Comedy Reference Quotes

I don't find the business easy. The moment you start talking about the business, you start sounding like someone in Spinal Tap.

If I am duly compared to Marlon Brando at all, well, I can only think of The Teahouse of the 'Shanghai Noon,' that they're comparing me to that!

My mom used to call me Joshy Boucher. I watched 'The Waterboy' so much, my mom started calling me Joshy Boucher. True story.

I consider you as old as you look and feel. And in that case I feel - I feel I'm about 39, like Jack Benny.

[I spent] much of my time reminding Matt Groening that I really need to be a head in a jar on Futurama.

I look like Julian Clary on steroids.

I was never any good in the school theatrical productions. I always got a role like the March Hare.

Judd Apatow, Conan O'Brien ... taking what you think is funny, and then adding another layer to it. That's kind of my sensibility. Those are the guys that make me laugh.

You know Bad News, 'The Young Ones?' I learned not to spend a buttload of money on a sixth member.

I met the Gallagher brothers, and Noel was quoting my 'Fonejacker' catchphrases. Hearing your heroes quote you is incredible.

Someone once described me as the Zelig of comedy, and I think I know what he means.

As many peo­ple have pointed out, the scene in ‘Kung Fu Hus­tle’ where the Land­lady was chas­ing after me resem­bled the Road­run­ner, … I loved to watch car­toons and read comic books when I was small. In fact, I still watch and read a lot of them now. They give me great ideas.

I've always wanted to play Jerry Seinfeld's son, actually, because he's the only person who anyone ever says I look like, in my entire - ever in my life.

After leaving school, I got a job in a department store not dissimilar to Grace Bros in 'Are You Being Served?'

I know that I basically have the same hair as Beaker from 'the Muppets.'