GRiZ Quotes

For me, if you distill comedy down, it is surprise and the unexpected. That has to be it on its most base level, in any form.

Mood has a scuba section? Who knew?

I don't think comedy is necessarily an attack. It's finding humour in life. I don't think if you're making a joke about something you're automatically demeaning it.

I like funny things, but I don't find myself particularly funny.

I've always thought something that makes you laugh, it makes you laugh because there's a little bit of truth to it.

To me the goal of comedy is to just laugh, which is a really high hearted thing, visceral connection and reaction.

What also helps our show is that we never take ourselves seriously.

Comedy comes from confusion.

I think I write funny songs that make people kind of, like, stop what they're doing and be like, 'What did you say?' And then it makes them laugh a little bit.

The best shows to tweet about are the ones that are hilarious, but they might not necessarily be trying to be hilarious. Those are the easiest and the funniest because you're like 'come onnnn.'

When people take themselves really seriously, I find it silly and amusing.

People don't expect me to be as funny as I am.

My humor isn't meant to be mean or hurt anyone. But it's to make them uncomfortable and laugh. I like making people feel a different range of emotions. I like to make people a bit confused.

Nobody can write better jokes putting me down than me.

I'm not a trained dancer - I know, I know, you're shocked, I'm sure.

If you'd ever told me that my Broadway debut would be playing Spider-Man, I would have laughed in your face.

I have a lot of faith in the power of joking to make something thoughtful.

I am often the brunt of my own humor.

I write funny. If I can make my wife laugh, I know I'm on the right track.

When I'm not thrilled, I get funny.

Even 'The Inevitability of Death' is kind of a funny song more than anything. I mean, I thought it would be funny imagining radio deejays cueing it up and announcing it as people are driving off to work.

Apparently I was a Billboard top touring act of 1973, but nobody told me.

Everyone wants to be funny. Maybe not everyone, but to an extent.

People love self-deprecating humor.

Music is never inherently funny!