Ato Essandoh Quotes

I enjoy taking people on on Twitter, because often I'm cleverer and funnier.

On Twitter, people just want to hear a joke. They don't really want to know about your life.

If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it at all. And if you do have to say it, make it really funny so I can screenshot it and save it for later.

Somebody was, like, what's your favorite thing about Twitter? And I was, like, Twitter. And they're like what's the worst thing about Twitter? And I was, like, Twitter.

You can laugh at somebody because they are innocent, and because they are naive or they are about to walk into a wall, but if somebody's giving you stuff, if somebody's talking, giving you their take on things, what makes you laugh, generally speaking, is going to be somebody who is telling it in an angry way.

I've always enjoyed making people laugh. But in order for me to be funny, I have to get ticked off about something.

There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature.

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

Satire is focused bitterness.

I love insults, devastating takedowns, things that could be described by Twitter hacks as 'shots fired,' and funny ad hominem attacks.

Jokes are grievances.

Reed Scott is really good at coming up with insults.

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.'

Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.

Wit is the most rascally, contemptible, beggarly thing on the face of the earth.

I still love a well-crafted joke. Twitter's been great for that.

Crankiness is at the essence of all comedy. My wife and I were discussing the different types of cranky. There's entertaining cranky, annoying cranky, angry cranky.

You know, crankiness is at the essence of all comedy.

Even people that I agree with can do something that would be a target for a bit of humor.

Great humorists are great insulters.

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

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

Impropriety is the soul of wit.

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

Congratulations, you have a sense of humor. And to those who didn't: Go stick your head in the mud.