--- title: "11 Comedy Quotes By B. J. Porter" description: "11 Comedy quotes by B. J. Porter. Plus more from B. J. Porter and more Comedy sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aae/b-j-porter-25717_brilliant_some-of-the-subject-matter-is-a-little-l_1835047.jpg" --- > [Some of the subject matter is a little less weighty. When we were writing for Mr. Show, we were talking about how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-porter/some-of-the-subject-matter-is-a-little-less-weighty-when-we-were/) [B. J. Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-porter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aae/b-j-porter-25717_brilliant_some-of-the-subject-matter-is-a-little-l_1835047.jpg) > [With a sketch show, it's "a bunch of people and they're being funny." In a way that you can't really explain it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-porter/with-a-sketch-show-it-s-a-bunch-of-people-and-they-re-being-funny-in/) [B. J. Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-porter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd8/b-j-porter-25717_being-funny_with-a-sketch-show-it-s-a-bunch-of-peopl_1976722.jpg) > [Comedy Central was really impressed by how quickly we got everyone to sign the releases for the CD. They've never seen anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-porter/comedy-central-was-really-impressed-by-how-quickly-we-got-everyone-to/) [B. J. Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-porter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70e/b-j-porter-25717_cds_comedy-central-was-really-impressed-by-h_851891.jpg) > [It's a very different show because of the elements that we're putting in. There's so many different styles of comedy, but Mr.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-porter/it-s-a-very-different-show-because-of-the-elements-that-we-re-putting/) [B. J. Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-porter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76e/b-j-porter-25717_bits_it-s-a-very-different-show-because-of-th_2868331.jpg) > [Brian Posehn went up at 4:45 in the morning. And he gets lost at a certain point. I don't know if we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-porter/brian-posehn-went-up-at-4-45-in-the-morning-and-he-gets-lost-at-a/) [B. J. Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-porter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/451/b-j-porter-25717_anything-can-happen_brian-posehn-went-up-at-4-45-in-the-morn_197026.jpg) > [Scott and I had just worked with Jimmy Pardo doing a live show over the summer. And it was a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-porter/scott-and-i-had-just-worked-with-jimmy-pardo-doing-a-live-show-over/) [B. J. Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-porter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bd/b-j-porter-25717_comedy_scott-and-i-had-just-worked-with-jimmy-p_3160487.jpg) > [We're having so much writing some of the sillier stuff that never would have been on Mr. Show. And that's not a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-porter/we-re-having-so-much-writing-some-of-the-sillier-stuff-that-never/) [B. J. Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-porter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d40/b-j-porter-25717_all-time_we-re-having-so-much-writing-some-of-the_1938831.jpg) > [The second disk was taped at our all-night anniversary show. And some of those sets are taped at like 4:30 or 5…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-porter/the-second-disk-was-taped-at-our-all-night-anniversary-show-and-some/) [B. J. Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-porter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a27/b-j-porter-25717_all-night_the-second-disk-was-taped-at-our-all-nig_2934539.jpg) > [For a long time networks just wanted to buy imitations of other shows - i.e. Curb (the Enthusiasm or the Office). The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-porter/for-a-long-time-networks-just-wanted-to-buy-imitations-of-other-shows/) [B. J. Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-porter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cc/b-j-porter-25717_comedy_for-a-long-time-networks-just-wanted-to_218339.jpg) > [There's so many variables in comedy. Comedy is not this thing that's a performance like a play. It's really an interaction with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-porter/there-s-so-many-variables-in-comedy-comedy-is-not-this-thing-that-s-a/) [B. J. Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-porter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/764/b-j-porter-25717_comedian_there-s-so-many-variables-in-comedy-come_2963010.jpg) > [When Scott and I started, every time we performed we wrote a whole new bit. We didn't know this wasn't the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-porter/when-scott-and-i-started-every-time-we-performed-we-wrote-a-whole-new/) [B. J. Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-porter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/518/b-j-porter-25717_bits_when-scott-and-i-started-every-time-we-p_2654425.jpg) ## Other authors on Comedy - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jim-gaffigan-49756.jpg) Jim Gaffigan 93 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/jim-gaffigan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-chris-rock-23583.jpg) Chris Rock 58 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/chris-rock/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bo-burnham-18480.jpg) Bo Burnham 56 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/bo-burnham/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-demetri-martin-28579.jpg) Demetri Martin 54 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/demetri-martin/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bob-newhart-18652.jpg) Bob Newhart 54 