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Brett Gelman

We spend so much of our lives doing math problems on how to feel good. It’s such a waste of time. You’re going to feel how you feel. It’s hard to just set up a way that you’re going to live your life that is going to be just endlessly happy and healthy. That’s impossible.

– Brett Gelman

Brett Gelman

I think some people watch ‘Raging Bull,’ or they watch ‘The Piano Teacher,’ and I think they’re more, maybe, able to process an antihero in a dramatic context, where people more want comedy to take care of them. But that’s not really taking care of people. That’s just providing escape, which sometimes is necessary.

– Brett Gelman

Brett Gelman

One of the things I was taught was how you deal with language. It’s important, very important in comedy.

– Brett Gelman

Brett Gelman

I think comedy is incredibly discriminated against. It is one of the most enjoyed yet most condescended art forms in the world. It’s the same thing with hip-hop.

– Brett Gelman

Brett Gelman

All of my favorite directors are coming from a singular perspective, and I think that’s been very lacking in film.

– Brett Gelman

Brett Gelman

I saw ‘A Night at the Opera,’ this Marx Brothers film, when I was, like, six years old. I just became obsessed, you know?

– Brett Gelman

Brett Gelman

As someone who is on the more liberal side of things, I personally think this side needs to be a little less open. I know that’s part of what it means to be on the more liberal side of things, but that trait can no longer really be a part of our makeup. The simple reason for this is that the opposing side uses our openness to their full advantage.

– Brett Gelman

Brett Gelman

I honestly don’t see how anyone can view the GOP and the Right as anything but evil.

– Brett Gelman

Brett Gelman

Comedy is all about the character. When you’re too focused on the gags, the character suffers, and you don’t get the laugh. Comedy has to come from the character.

– Brett Gelman

Brett Gelman

Dinner’ is completely scripted. There are some improv elements, but I’m not interested in pranking people. It’s more like a play than standup.

– Brett Gelman

Brett Gelman

I hate it when I see people texting at a show. And talking to each other. They’re at a performance; they should respect the performer.

– Brett Gelman

Brett Gelman

I like to challenge the audience. I want people to feel discomfort.

– Brett Gelman

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