“I do dark [humor]. I like people who are silly and weird and people who are surprising and good at what they do.” Quote by Anthony Jeselnik
“One of my favorite things on the show was just getting to do my own monologue and talking about someone who killed themselves, or making a joke about some horrible tragedy - I love being able to fight for and get on TV. I just think it's so different.” ThinkingDifferentShowsAbleFightingMy OwnLove IsTalkingTvsJokesTragedyMy FavoriteHorribleFavorites ThingsMonologuesTalking About Someone Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“In comedy, I hate that cop-out where you say, "Just kidding." I know you're just kidding. Don't insult my intelligence by spelling it out for me that much.” KnowsHateComedyI HateInsultCopSpellingJust Kids Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“I never go see live comedy shows because I just sit in the audience thinking, "Here's what I would say. Here's what I would do if I got up there." It drives me crazy.” IfsThinkingShowsAudienceComedyCrazyDrive Me CrazyComedy Shows Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“In a late-night monologue, it's not just about being funny; you have to come off as knowledgeable. You have to cultivate a persona of trust and intelligence and likeability.” NightLatePersonaKnowledgeableMonologuesBeing FunnyLate Night Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“On the show, you have to be more charismatic, a little smoother, but I think I can still be that prince of darkness. You just have to learn the tricks of the TV trade as well.” ThinkingWellsLittlesStillsI CanShowsDarknessTvsTradeTricksCharismatic Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“Comedy exists to laugh at things that aren't laughable. But isn't it? That's what separates us from the animals. We laugh.” AnimalLaughingComedyLaughable Author:Joan Rivers
“What could be nicer than to have three horrible children behind you in an airplane, and the next set, you go onstage and you talk about how much you despise the children and what you would like to do to them on an airplane? That's the only time I would gladly take a terrorist on. It'd be worth it to get rid of these children.” ChildrenThreeNextBehindsTerroristHorribleDespiseAirplaneWorth ItOnly TimeBehind You Author:Joan Rivers
“I think anyone who's perfectly happy isn't particularly funny. And when you're very, very happy, you're not very funny. You're just happy. I'd rather be damaged and funny.” ThinkingVery Happy Author:Joan Rivers
“Suddenly here was this somewhat roly-poly elderly, northern Italian peasant on the chair of Saint Peter and he was accessible - and he made himself accessible, he went to prisons, he went to hospitals, he went to the shrine of Loreto.” MadePrisonSaintChairsHospitalsItalianPeterElderlyPeasantsShrinesSaint Peter Author:George Weigel