Hayes MacArthur Quotes

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

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

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.

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

Satire is what closes on Saturday night.

Satire is a lesson, parody is a game.

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

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

Rory Bremner I have no problem with; he is a satirist, and a very funny one, too.

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 see parody as another form of comedy.

As far as I can tell, comedians are pretty serious people, and that's why they make fun of things all of the time.

The word 'comedy' implies slapstick.

I think to simply make fun of something isn't particularly interesting. I try to not just do a parody of something or belittle something or disparage something.

I don't get a chance to be funny with the thrillers. I like to be funny, and I think I am really funny. So with 'Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life', it was fun to let loose.

'Family Guy' is relentlessly excellent.

Comedy is king for me; it's the genre that everyone loves.

My favorite genre is comedy.

Why should I be feeling tension? It's The Daily Show.

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

Comedy as a genre is the one that has given me maximum success, and I do broadly get associated with this genre. I thoroughly enjoy comedy, especially because it is inherent to my personality.

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

One of the first comic things you do is imitate.

The irony is of course that my career has lasted a whole lot longer than some of the people I've parodied over the years.

You can't beat a cop drama. That's what everybody seems to want to watch.