George Meredith Quotes

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

I don't think people understand what comedy is supposed to do. We will observe things, we will make fun of things.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

Satire is a lesson, parody is a game.

It's all been satirized for your protection.

The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually releases him again for another chance.

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.

I've spent my entire career being a satirist.

But in terms of satire and comedy, our biggest and earliest influence was Mad magazine.

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

It just happened that the public happened to, uh, appreciate the satirical quality of these crazy things.

Satire also allows you to make fun of every different aspect. It allows you to make fun of both sides. It allows you to make fun of everything, really, so you can do it in a harmless way.

Comedy is the most palliative way to make a point. People are more willing to listen if they can laugh.

You have to be careful what you say in front of comedy writers because they will absolutely make fun of it in the next episode.

I like to write a lot of satire.

It's a wonderful thing to be able to make fun of yourself and to do it in a way that sort of preserves your dignity but, at the same time, lets you play the theater of the absurd.

Satire can always be found everywhere. A people without love for satire is a dead people.

Comedians are obsessed with justice and the truth.

I think comedy and satire are the strongest ways to deal with very serious themes and very painful themes.

I see the absurdity in things, and I think it's my job to point it out.

I've always found the world funny and enjoy laughing at it, and that's what all comedians do.

Very few have the talent to make others laugh without being laughed at.

If written with enough care and thoughtfulness, a joke can make you laugh at a belief you hold dear.

A lot of French comedy is satire.