A greater truth that I think we are faced with on a day-to-day basis as minorities is: We are the color of skin first and people second.

I think that is also something he [Barack Obama], in the beginning of his presidency, he couldn't really explore and couldn't show. He had to be almost a one-dimensional, stoic leader during that first election.

Nobody wants to see sketch comedy that's the same sketch they've seen time and time again, or that's just a rehash of that thing.

It's a no-win situation with politics, it's always going to be stressful. I'm more into the comedy of life.

It's very uncomfortable to talk about race. It often devolves before it begins.

You can track elections by who was playing that president on 'SNL' at that time. There's the theory that the more likable or charismatic impression would help get the president elected.

How we act with each other really reveals our most animal instincts.