“I really will never understand pushing back on comedians who are like, "I'm like a politician campaigning and shaking hands with these people. They're going to be okay."” PeopleHandsPoliticianOkayComedianPushingShakingCampaigningShaking HandsPushing Back Author:Jen Kirkman
“I know that it's probably not a good idea for a comedian, especially a satirist, to support a public policy group or a politician. This is something I learned only too well years ago when I did a fundraiser for Pol Pot. A few years later I saw 'The Killing Fields,' and I've got to tell you, I just felt like a schmuck.” KnowsYearsWellsIdeasFeltSupportSawsGroupsPolicyFieldsPoliticianYears AgoKillingComedianPotGood IdeasPublic PolicySatiristFundraiserSchmucks Author:Al Franken
“I'm not a politician, I'm a comedian. I know my limitations.” KnowsPoliticianLimitationComedian Author:Bernie Mac
“It is hard to get mad at Donald Trump for saying stupid things, in the same way you don't get mad at a monkey when he throws poop at you at the zoo... What does get me angry is the ridiculous, disingenuous defending of the poop-throwing monkey.” WayDoeHardStupidTrumpPoliticianAngryMadRidiculousComedianThrowingMonkeysZoosHumoristsStupid ThingsPoopDisingenuous Author:Jon Stewart
“As a comedian, I think we all look for those areas where the truth diverts from what people are saying. That's why politics is such a rich area for us, because politicians make promises, and they don't keep them, and when we point out the difference, we get the laugh.” PeopleThinkingLooksDifferencesLaughingRichPoliticianPromiseAreasComedian Author:Bill Maher
“I think politicians and comedians have a lot in common. One is a group of approval-seeking narcissists who will say and do anything to be liked... and comedians are always talking about politics.” ThinkingCommonTalkingGroupsPoliticianSeekingComedianApprovalNarcissist Author:Aasif Mandvi
“I want to have fun. Life ain't no dress rehearsal. I want to have fun. I'm a comedian; I ain't no politician. So everything I do is with humor, with love.” WantFunPoliticianDressesComedianHaving FunRehearsalFun Life Author:Bernie Mac
“I also could see myself as a stand-up comedian, a fashion designer (for people of all sizes), a hairdresser, an earnest and eventually burnt-out politician, or the owner of a small bistro. But I fear that, without poetry, I would have simply been going through the motions.” PeopleFashionPoliticianSizeComedianDesignerOwnersEarnestFashion DesignerHairdresserStand Up ComedianBurnt OutBistro Author:Denise Duhamel
“Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.” PeopleLifeHumorFunnyPoliticalPoliticsChangeSocietySeriousPoliticianJokesComedianInsightfulPolitical HumorPolitical WillFunny PoliticalPolitics FunnyFunny PoliticianPolitics TodayFemale Comedian Book:The Will Rogers scrapbook Source: The Will Rogers scrapbook