American Quote by Matt Groening

Its consistency of what comedy can do and what comedy can be.Growing up with that show [The Simpsons] shaped my worldview.

— Eric Andre

I think we grew up thinking that the funniest things on TV were the old, serious movies. I always liked the Marx Brothers, but…

— David Zucker

A whole generation was raised to learn about comedy from 'The Simpsons.' To get to be in a booth with Homer and Marge and…

— Jonah Hill

'Monty Python' and 'The Simpsons' have ruined comedy for writers for the rest of our lives.

— Scott Adsit

The humor is essentially dark for a cartoon and sophisticated. But at the same time, being a cartoon gives the writers more freedom than…

— Dan Castellaneta

When I started off in comedy it was all about the funny, with nothing else to support it.

— Nick Mohammed

I think it's true of every great comedy that it's rooted in some dramatic, incredibly personal truth. And it's true of all great drama…

— Lucas Hedges

The moral nihilism of celebrity culture is played out on reality television shows, most of which encourage a dark voyeurism into other people's humiliation,…

— Chris Hedges

I love comedy, but I was just obsessed with 'SNL' growing up.

— Abbi Jacobson

I loved 'The Simpsons' because it didn't talk down to its audience.

— Alex Hirsch

I was always very against the idea that for comedy to be 'important' it has to be dark. It's very much a critic's way…

— David Baddiel

I've been a diehard fan of 'The Simpsons' since I was a kid.

— Reid Scott