My friends and family always thought I was pretty funny, but I don't know if they thought I was get-my-own-show funny.
A lot of times girls think they're funny, but they want to pretty at the same time, and if you want to be funny, you have to be willing to get ugly.
Especially with comedy, you take massive risks because ultimately you're trying to be funny. If you're not funny, then it's really embarrassing and you look stupid.
I spent 11 years at 'The Daily Show,' and I learned everything there about how to write funny, how to write funny on topic.
I don't really have funny things to say about politics. I wish I did, but I don't.
The misconception is that standup comics are always on. I don't know any really funny comics that are annoying and constantly trying to be funny all the time.
When I read a script, I have to see the funny, and if I can see it's funny, it helps me to be able to transmit that.
You know, I'm just a very boring, not very funny person in person. I don't feel pressured to be otherwise.
The funny thing is the songs that people think are about me probably aren't. And the songs that are probably are the ones they wouldn't think... so that's where it kind of is funny.
When human judgment and big data intersect there are some funny things that happen.
I take a lot of pride in managing to be funny without having a victim at the end of my joke. I laugh at a really dark joke as much as the next person, but my jokes, I feel, don't have to hurt anybody to be really funny.
I find, when you're an optimist, life has a funny way of looking after you.
But I think funny and talent will always win out; I mean, of course there are hurdles, but I think if you're funny you will get over all of that.
It's such a silly little thing, the heart.
Funny thing, how much weaker boys are than girls.
I've always believed that there are funny people everywhere, but they're just not comedians. In fact, some of my best comedic inspirations were not professional entertainers.
We don't avoid the word... just the action.
The longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes.
I always think any circumstances can be funny. Not that I'm irresponsible, but when things go wrong, I always come up with a joke or think of something funny to say.
I love doing stuff with Todd Barry and Jon Benjamin. We give the stage to good bands and funny people.
Writing is a funny thing. It's not like you're working on a schedule. It comes in fits and starts.
