Sherry Argov Quotes

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.

Let's just let funny people be funny.

It's all been satirized for your protection.

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

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

We all know how funny Morrissey is. Actually, you know what? I say that sarcastically. His songs are some of the funniest songs I've ever heard in my life. I mean, really. I mean, not that the 'Girlfriend in a Coma' is, like, really funny.

Humor comes in all forms, and everyone has their cup of tea about what makes them laugh. But the day we censor humor is a sad one for sure.

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

Satire, whether it be satire or not, everything has to have boundaries.

A little irreverence is always important to being a columnist. I try to do that.

I think it's legitimate to do satire. If you're going to write a book of satire on Marilyn Monroe or Madonna, you're not going to get their permission, because you're going to make fun of them!

Sometimes, I use humor because I believe in revealing truth in a way that other forms cannot.

I mean, no, I don't think anything is too far; you can make fun of anything.

One should have wit, but not wish to have it; otherwise there will be witticism, the Alexandrian style of wit.

You see, that is the sad, sorry, terrible thing about sarcasm. It's really funny.

Comedy is brutal. It's powerful, though.

What's great about 'The Daily Show' is I can use satire and push the envelope. I couldn't do that anywhere else. Even if I was a journalist.

Humor is a social lubricant that helps us get over some of the bad spots.

I don't think comedy is necessarily an attack. It's finding humour in life. I don't think if you're making a joke about something you're automatically demeaning it.

It's funny because I think a lot of it is simply... We've never considered ourselves satirists, but because we're on Comedy Central and because we're South Park on Comedy Central, we can do any topic we want.

When has stand-up comedy been kind to anyone? It goes after anyone who's the target. Comedy attacks, man.

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.

The English can be a very critical, unforgiving people, but criticism can be good. And this is a country that loves comedy.

No matter what I have to say, I'm still trying to say it in comedic form.

Satire is a lesson, parody is a game.