There's a built-up tension in religion, and if you can release it, you'll get a huge and satisfying laugh.

Every joke can't be dazzling. And if you think you spotted an inconsistency, you did!

I don't like that The Simpsons are spokespeople for Burger King and MasterCard and Butterfinger. In the first Gulf War, I was really upset that the Simpsons characters were being drawn on tanks and bombs. But those are things that I don't control.

I love that Voltaire was so willing to shock his readers with arbitrary cruelty. And I can completely relate to it.

I have no idea how it got so big. I was just trying to find something to do while I was living in Boulder, Colorado, which isn't really a funny town. There are a lot of smart people there, but comedy isn't at the forefront of their minds.

There's a built-up tension in religion, and if you can release it, you'll get a huge and satisfying laugh.

Men often struggle with their attraction to other women. They don't quite understand why they have to be with the same woman forever.