Chris Gethard Quotes

No one will ever be as good as Phil Hartman. He was such an amazing genius, and may be the best sketch performer of all time.

My dream role is Richard Pryor, no question about that. I'm a big Richard Pryor fan. I've always been intrigued about the darkness behind his comedy; that would always be a dream role for me.

The first time I heard Richard Pryor, I knew he would be a major force in the world of comedy.

When you're onstage with Chris Rock, anything can happen. He is one of the greatest comic geniuses we've ever seen.

Bob Hope, like Mark Twain, had a sense of humor that was uniquely American, and like Twain, we'll likely not see another like him.

Emperor Sid Caesar is gone to eternity himself now. He takes with him the gratitude of every one of us who first learned the relief of laughter from this genuinely great performer.

Eddie Murphy was the Michael Jordan of comedy. He had a full range of abilities.

The king of comedy is dead. Richard Pryor was the king of comedy. The rest of them are the king of copycats.

I own four copies of Robin WIlliams's Live on Broadway comedy special for HBO. One in Wilmington, one in L.A., one in my trailer, and one at my parents' house. I can watch it over and over again and it never gets old. He is the funniest, wittiest man on the planet!

I was very sad to hear of the death of Ronnie Barker, who was such a warm, friendly and encouraging presence to have when I started in television. He was also a great comic actor to learn from.

Dan Aykroyd is a comedy icon and one of my idols of all time, but I also know that he's an incredibly great actor.

I was a huge fan of Steve Martin, as everyone I knew in comedy was.

Peter Sellers is my great comedy hero.

Gilbert Gottfried, I think, is just the most underappreciated comedian in the world. I think that he doesn't get enough credit for how funny he is.

George Carlin is an influence on a generation. He made me want to do comedy.

Martin Lawrence had no filter, and to me that was the greatest half hour of all time. Martin was ahead of his time.

I was also a big Woody Allen fan. When I got into college I listened to Lenny Bruce but it's taken me years to put him into context historically and really get what he did.

I'm a big fan of Albert Brooks, Nichols and May. I'd like to follow in their footsteps and do comedy films.

Chris Guest is the godfather of improvisational comedy.

Every student of comedy should see Dame Edna at least twice.

I indeed had only one scene, one speech, one little speech, but it was with Robin Williams.

The most fun I ever had on a movie was working with Albert Brooks. He's the caviar of comedy. I mean, nobody's funnier; nobody is smarter than Albert Brooks.

I never really feel like just standing there and telling jokes. I want to move around. In fact, it's hard for me to write a joke where I don't end up on the ground for some reason. Hey, at least that way, I know no comics will steal my jokes. Too many bruises.

Unlike a lot of comics, I didn't care about getting on 'Saturday Night Live.' That show had such history and was so established that I didn't see the point.

The big stars I felt a kinship with were never the romantic leads. It wasn't Steve McQueen or Robert Redford - it was people like Walter Matthau and Anthony Quinn. My big hero was Tommy Cooper.