Phoebe Robinson Quotes

When I was at 'SNL,' I would constantly get in arguments, 'Why aren't we more political? We're not going after Bush.' Then look what happened - that Sarah Palin season, they were on fire. It was about something.

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

Comedy to the Senate? Well, there certainly hasn't been a satirist or a political satirist who's done that. So, that really was uncharted territory during the campaign. But I think it's a good thing. Some people thought that it was an odd career arc, but to me it made absolute sense.

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 think that humor has become a principle means of communication among Americans about politics.

There is no way I will survive Mike Pence doing Carpool Karaoke. What song's he gonna sing? 'I Deported Your Grandmother?'

There's such a rich history in 'SNL' of political humor, and I think audience members expect that from us.

The people I really feel sorry for are all the writers out there who wrote these outrageous comedic romps about a grossly unqualified person who goes on to become a Vice Presidential candidate in a hotly contested presidential race. With hilarious results. They must be so bummed.

Kennedy didn't beat Nixon. Satire beat Nixon.

I say I'm the only serious comedian in the presidential race. And I'd like to take this opportunity to ask both Romney and Obama to debate me. Because I think that both of those guys - I think that the American people are being given a false choice, because the choice between the lesser of two evils is a false choice.

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.

There are people on staff who have made that point, that the upside to a second Bush term is that it makes 'American Dad' work better. To me, the price is too high. I would gladly give up the comedy to have a President Kerry. But you work with what you have.

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.

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

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

It's almost like he's started to sound even more exotic the more people started doing him. I don't know why, but there's just something about Al Gore that makes me laugh.

I don't know Gov. Palin. I've certainly seen her, since she came on the scene, you know, running with John McCain.

Strictly by the nature of 'Veep,' in any given moment, a lot can go wrong.

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

It's always fun to put fake celebrities in unlikely situations, but somehow it's even more fun when politicians are involved.

You go wherever the laugh is. I think in that respect Republicans have been a little better for us.

I just wish that he had just one time run for dog catcher.

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 was very involved in political satire, and I'd been writing parody for 'Mad' and 'National Lampoon,' so I made up some strange story about Gerald Ford.