People in Britain see Richard Quest as a kind of an offensive cartoon character.

There are so many low points with stand-up. You are perpetually humiliated, so it doesn't really matter anymore. I don't have any dignity left to lose. An audience can’t hurt you anymore when you’ve been completely dismantled.

If you vote for Democrats, you might as well give Al Quaeda a death ray and a manual.

News is not a game show. You don't win a car if you happen to be right.

People, I guess, generally come to see me do stand-up with a working knowledge of my broad sense of humor on The Daily Show ... I don't think anyone would mistake me as an actual anchor.

When you see people say crazy things on our show, they mean this stuff,and that's easy to forget: They're not joking.

The only thing I'm nervous about is talking to guests like human beings, because all of my interviews so far have been attacking people. I have a genuine concern about sitting across from an actor whose movies I obviously haven't seen.