I one hundred percent recognize that comedy is a more narcissistic profession and that I cannot directly improve people's lives the way I could if I had stayed in the policy world. But the trade-off is that I'm happier doing jokes.
The biggest challenge in making movies, boring but true answer is money - you never have enough, so everything gets bootstrapped to death! I learned … - Negin Farsad
The biggest challenge in making movies, boring but true answer is money - you never have enough, so everything gets bootstrapped to death! I learned …
- Negin Farsad
I mostly want to highlight things that feel like an injustice, and that's not really political. No one is going to - or should - say that bigotry tow… - Negin Farsad
I mostly want to highlight things that feel like an injustice, and that's not really political. No one is going to - or should - say that bigotry tow…
There's something about political comedy that sometimes closes people off, and my general goal is to open people right up. - Negin Farsad
There's something about political comedy that sometimes closes people off, and my general goal is to open people right up.
The fundamental truth guiding social justice comedy is that people are not shitty. That sounds cheesy, but that's how I have to approach it. Everybod… - Negin Farsad
The fundamental truth guiding social justice comedy is that people are not shitty. That sounds cheesy, but that's how I have to approach it. Everybod…
I one hundred percent recognize that comedy is a more narcissistic profession and that I cannot directly improve people's lives the way I could if I … - Negin Farsad
I one hundred percent recognize that comedy is a more narcissistic profession and that I cannot directly improve people's lives the way I could if I …
We twist ourselves into knots convincing people that Islam is peaceful and varied before we realize that, wait a second, you can be a Muslim while al… - Negin Farsad
We twist ourselves into knots convincing people that Islam is peaceful and varied before we realize that, wait a second, you can be a Muslim while al…
Thanks to the Internet, I think, a lot of hate has moved to more anonymous venues. A lot of people get their aggression out that way. Or they do some… - Negin Farsad
Thanks to the Internet, I think, a lot of hate has moved to more anonymous venues. A lot of people get their aggression out that way. Or they do some…
We're always going to be cherry-picking to make religion make sense. Especially in the modern context. - Negin Farsad
We're always going to be cherry-picking to make religion make sense. Especially in the modern context.
I knew that the black struggle wasn't my struggle. But I felt like it was my-struggle-adjacent, you know? I've always said that if you turn the dial … - Negin Farsad
I knew that the black struggle wasn't my struggle. But I felt like it was my-struggle-adjacent, you know? I've always said that if you turn the dial …
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