“Immigrants have been coming here for a long time. The Americans that are afraid of others coming were immigrants once themselves, so they have a lot of nerve. We have a lot of nerve as a country. The only people that should have xenophobia are Native Americans. Everyone else should shut up.” PeopleShouldLongHas BeensCountryLong TimeShould HaveImmigrationNativeImmigrantsNervesNative AmericanShut UpXenophobia Author:Godfrey
“The one thing you don't want to be is a sucky clean comic. I hate sucky clean comics! It's like Christian rock, bro. I'd rather listen to gospel and Christian rock. That's cheating!” WantChristianHateOne ThingRocksI HateCleanComicCheatingBros Author:Godfrey
“I wish people would understand that comedy is an art form, and that the same thing that makes a Picasso painting is the same thing that gives Bill Cosby the ability to do an hour of comedy on his kids.” PeopleGivingArtKidsFormWishHoursAbilityComedyPaintingBills Author:Godfrey
“Philanthropy without scale and sustainability is like any other bad business that will simply wither and die on the vine.” GivingDiesScalesSustainabilityPhilanthropyVinesBad Business Author:Naveen Jain
“I observe everything around me and when something hits me and it's funny, that's what I talk about. I'm a more observational kind of comic.” KindComic Author:Godfrey
“I got into trouble a lot in school. They say you're a disturbance in class. You're a distraction, they're moving you around. You never really get rewarded in class for being funny. You're a disturbance. But the funny kid is often witty and clever and quick... they finally get a chance to express themselves when they get out of school.” KidsSchoolMovingChanceClassTroubleWittyCleverDistractionDisturbanceBeing FunnyFunny Kid Author:Godfrey
“That's what I take pride in in my stand-up, is changing things up. Being special.” SpecialPrideBeing Special Author:Godfrey
“But there's times when I like to find the strange angles to something. People go, 'I heard a lot of jokes like that, but that's one of the most interesting takes I heard.' That's what I try to do.” PeopleTryingInterestingHeardStrangeJokesAngleMost Interesting Author:Godfrey
