You could feel America starting to ease up a little bit on racism, against blacks in certain pockets, and then suddenly The Cosby Show bubbled up and it was the right time for it.

I think that the job of art and culture is to jump on that time and realize that it's there and to push it just a little bit faster.

The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way you can break the ice.

The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way, you can break the ice. It's crazy, but even at funerals, people will get huge laughs.

Anyone in the comedy world knows that Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell are two of the funniest guys around.

The crush of lobbyists on Washington and purchase of the media by corporations has created a big business-run government and a worthless press leaving Americans screwed and ill-informed.

Most of what's tricky about comedy is the perception of it and the audience's expectation.