When I speak of diversity, I don't mean replacement of white comics. I don't mean acceptance by white comics. We comics who weren't born into the white guy paradigm of 'funny' don't need a handout. We don't need a PC push. We don't need 'a look.'
People that watch Adult Swim don't watch the Oscars.
When I was a kid I didn't watch TV that was targeted specifically at me. I watched 'The Day Today,' 'Shooting Stars,' 'Father Ted.'
The alternative comedy scene is actually pretty small, I guess.
The Internet is a great place to find unconventional comedy that you can't find anywhere else.
Everyone who watches Adult Swim knows there's a sound to it, a feeling that's nostalgic sometimes, but then it's also different and outside the box.
When all my girlfriends were watching 'ER,' I was watching episodes of 'Kids in the Hall.'
Every black film feels like it's Tyler Perry, and that just needs to stop. But people seem to slowly be looking for what else is out there - 'Is there something else besides this type of humor?' 'I'm tired of seeing men in dresses.'
Bands on tour are very good cultivators of what's the avant-garde of comedy.
