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.

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

I'm British; pessimism is my wheelhouse.

I think being an outsider in general always helps you in comedy. I think it helps to have an outsider's eye. And so I have an outsider's voice. You know, as soon as I start talking, I don't belong here. And I think that helps in a way.

Politics has become infused with narcissism in America.

You just try to be true to your idea of what is funny and what is also interesting.

When you do stand-up, you're just concerned with trying to leave with some semblance of human dignity at the end of your performance.