Having a human conversation is not something I've had any training in either as a comedian or as, you know, a human being.

The poverty line is like the age of consent: if you find yourself parsing exactly where it is, you’ve probably already done something very, very wrong.

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

The disconnect between America and its military is shocking.

I'm not really much of an actor, so when I started on 'The Daily Show', I was just trying to adopt the faux authority of a newsperson.

As a general rule, no one should ever be allowed to say there is no history of racial tension here, because that sentence has never been true anywhere on Earth.

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