Sowcar Janaki Quotes

Only in America could you get away with the kind of comedy I did.

Most of the bad taste I've been accused of has been generic bad taste; it's been making fun of an idea as opposed to a person.

Humor has become so cliche and boring that nothing's funny anymore unless it involves something totally disgusting that offends somebody or makes them feel really uncomfortable.

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

Conventional show-biz savvy held that Americans hated to be the objects of satire.

Comedy often comes at the expense of others, and to do that smartly, you don't want to make fun of vulnerable people. You want to make fun of people in power, and so you need to really understand the dynamics of power.

The difference between burlesque and the newspapers is that the former never pretended to be performing a public service by exposure.

All satire is blind to the forces liberated by decay. Which is why total decay has absorbed the forces of satire.

There's always been this tradition of satirizing these rich groups of people.

Comedy is a reflection. We create nothing. We set no styles, no standards. We're reflections. It's a distorted mirror in the fun house. We watch society. As society behaves, then we have the ability to make fun of it.

No subject is unsuitable for comedy.

Satire is a lesson, parody is a game.

A sitcom isn't usually the right tool for satire.

With anything you put out there, you're going to offend somebody, but most people get that it's a joke, that I'm playing a character, and that I'm actually making fun of what I'm saying by saying it.

I believe comedy should be free to go anywhere. I believe that there is tasteful and untasteful, I think they're very close to each other, and it's how you handle it tonally. But I'm an equal opportunity offender. I'm happy to go at anything that has a cause to be laughed at.

It's all been satirized for your protection.

Satire is fascinating stuff. It's deadly serious, and when politics begin to break down, there is a drift towards satire, because it's the only thing that makes any sense.

The best comedy is where you attack the strong, not the weak.

And humor has always been a weapon. You want to get even on somebody? You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them.

Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful.

Comedy is a great weapon of attack. It's not a great weapon of support.

Satire is, by definition, offensive. It is meant to make us feel uncomfortable. It is meant to make us scratch our heads, think, do a double-take, and then think again.

Being a comedy writer gives you permission to be an outsider and poke fun at what people think about other people.

I think comedians have a function in society, which is to make fun of our icons.

I haven't watched 'Mad TV' a lot, but I have seen some stuff on there that is truly funny. You have to have some sort of attitude toward the subject, and they seem to have it. It depends on how much blood you want to draw.