What I love about the Coen brothers - what everyone loves - is that they sort of toe the line of a truly dark comedy.

The whole point of real comedy is that you can say something that is true, and by being funny, you can make it tolerable for people, and hopefully they'll laugh at you, too.

It's a strange fucking world, and mostly the joke's on us.

I am in full possession of the amazing power of being sarcastic.

Well, I'm not afraid to say something if I think it's funny, even if it's harsh or racist.

Some people say my humor focuses too much on stereotypes. It doesn't. It focuses on facts.

But I think you can make fun of anything as long as it's funny enough.

Ridicule is man's most potent weapon.

May they all be stricken with the screaming fire-shits." He sipped his

Q: Why do Jewish men watch porn films backward? A: They love the bit where the prostitute gives back the money.

I remember a time when it was ok to make fun of politicians and powerful people. Now, it's not ok anymore. We've forgotten how to laugh.

One wife is too much for most husbands to bear, But two at a time there's no mortal can bear.

How come there's no terrorism with humor, which is a great way to humiliate your enemy? It's a great time for that.

I feel like any time John Oliver is added to something, the comedy is instantly there. He's so funny.

Time magazine put Chris Christie on the cover with the caption, 'The Elephant in the Room.' And People magazine named him 'Sexiest Garbage Truck in a Suit.'

Dell Computers announced they're releasing a competitor for the iPad. Now it is, in fact, a great alternative for people who already have an iPad, but are fed up with it working all the time.

Writing a new film about cereal killers. Not serial killers, cereal killers. The main character can eat two, three boxes at a time.

The source of all humor is not laughter, but sorrow.

Everytime I read 'Pride and Prejudice' I want to dig her up and beat her over the skull with her own shin-bone.

Well, there are times when one would like to hang the whole human race and finish the farce.

I think the Cincinnati Enquirer must be edited by children.

NOTICE Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot. BY ORDER OF THE AUTHOR Per G.G.,Chief of Ordnance

To string incongruities and absurdities together in a wandering and sometimes purposeless way, and seem innocently unaware that they are absurdities, is the basis of the American art, if my position is correct.