I like the comedians that go into detail and tell longer stories. — Michael Showalter Copy Share Image
I tend to a lot of improvisational ranting, and that's fun. For me, stand-up has been, performance-wise, a really good outlet. — Michael Showalter Copy Share Image
That's the thing that most people don't realize. In real life, comedians aren't funny. They save it. They save it up. — Michael Showalter Copy Share Image
I like doing all different types of comedy - stand-up, sketch, movies, TV. I like to try everything. — Michael Showalter Copy Share Image
Maybe in 10 years,I'll only be doing "classical" comedy. Or crashing my car into trees. — Michael Showalter Copy Share Image
A lot of my humor centers on the act of telling jokes and I think this can prevent certain audiences from suspending… — Michael Showalter Copy Share Image
You really have no idea whether or not what you're writing is funny. In stand-up and sketch comedy, you know right away… — Michael Showalter Copy Share Image
I'm not big on fat jokes. That's a little beneath me. I'm not a huge fan of making a joke - and… — Michael Showalter Copy Share Image
A big reason why we were able to and have been able to continue to succeed is that we had a very… — Michael Showalter Copy Share Image
I was kind of in an experimental phase with The Disposable Rappers. This is boring to me, because it's true, but when… — Michael Showalter Copy Share Image
The only Train song I like is the one that I play in my act "Drops Of Jupiter". Sheryl Crow has three… — Michael Showalter Copy Share Image
I like silly things. I think that "silly-stupid" or "stupid-smart" might be my philosophy, which is to combine a veneer of intelligence… — Michael Showalter Copy Share Image
One of the things that is always difficult about a collaboration is that you don't necessarily find the same thing funny. And… — Michael Showalter Copy Share Image
I don't personally feel comfortable performing in a comedy club, mainly because as an audience member, I've never enjoyed that experience. It… — Michael Showalter Copy Share Image
Will Ferrell is probably the funniest comic actor, certainly of my generation. I am a huge, huge Will Ferrell fan. I'm not… — Michael Showalter Copy Share Image
I'm not big on fat jokes. That's a little beneath me. I'm not a huge fan of making a joke completely at… — Michael Showalter Copy Share Image
Given the current state of publishing, I think it helps to have a brand name on the cover of your book. Comedians are proven… — Michael Showalter Copy Share
I calculated that if I wrote five pages a day, which seemed very doable, I would have an 1,800-page first draft when the deadline… — Michael Showalter Copy Share
I know more about sports than I know about any other subject, unfortunately. I'm embarrassed to admit that. — Michael Showalter Copy Share
Will Ferrell is probably the funniest comic actor, certainly of my generation. I am a huge, huge Will Ferrell fan. I'm not a huge… — Michael Showalter Copy Share
If your dad is anything like mine, then you have no clue what to buy him for Father's Day. The only Father's Day tradition… — Michael Showalter Copy Share
I'm not big on fat jokes. That's a little beneath me. I'm not a huge fan of making a joke - and as I… — Michael Showalter Copy Share
I just made a movie. There's a kind of a banter that some people might recognize as being screwball. There are no cell phones,… — Michael Showalter Copy Share
I think narcissists are endlessly watchable. The way they view the world and the way they interact within the world. They have no concept… — Michael Showalter Copy Share
A lot of my humor centers on the act of telling jokes and I think this can prevent certain audiences from suspending their feeling… — Michael Showalter Copy Share
“Like I could take a nap at 4:15 p.m. and then I'll wake up twenty minutes later and have absolutely no clue where I… — Michael Showalter Copy Share
The only Train song I like is the one that I play in my act "Drops Of Jupiter". Sheryl Crow has three or four… — Michael Showalter Copy Share
I've always loved going to see Broadway shows. I've seen 'em all: Rent, Chorus Line, Cats, West Side Story, Guys & Dolls, Wicked, you… — Michael Showalter Copy Share
I mean, do you really think Paul Krugman is checking his Twitter account every day to read what I write? Of course not. Every… — Michael Showalter Copy Share
I am a big proponent of writing a great outline. That way you can avoid hitting a roadblock. There is no worse feeling than… — Michael Showalter Copy Share
