In Portland, it rains all the time - but who cares? That's not funny. That's not universal. — Jonathan Krisel Funny Copy Share Image
Bands on tour are very good cultivators of what's the avant-garde of comedy. — Jonathan Krisel Avant garde Copy Share Image
Portland is utopia. My favorite thing would be it's earnestness. I am earnest, too. — Jonathan Krisel Am Copy Share Image
'Portlandia' is 100 percent improvised, and I came into this business not knowing anything. — Jonathan Krisel Anything Copy Share Image
I like dry-to-the-bone stuff. I don't know what it is. I was raised on PBS showing weird British comedies. — Jonathan Krisel British Copy Share Image
A lot of the 'Portlandia' characters and a lot of the moments aren't really TV-worthy, but that's what is so refreshing about… — Jonathan Krisel About Copy Share Image
I love the beige, tan, stucco world where the sun bleaches things out to the point that it can look somewhat ugly. — Jonathan Krisel Look Copy Share Image
In your twenties, you might want to be radical and change the world, but in your thirties, you might just want to… — Jonathan Krisel Change Copy Share Image
With all the outlets, if you have a strong comedic voice, there's a venue to do your thing. It's a bit of… — Jonathan Krisel Best Copy Share Image
My dad did show me interesting movies at a young age. I remember he showed me 'A Clockwork Orange,' and my mom… — Jonathan Krisel Age Copy Share Image
The end goal is to make a piece that everybody has ownership over and everybody's proud of because everybody contributed to it.… — Jonathan Krisel End Copy Share Image
You see a lot of comedic content that's not funny, and you can tell that it's supposed to be funny, but it's… — Jonathan Krisel Actually Copy Share Image
I think when you work with people who are super exceptional, there's simplicity to it because everybody is on the same page… — Jonathan Krisel I think Copy Share Image
I know, especially in my family, people's feelings get hurt over the tiniest things. I'm sure that's true in every family. But,… — Jonathan Krisel Family Copy Share Image
Portland is a place where everyone closes their eyes and crosses their fingers and hopes for a better community. They keep it… — Jonathan Krisel Best Copy Share Image
I loved 'Welcome to the Dollhouse.' That was one of the most influential movies ever. You know that genre with the nerdy… — Jonathan Krisel Dollhouse Copy Share Image
Louie Anderson thinks my thing is the absurdness of reality. That's what we do on 'Portlandia' all the time. I try to… — Jonathan Krisel Bring Copy Share Image