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/bob-newhart/) - [Mark Twain 51 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/mark-twain/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-mike-birbiglia-67912.jpg) Mike Birbiglia 50 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/mike-birbiglia/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-kevin-hart-56813.jpg) Kevin Hart 48 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/kevin-hart/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-tracy-morgan-92052.jpg) Tracy Morgan 46 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/tracy-morgan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-steve-martin-87330.jpg) Steve Martin 44 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/steve-martin/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-anthony-jeselnik-14109.jpg) Anthony Jeselnik 44 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/anthony-jeselnik/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-louis-c-k-1150.jpg) Louis C. K 43 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/louis-c-k/) ## More by B. J. Porter > [Brian Posehn went up at 4:45 in the morning. And he gets lost at a certain point. I don't know if we kept him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-porter/brian-posehn-went-up-at-4-45-in-the-morning-and-he-gets-lost-at-a/) [B. J. Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-porter/) > [For a long time networks just wanted to buy imitations of other shows - i.e. Curb (the Enthusiasm or the Office). The word gets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-porter/for-a-long-time-networks-just-wanted-to-buy-imitations-of-other-shows/) [B. J. Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-porter/) > [I think one reason why our show is popular too is that we have relationships with all these people. They are our actual friends.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-porter/i-think-one-reason-why-our-show-is-popular-too-is-that-we-have/) [B. J. Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-porter/) > [: But the people on the CD are famous. Those people were coming out to see those people. I don't think they need that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-porter/but-the-people-on-the-cd-are-famous-those-people-were-coming-out-to/) [B. J. Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-porter/) > [And there's a period where everyone's buying those and it's really bad because no one is Larry David or Ricky Gervais. And then they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-porter/and-there-s-a-period-where-everyone-s-buying-those-and-it-s-really/) [B. J. Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-porter/) > [Comedy Central was really impressed by how quickly we got everyone to sign the releases for the CD. They've never seen anything that quick.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-porter/comedy-central-was-really-impressed-by-how-quickly-we-got-everyone-to/) [B. J. Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-porter/) > [It's really important to keep sponsoring young people so the audience gets used to them and starts enjoying them. They're the only way your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-porter/it-s-really-important-to-keep-sponsoring-young-people-so-the-audience/) [B. J. Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-porter/) > [It's something we do every week. Every week kind of has bigger name headliners. It's all just our taste. There's a lot of people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-porter/it-s-something-we-do-every-week-every-week-kind-of-has-bigger-name/) [B. J. Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-porter/) > [So the CD is a great way to get yourself acquainted with some people who in three years, maybe even one year, be really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-porter/so-the-cd-is-a-great-way-to-get-yourself-acquainted-with-some-people/) [B. J. Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-porter/) > [Some of the subject matter is a little less weighty. When we were writing for Mr. Show, we were talking about how is this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-porter/some-of-the-subject-matter-is-a-little-less-weighty-when-we-were/) [B. J. Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-porter/) > [We're having so much writing some of the sillier stuff that never would have been on Mr. Show. And that's not a knock on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-porter/we-re-having-so-much-writing-some-of-the-sillier-stuff-that-never/) [B. J. Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-porter/) > [With a sketch show, it's "a bunch of people and they're being funny." In a way that you can't really explain it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-porter/with-a-sketch-show-it-s-a-bunch-of-people-and-they-re-being-funny-in/) [B. J. Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-porter/) > [Anyone can have bad sets. I saw one guy who I really love - I won't mention his name - gave a set that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-porter/anyone-can-have-bad-sets-i-saw-one-guy-who-i-really-love-i-won-t/) [B. J. Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-porter/) > [And with this show we're trying to be a little sillier. We can do a piece like one we wrote the other day called…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-porter/and-with-this-show-we-re-trying-to-be-a-little-sillier-we-can-do-a/) [B. J. Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-porter/) > [The shows need youth. All of our comics are getting too famous to do the show regularly. The people who are regulars five years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-porter/the-shows-need-youth-all-of-our-comics-are-getting-too-famous-to-do/) [B. J. 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