--- title: "8 Daily Quotes By Wyatt Cenac" description: "8 Daily quotes by Wyatt Cenac. Plus more from Wyatt Cenac and more Daily sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f5/wyatt-cenac-7700_daily_after-i-left-the-daily-show-i-was-kind-o_69015.jpg" --- > [After I left the 'Daily Show,' I was kind of sitting out for five years. I know what it's like to not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyatt-cenac/after-i-left-the-daily-show-i-was-kind-of-sitting-out-for-five-years/) [Wyatt Cenac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyatt-cenac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f5/wyatt-cenac-7700_daily_after-i-left-the-daily-show-i-was-kind-o_69015.jpg) > [When I worked on 'The Daily Show,' we had some puppets made of myself, John Oliver, and Jon Stewart. When I left…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyatt-cenac/when-i-worked-on-the-daily-show-we-had-some-puppets-made-of-myself/) [Wyatt Cenac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyatt-cenac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc6/wyatt-cenac-7700_daily_when-i-worked-on-the-daily-show-we-had-s_327732.jpg) > [At 'The Daily Show,' we were satirizing a news program. You put somebody in a suit, you put 'em behind a desk,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyatt-cenac/at-the-daily-show-we-were-satirizing-a-news-program-you-put-somebody/) [Wyatt Cenac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyatt-cenac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02b/wyatt-cenac-7700_authority_at-the-daily-show-we-were-satirizing-a-n_387988.jpg) > [One of the things that I was kind of holding on to from 'The Daily Show' was there was an exhaustion that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyatt-cenac/one-of-the-things-that-i-was-kind-of-holding-on-to-from-the-daily/) [Wyatt Cenac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyatt-cenac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3d/wyatt-cenac-7700_daily_one-of-the-things-that-i-was-kind-of-hol_456746.jpg) > [I did a movie a few years back, 'Medicine for Melancholy.' People will come up to me after a set and say,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyatt-cenac/i-did-a-movie-a-few-years-back-medicine-for-melancholy-people-will/) [Wyatt Cenac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyatt-cenac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a97/wyatt-cenac-7700_daily_i-did-a-movie-a-few-years-back-medicine_1121788.jpg) > [There's so many shows, whether it's 'Last Week Tonight' or 'The Daily Show' or 'Full Frontal' or 'Late Night With Seth Meyers,'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyatt-cenac/there-s-so-many-shows-whether-it-s-last-week-tonight-or-the-daily/) [Wyatt Cenac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyatt-cenac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13d/wyatt-cenac-7700_daily_there-s-so-many-shows-whether-it-s-last_1710090.jpg) > [I think, with any topical show, it's very easy to find yourself caught up in the news cycle, and working at 'The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyatt-cenac/i-think-with-any-topical-show-it-s-very-easy-to-find-yourself-caught/) [Wyatt Cenac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyatt-cenac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77e/wyatt-cenac-7700_daily_i-think-with-any-topical-show-it-s-very_1999054.jpg) > [I have worked in animation on 'King of the Hill.' I've worked in late-night with 'The Daily Show.' I've worked on single-camera…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyatt-cenac/i-have-worked-in-animation-on-king-of-the-hill-i-ve-worked-in-late/) [Wyatt Cenac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyatt-cenac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01a/wyatt-cenac-7700_daily_i-have-worked-in-animation-on-king-of-th_3083476.jpg) ## Other authors on Daily ## More by Wyatt Cenac > [After I left the 'Daily Show,' I was kind of sitting out for five years. I know what it's like to not be able…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyatt-cenac/after-i-left-the-daily-show-i-was-kind-of-sitting-out-for-five-years/) [Wyatt Cenac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyatt-cenac/) > [Sometimes I feel I'm being animated, but it comes off differently. Unfortunately, I was cursed with these sleepy eyes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyatt-cenac/sometimes-i-feel-i-m-being-animated-but-it-comes-off-differently/) [Wyatt Cenac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyatt-cenac/) > [There are plenty of people I've seen and thought that person is funny, or that person is really talented, and they've got something, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyatt-cenac/there-are-plenty-of-people-i-ve-seen-and-thought-that-person-is-funny/) [Wyatt Cenac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyatt-cenac/) > [Policing of the disabled and how many deaf people get shot by cops is sort of insane. And it's not talked about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyatt-cenac/policing-of-the-disabled-and-how-many-deaf-people-get-shot-by-cops-is/) [Wyatt Cenac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyatt-cenac/) > [I think hard work is definitely a huge thing, but there is something, if you want to call it luck or whatever - a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyatt-cenac/i-think-hard-work-is-definitely-a-huge-thing-but-there-is-something/) [Wyatt Cenac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyatt-cenac/) > [I went to an all-boys Catholic school in Dallas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyatt-cenac/i-went-to-an-all-boys-catholic-school-in-dallas/) [Wyatt Cenac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyatt-cenac/) > [I know for myself, every now and again on HBO, they'll show some of the young comedian specials from the '80s and early '90s,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyatt-cenac/i-know-for-myself-every-now-and-again-on-hbo-they-ll-show-some-of-the/) [Wyatt Cenac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyatt-cenac/) > [When I worked on 'The Daily Show,' we had some puppets made of myself, John Oliver, and Jon Stewart. When I left the show,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyatt-cenac/when-i-worked-on-the-daily-show-we-had-some-puppets-made-of-myself/) [Wyatt Cenac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyatt-cenac/) > [When you put comedy in the room it's supposed to be in, you start learning it's a process. Not everything is a home run.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyatt-cenac/when-you-put-comedy-in-the-room-it-s-supposed-to-be-in-you-start/) [Wyatt Cenac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyatt-cenac/) > [I can't be manic without it feeling false to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyatt-cenac/i-can-t-be-manic-without-it-feeling-false-to-me/) [Wyatt Cenac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyatt-cenac/) > [At 'The Daily Show,' we were satirizing a news program. You put somebody in a suit, you put 'em behind a desk, and they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyatt-cenac/at-the-daily-show-we-were-satirizing-a-news-program-you-put-somebody/) [Wyatt Cenac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyatt-cenac/) > [There are 18,000 police agencies in this country. There's no network requiring them to operate according to the same guidelines.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyatt-cenac/there-are-18-000-police-agencies-in-this-country-there-s-no-network/) [Wyatt Cenac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyatt-cenac/) > [I enjoy doing standup, but when I'm 50, I don't know if I'll still enjoy doing standup. It might be one of those things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyatt-cenac/i-enjoy-doing-standup-but-when-i-m-50-i-don-t-know-if-i-ll-still/) [Wyatt Cenac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyatt-cenac/) > [One of the things that I was kind of holding on to from 'The Daily Show' was there was an exhaustion that I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyatt-cenac/one-of-the-things-that-i-was-kind-of-holding-on-to-from-the-daily/) [Wyatt Cenac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyatt-cenac/) > [Monsters aren't as scary if you start shining lights on them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyatt-cenac/monsters-aren-t-as-scary-if-you-start-shining-lights-on-them/) [Wyatt Cenac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyatt-cenac/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/daily/wyatt-cenac/#itemlist", "name": "8 Daily Quotes By Wyatt Cenac", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "After I left the 'Daily Show,' I was kind of sitting out for five years. 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