Garry Shandling Quotes

I didn't necessarily set out to think of a show to make fun of reality shows.

On 'Robot Chicken' we parodied a lot of things but it was done out of love.

Believe me, when I saw 'Family Guy' do the bit on 'Africa,' I howled laughing.

I like 'The Apprentice.' I think it's a cool show to watch.

Satire is what closes on Saturday night.

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

I like 'The Simpsons' quite a lot. I love the irreverent character of the whole show. It's great.

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.

I liked playing Morph in Mash and Peas and doing Phil Daniels in the Blur Rock Profile was a giggle too.

I love '30 Rock' because Tina Fey allows me to fly over the cuckoo nest once a week.

I can't do anything too serious like Saddam Hussein, but I would like to do Bill Clinton. That'd be fun.

If someone says, 'I love 'Jessica Jones!'' I just say, 'Thanks, I love you back!'

It's hard to complain when you say, 'We're gonna go to the clip where Helen Hunt and Will Ferrell are on 'Saturday Night Live' making fun of your song.'

On 'The Soup,' we were never a political show.

I think I have learnt more about business from fighting than anything else - from any book, from any, like - fighting is an incredible megastore for doing business.

I really like the 'Silicon Valley' show. It's good to do a little rib-poking and not take yourself too seriously, so I think it's awesome the show does that.

The scariest thing about reality TV is having all new characters that you have to be introduced to.

People will always see things that they want to see but, ultimately, 'Celebrity Juice' is about three mates having an absolute laugh.

Some things tend to parody themselves, and we don't need to do it very much. 'Survivor' is like that.

I've been watching cop procedurals my entire life, so when I saw an opportunity to make fun of one, I jumped at it.

My daughter made me a Jerry Springer-watching kit, with crackers, Cheez Whiz, polyester stretch pants and a T-shirt with two fat women fighting over a skinny guy.

Before I got married, I never really watched TV. Now, my husband and I watch 'The Bachelor' together. I love 'The Soup' - that's where I get a lot of my pop culture - and 'Chelsea Lately.'

'Saturday Night Live' was like a university for funny.

Imitation is the sincerest form of television.

I watch 'The Bachelor'. It's one of those things where I always think if it didn't exist and it was on 'SNL,' we would think it would be a ridiculous, funny idea. But it actually exists... It's a glorious train wreck that I love to watch.