That's how to make a stand-up comedian: You take a person who is uncomfortable and try to squirrel their way out of… — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share Image
No comedian grows up thinking, 'I hope one day to have a show on CNN.' — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share Image
Over the years, I'd hear Jon Stewart disavow being a journalist and say, 'No, I'm a comedian.' I'd be like, 'Stop pretending.… — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share Image
A lot of comics claimed to be political comedians when George W. Bush was in office just by calling him an idiot.… — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share Image
As a comedian, you see all parts of the country because you play there. — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share Image
I am a comedian: that means I laugh at things other people don't laugh at and also annoys my wife sometimes. — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share Image
There is a linear way in which black comedians are expected to talk about race by all audiences - black people are… — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share Image
If I say 'political comedian,' then people think you're talking about you, the Senate and Congress, and what's going on in Washington… — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share Image
As a black man, I actually had naturally sort of comedic curiosity about the Klan. — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share
The country should be more inclusive, not less inclusive, and over an infinite timeline, it becomes more inclusive. It doesn't always happen at once. — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share
We could do something set in the 21st century, where I travel around to lots of different places and we talk to different ethnicities… — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share
I feel like, as a black guy, I can't not believe in God... I'd wake up in the morning, 'I'm black, and there's no… — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share
For some people, the definition of who is and who isn't an American defies logic, historical accuracy, common sense, decency, good manners, the milk… — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share
I'm happy that I know how to speak 'Southern.' I spent a lot of time in Alabama throughout my life. I even lived there… — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share
The downside to defining everything Chinese as different than American is that all things Chinese then become exotic. — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share
I never wanted to be in the late-night talk show wars, and I think somehow with 'Totally Biased,' I got caught up in all… — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share
There's no religion in this country that is more misunderstood, mis-categorized, and misidentified than Islam. — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share
As a black person in this country, I am always frustrated by the lack of attention my people's issues get. But at least the… — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share
Whenever I tell people in Berkeley, Calif., where I live, that I'm headed to the beach in Alabama, they are shocked. Most people outside… — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share
Cops should not be separate from the black community or any community. Their salaries are paid for by the communities they police. They should… — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share
In most major cities, you can find stores for urban homesteaders. They sell everything you need so that you won't need anything. Sort of… — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share
