Rory Bremner Quotes

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

I'm a big fan of Samantha Bee's.

I've always been interested in socially political, or overtly political, comedy.

Bill Maher fancies himself the reincarnation of Lenny Bruce.

Sometimes people say I'm a political comedian, which, actually I'm not. I'm a comedian who sometimes discusses politics, culture - again, the word 'politics' to me is just life.

Comedy has become, I think, a very important branch of public intellectualism. But it still ain't Washington.

I consider myself to be doing comedy in a post-Jon Stewart world to a certain extent.

I love Jon Stewart.

The job of a comedian is to make people laugh, but a lot of my interests are in politics so I'm going to use that.

If you've never seen me perform live, I'm a must-see. I'm very funny. I have a different perspective sometimes on a lot of what I do and the world itself, especially America.

But you do have to learn, if you want to be a satirist, you can't be part of the party. Meaning, you can't go horseback riding with Jackie O in Central Park if you're going to make a joke about her that night.

I'd rather do comedies that strike at some bigger ideas.

Comedy is brutal. It's powerful, though.

Chris Rock does the political thing really well, but that never worked for me.

Jon Stewart is exactly the same guy he's always been, only with money. He knows that the moment he really believes he's important, the funny goes away and he becomes Bill O'Reilly, except shorter and Jewish.

I never wanted to do political satire because it seems too surface to me.

Comedians are always hitting the topical notes that are on everybody's minds.

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

Every day I think, 'Gosh, I wish I could be like George Carlin, Bill Maher: I want that edge.' But every time I start to get that edgy thing, I get kind of mean.

I was heavily influenced by Andy Kaufman and Steven Wright.

My influences were Woody Allen and Lenny Bruce.

Chris Rock is a very funny man.

There's always a message in my comedy.

Jerry Seinfeld is amazing in many ways, not the least of them his ability to find humor, and convincing us to find it, too, in the million-and-two details about modern life that under different circumstances might send us into paroxysms of rage.

I've spent my entire career being a satirist.