John Cho Quotes

I'm not afraid to take on somebody or say something that somebody will find offensive because unfortunately in comedy, you can't say anything really good without offending somebody.

If I don't offend somebody, then I'm probably not funny.

If you make comedy, if you try and make comedy where no one gets upset or offended, you're going to fail.

Do you want me to apologize after every joke? If it doesn't offend somebody it's probably not a joke. It's probably an observation that's not funny. It's gotta offend somebody somewhere.

If my mum or my wife says that something isn't funny, I know I've struck gold.

Well, I'm not afraid to say something if I think it's funny, even if it's harsh or racist.

It's funny because I think a lot of it is simply... We've never considered ourselves satirists, but because we're on Comedy Central and because we're South Park on Comedy Central, we can do any topic we want.

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.

Let's face it: It's difficult enough to be funny without worrying about what is going to offend whom.

As long as it's funny, there's no such thing as too far.

Comedy, like sodomy, is an unnatural act.

Comedy always pushes some buttons, because it wouldn't be comedy if it didn't.

You can't be satirical and not be offensive to somebody.

I'm not hurting anybody. Comedy's all about innuendo. I'm putting it out there just like anybody else.

I've made a lot of crazy comedy videos and said a lot of crazy things. If it's too offensive, I apologize and move on, but I do comedy.

Let's just let funny people be funny.

I've skewered whites, blacks, Hispanics, Christians, Jews, Muslims, gays, straights, rednecks, addicts, the elderly, and my wife. As a standup comic, it is my job to make sure the majority of people laugh, and I believe that comedy is the last true form of free speech.

It's much easier to make jokes about sensitive issues if there is some dissent, some conflict.

I'm not the voice of reason; I'm more the guy using these offensive topics as fodder to raise tension in a joke.

Making people uncomfortable is one of my hobbies. I'm always hoping that half the people get the joke and the other half are the joke.

In general, comedians are attracted to vice.

If you're not offending one group of people, you're not entertaining the other.

I think it's funny to be delicate with subjects that are explosive.

I like to think of myself as an equal opportunity offender.

We never really tried to shock for shock's sake on 'Family Guy'. If something was horribly offensive and shocking, we would put it in if it was also hysterically funny.