Wow. Losing 95 percent of your audience in just five years. That basically makes Obama the NBC of presidents.

The moment I accept that there's an artistic, redeeming quality in puns, I have a horrible feeling I'll get hooked.

You're sonically racist, Americans. You think we all sound the same, whereas I have definitely a mongrel accent.

I'm always interested in audience interaction. Not so much aggressive audience interaction - I'm genuinely interested in how people see things.

I'm British; pessimism is my wheelhouse.

People are friendlier in New York than London.

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.