In an odd way, my parents were proud of me. When they saw me do stand-up, I'd see them looking around the room and watch them taking in the people laughing. On some level, that comforted them. — Lizz Winstead Copy Share Image
I think that if you see that people are laughing, you know they haven't given up hope. You see that people are laughing because everyone has identified the collective hypocrisy of a law or of a politician who is crafting… — Lizz Winstead Copy Share Image
The political satirist usually votes against their own interests, but the bottom line is that it doesn't really matter. — Lizz Winstead Copy Share
In an odd way, my parents were proud of me. When they saw me do stand-up, I'd see them looking around the room and… — Lizz Winstead Copy Share
Opportunities present themselves to me. That's how my whole life has been pretty much. I've been lucky. — Lizz Winstead Copy Share
Since we are made up of comedians and filmmakers and writers and improvisers, we have the unique opportunity to bring joy to people who… — Lizz Winstead Copy Share
I think the craziest thing I heard, and this guy's not even nominated, he's from Texas...he said there's no reason that women shouldn't carry… — Lizz Winstead Copy Share
One of the first things Catholic school taught me is that babies were born sinners. You sucked before you took your first breath. — Lizz Winstead Copy Share
If you are very religious, and your religion teaches you that conception equals a baby, I don't know how I'm ever going to win… — Lizz Winstead Copy Share
Commit a little bit more to the world outside of your own life. Get people talking. — Lizz Winstead Copy Share
Write a smart joke and people want to talk about it and keep the dialogue going. Also, if you can make someone laugh, it's… — Lizz Winstead Copy Share
Legislators could easily be out-voted if people voted in midterm elections. The fact that we don't talk about all this stuff [ abortion rights,… — Lizz Winstead Copy Share
For me, it's important to elevate the hypocrisy with humor. Then you really are using the humor to elevate the problem, saying this is… — Lizz Winstead Copy Share
People who came to the clinics or came to the fundraiser knew what was happening in their state but didn't realize the profundity of… — Lizz Winstead Copy Share
