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1 " I rarely paid for the inky blather, but the mechanics of Mad are good circuitry to burn into any future comedy writer’s brain. "
― Bob Odenkirk , Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama
2 " The Kids in the Hall were doing everything pretty much right in my book. Their show hung together, was distinctive, really likable, and you got to know them even while they were playing stridently strange characters. Plus they had a number of homes for the show, all in off-brand time slots and locales—right where it belonged. This made me envious and mad. Not at the guys—I liked them all—but at Canada in general. Somehow they were able to bring Canadian niceness to the brain-warping comic mayhem. How much maple syrup do I have to drink to become that nonthreatening? There isn’t enough in the world. "
3 " That’s what acting is!”—lose yourself in the part, bring an entire world with you onto the stage. Inhabit that imagined world fully and the audience will join you there. "
4 " Python was like my Bible, and in many ways it provoked contemplation just like that ratty old book. Also, it was kinder and more truthful. "
5 " I tried just as hard at the stuff that didn't work as I did at the stuff that worked. "
6 " The Derek and Simon (2007) short films for HBO were about two friends who cockblock each other, reliably. A cast of young amazings including Zach Galifianakis, Jake Johnson, Ashley Johnson, and Eric Edelstein joined us. It "
7 " David’s Situation (2008) "
8 " the Upfront Comedy Showcase, in Santa Monica—and renamed it the Grand National Championships. "
9 " One trick for surviving Hollywood’s beatdown is to keep making new things in spite of every “no.” To somehow stay in touch with the joy that brought you into the game. "