Being Quote by Alex Borstein

I think being an outsider in general always helps you in comedy. I think it helps to have an outsider's eye. And so I…

— John Oliver

The great thing about the comedy world is that everybody is somewhat of an outsider. That's the community where outsiders feel like they're insiders.

— Jimmy O. Yang

It really helps a comedian to be an outsider.

— John Oliver

Being a comedy writer gives you permission to be an outsider and poke fun at what people think about other people.

— Michael Patrick King

Comedy is a reaction to the world, and I think it really helps to be an outsider. I've always been very interested in people's…

— Adriana Trigiani

I think having an outsider's viewpoint is interesting and good, especially for a comedian.

— Paul Merton

Comedy is the last refuge of the nonconformist mind

— Gilbert Seldes

In comedy it helps if there's a friendly atmosphere on the set.

— Chris O'Dowd

There's probably been very few people in comedy that have a diversified background as I do.

— Ron Shock

Always being the outsider, you... feel comfortable everywhere, but you don't really feel at home anywhere. I definitely draw comedy from that.

— Ronny Chieng

I think comedy is an angry art form; it's an outsider art form.

— Margaret Cho

So much comedy comes out of an earnest, deeply rooted need for one thing or another, trying to get it and caring so much…

— Jeremy Sisto