Eddie Izzard Quotes

Satire also allows you to make fun of every different aspect. It allows you to make fun of both sides. It allows you to make fun of everything, really, so you can do it in a harmless way.

You have to be careful what you say in front of comedy writers because they will absolutely make fun of it in the next episode.

If you stop and think about it, nearly all great humor is at the expense of someone or something.

I see the absurdity in things, and I think it's my job to point it out.

I don't think people understand what comedy is supposed to do. We will observe things, we will make fun of things.

Humor distorts nothing, and only false gods are laughed off their earthly pedestals.

Satire is a lesson, parody is a game.

A laugh is a terrible weapon.

It's all been satirized for your protection.

I've spent my entire career being a satirist.

You can make fun of everything.

Humor can be an incredible, lacerating and effective weapon.

I like to write a lot of satire.

Satire can always be found everywhere. A people without love for satire is a dead people.

Comedians are obsessed with justice and the truth.

It's rare in satirical comedy not just to be cynical.

A lot of French comedy is satire.

I'm a satirist, so I've got boxing gloves on if the person is worthy of satire. But I'm not an assassin.

In general satire, every man perceives A slight attack, yet neither fears nor grieves.

Satire is tragedy plus time.

Most satirists are indeed a public scourge; Their mildest physic is a farrier's purge; Their acrid temper turns, as soon as stirr'd, The milk of their good purpose all to curd. Their zeal begotten, as their works rehearse, By lean despair upon an empty purse.

By rights, satire is a lonely and introspective occupation, for nobody can describe a fool to the life without much patient self-inspection.

Comedy is brutal. It's powerful, though.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

No subject is unsuitable for comedy.