Comedy is like horror - you have to shock something in the viewer's system to make them feel it. — Jonathan Krisel Comedy Copy Share Image
In Portland, it rains all the time - but who cares? That's not funny. That's not universal. — Jonathan Krisel Funny Copy Share Image
I want to work with extremely, genuinely charismatic people. — Jonathan Krisel Charismatic Copy Share Image
I went to film school, and I came in when video art was king, weird stuff was king, and there, you don't… — Jonathan Krisel Art 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 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 Copy Share Image
There's some moments in your life where you're just like, 'I need something just funny.' That's the noble thing you can do.… — Jonathan Krisel Comedy 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
I look at a show like 'Roseanne.' That's super influential on me. It's very funny, very real, with real problems. That was… — Jonathan Krisel 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 Copy Share Image
With comedy, I've always had a pretty good sense of what I like and how to execute it well, but drama has… — Jonathan Krisel Copy Share Image
It's exciting being in the present. You're always reading emails, talking about the future, looking at pictures on Facebook of the past.… — Jonathan Krisel Future 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 Copy Share Image
'Fawlty Towers' was a huge influence on me. I mean, it was so slapstick, too. 'Are You Being Served?' was on 15… — Jonathan Krisel Being 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
The Internet is a good way to try some stuff with no big crew and no money being spent. Since there are… — Jonathan Krisel 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 Copy Share Image
