Rich Little Quotes

As a comedian, I think we all look for those areas where the truth diverts from what people are saying. That's why politics is such a rich area for us, because politicians make promises, and they don't keep them, and when we point out the difference, we get the laugh.

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

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

Well, Mitt Romney is a very attractive comedic target. He's irresistible to me. I mean, seriously, I want to pay less attention to him.

I never met a politician that I couldn’t take a poke at.

We all joke about Bush. You go to a meeting and just say “Bush” and everyone will laugh.

I am a writer—a comic and satirical writer. I am much better at poking fun at politicians who screw up than I am of telling them what to do.

Humor is a powerful tool, and some of these politicians are so far out and easy to lampoon. They just provide such delicious opportunity.

I've been making fun of Donald Trump - we all have - for 10 years, and just bringing up his name... I mean, even if you're supportive of Donald Trump, there's still a lot to make fun of.

'Saturday Night Live' has always been, you know, non-partisan - whoever's in power should probably be challenged.

People go, 'Oh, Trump must be good for comedy,' and I go, 'Ehhh.'

I am shocked that both the Congress and SAD make fun of comedians.

I've been making fun of administrations since I was a teenager onstage.

Wit puts politicians at risk.

I wouldn't have the slightest interest in running for public office. I'd rather make jokes about politicians than become one of them.

People don't understand that we're not warriors in their cause. We're a group of people that really feel that they want to write jokes about the absurdity that we see in government and the world and all that, and that's it.

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

But you do have to learn, if you want to be a satirist, you can't be part of the party. Meaning, you can't go horseback riding with Jackie O in Central Park if you're going to make a joke about her that night.

To make fun of an administration, to make fun of anything, Mark Twain said, is the last defense of democracy.

I remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician.

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.

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

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