Women risked their lives for the right to vote. When I hear people say, 'Oh, I'm not gonna vote,' I just wanna tear their heart out.
Mother humor is such a universal theme. I wrote a show called '25 Questions for a Jewish Mother.' I had people coming up to me after the show saying, 'I'm Baptist, and my mother is just like yours.'
People always think you have a lot of money when they see you on TV.
I would love to get married, first of all, from my children's perspective. People don't think of children when they think of gay marriage, but I do have children, and for them to see their family validated as other families are validated and protected by our government, yes.
To have a job making people laugh really is the greatest thing.
Some people use stand-up to get something else in their careers, but it's truly the art form of stand-up I love.
I do believe that it's something that we don't talk about, but when there are clearly defined gender roles, it is much simpler. Because you don't have to think, which people apparently don't like to do.
What if obese people couldn't get married?
Comedy is the most palliative way to make a point. People are more willing to listen if they can laugh.