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

" I wish I could have a recurring role on ‘Modern Family’. I think ‘Modern Family’ is the best comedy on television. It’s extremely well written, extremely well acted and directed. " - Patti LuPone

" I didn’t really want to inject myself into anything political. A lot of people were asking me at the time about Jay and Conan, and I hate doing anything serious. " - Norm MacDonald

" A good comedian has to be a fine actor all around. " - Paresh Rawal

" I was not influenced by Jack Benny, and people have remarked on my timing and Jack’s timing, but I don’t think you can teach timing. It’s something you hear in your head. " - Bob Newhart

" I went to drama school. I’m classically trained; I studied Shakespeare, blah blah blah. But I always preferred to do Oscar Wilde, or Shakespeare’s comedies over his dramas. " - Elizabeth Banks

" A lot of people who claim they’re political comedians are just comedians who have opinions. But they stop being funny the minute they give their opinions. " - Gilbert Gottfried

" Funny comes in different levels. Like not looking seasoned, or not looking prepared, the way that an actual comic should look, becomes funny. " - Deon Cole

" It was so quick for me on ‘SNL.’ It’s not something I consider to be, like, one of the big spaces in my career. " - Jenny Slate

" If you are writing comedy and try to please everybody, you’ll please nobody. " - Brendan O'Carroll