Ali Wong Quotes

It would be really hard to get serious about anything political today unless it was a joke.

I don't really have funny things to say about politics. I wish I did, but I don't.

It's almost impossible to be funnier than the people in Washington.

There's a lot of division in politics, and that is why I am grateful to be a part of a show like 'Veep.' It makes light of the daunting aspects of the political world.

You know, I'm a comedian the same as Bill Maher and Jon Stewart. We all came up the same way. The three of us have interest in politics; I call us fundits, we're fundits! We're not pundits!

I stay far away from political humor.

President Obama. He is the man. I've tried the rest, and he is the best. My dream is for him to appoint me to be the Secretary of Humor. My first act will be to make whatever Larry the Cable Guy is doing illegal.

Politicians can do more funny things naturally than I can think of to do purposely

You have to have a sense of humor if you follow politics. Otherwise, the sheer fraudulence of it all will get you down.

I've never really worked on them. Just once in a while one hits me and makes me laugh. My Al Gore was sort of like a gay Gomer Pyle.

I don't do politics. I just like to laugh.

It's easy being a humorist when you've got the whole government working for you.

What makes me laugh? Richard Nixon always made me laugh.

I'm a politician, and as you know, politicians are rarely very funny.

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.

There's plenty of room for humor in politics, God knows, but it's a serious business.

Ross Perot. I could have had a ball with him.

For me, my party views don't advance my narrative. Until I can find a way to write political satire like my idols Christopher Buckley or P.J. O'Rourke, I'll simply say what team I play for and leave it at that.

I know these jokes aren't great, ladies and gentlemen, see this is the problem you run into when you're between impeachments.

Stand-up comedy and comedy in general is the ultimate form of free speech, because you get to poke holes in all the pretentious bubbles politicians and pundits and popes and pretenders try to float over our heads.

I'm not the guy to ask about politics. I'm a gag writer.

There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.

I've always been interested in socially political, or overtly political, comedy.

Could you imagine me and the roasters taking on the GOP field? It would be the greatest show ever. Prove that you can take a joke. Prove that you're a man or woman of the people. Prove that you're not above criticism even in the form of a backhanded compliment.

Like most thoughtful people who watch what's going on in Washington, venting is very necessary.