Graham Chapman Quotes

Here lies a nuisance dedicated to sanity.

There are two types of people in the world: those who think everyone needs therapy, and those who have never been.

It is difficult not to write satire.

I quite agree with Dr. Nordau's assertion that all men of genius are insane, but Dr. Nordau forgets that all sane people are idiots.

Tomorrow is a satire on today, And shows its weakness.

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

Fools are my theme, let satire be my song.

It's all been satirized for your protection.

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.

If you're going to get into social criticism with absurdity and satire, you can't be politically correct when you do that.

Of all the things I've lost I miss my mind the most.

Hypocrisy is great fodder for comedy.

Sanity is madness put to good use.

Satire is tragedy plus time. You give it enough time, the public, the reviewers will allow you to satirize it. Which is rather ridiculous, when you think about it.

I'm very sane about how crazy I am.

Mike Judge is my Jonathan Swift, and I say that because I don't know any other satirists. But the problem with satire is that it's so easily misinterpreted.

Insanity is a very high art form. If everyone was insane, I wouldn't be here!

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

Comedy actually works best when you're living in an OK world, and you are pointing out the hypocrisy in apathy.

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

I'm the last person to claim that I'm sane.

A lot of French comedy is satire.

Comics are just mirrors. People can either laugh at the reflection or be disgusted by it.

People are saying that Anderson Cooper could be the new Oprah. And then these people are struck by lightning.

There are two ways of dealing with nonsense in this world. One way is to put nonsense in the right place; as when people put nonsense into nursery rhymes. The other is to put nonsense in the wrong place; as when they put it into educational addresses, psychological criticisms, and complaints against nursery rhymes or other normal amusements of mankind.