Mo Rocca Quotes

Do you want me to apologize after every joke? If it doesn't offend somebody it's probably not a joke. It's probably an observation that's not funny. It's gotta offend somebody somewhere.

With anything you put out there, you're going to offend somebody, but most people get that it's a joke, that I'm playing a character, and that I'm actually making fun of what I'm saying by saying it.

I don't really see the point in offensive comedy.

Comedy, like sodomy, is an unnatural act.

Political correctness? In my humor, I never talk about politics. I was never much into all that.

You can't be satirical and not be offensive to somebody.

I've made a lot of crazy comedy videos and said a lot of crazy things. If it's too offensive, I apologize and move on, but I do comedy.

I think you can safely joke about anything. Mostly.

I like to make fun of serious matters.

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

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

No subject is unsuitable for comedy.

As long as it's funny, there's no such thing as too far.

But I think you can make fun of anything as long as it's funny enough.

A joke is a joke. There's an expression - I don't know if you have it - that's 'adding insult to injury.'

Eddie Murphy said once in an interview that nothing is offensive if it's funny. I sort of agree with that, but if something's funny and you're the subject of it, sometimes it's more offensive. If someone's insulting you, you want them to sound like an idiot.

If I don't offend somebody, then I'm probably not funny.

I understand being less sexy than Osama bin Laden, but not less sexy than Carrot Top. That, I find offensive.

Comedy always pushes some buttons, because it wouldn't be comedy if it didn't.

Inappropriate behavior makes me laugh.

If I make fun of somebody at my show, believe me, it's something we can all laugh at.

Humor has become so cliche and boring that nothing's funny anymore unless it involves something totally disgusting that offends somebody or makes them feel really uncomfortable.

I can't get too offended when somebody parodies me.

The nature of comedy is 'just do it.' But I think what's interesting about it is this joke has been around and why. And it's just saying what's wrong and how wrong can you be if you say it.

I'm not hurting anybody. Comedy's all about innuendo. I'm putting it out there just like anybody else.