My character is self-important, poorly informed, well-intentioned but an idiot. So we said, `Let's give him a promotion.'
Stephen ColbertRead
Status is always ripe for satire, status is always good for comedy.
Interpretation
This quote highlights how societal status can be a rich source for humor and satire.
Stephen Colbert suggests that our social status is often a target for satire, which can serve as a powerful comedic tool. By acknowledging the absurdities and pretensions of social hierarchies, comedians can find humor in the nuances of human behavior and the interplay of status, ultimately reflecting on societal norms and expectations.
In practice
Sharing this quote during a comedy club night to emphasize the role of social commentary in humor.
My character is self-important, poorly informed, well-intentioned but an idiot. So we said, `Let's give him a promotion.'
Luckily, a recent survey published in the American Sociological Review revealed that atheists are the least trusted group in America—less trusted, even, than homosexuals. It makes sense at least we trust the homosexuals with our hair.
And when those bombs went off, there were runners who, after finishing a marathon, kept running for another two miles to the hospital to donate blood. So, here's what I know - these maniacs may have tried to make life bad for the people of Boston, but all they can ever do, is show just how good those people are.
My father always wanted to be 'Col-bear.' He lived in the same town as his father, and his father didn't like the idea of the name with the French pronunciation. So my father said to us, 'Do what you want. You're not going to offend anybody.' And he was dead long before I made my decision.
I may be just an empty flesh terminal reliant on technology for all my ideas, memories and relationships, but I am confident that all of that everything that makes me a unique human being is still out there somewhere, safe in a theoretical storage space owned by giant, multinational corporations.
And that brings us to tonight's word: Truthiness. Now I'm sure some of the word-police, the 'wordanistas' over at Websters, are gonna say, 'Hey, that's not a word!' Well, anybody who knows me knows that I am no fan of dictionaries or reference books. They're elitist. Constantly telling us what is or isn't true, what did or didn't happen.
I've turned the annoying questions that white people ask into a career, so I understand that's where I live.
A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch.
Instead of working for the survival of the fittest, we should be working for the survival of the wittiest - then we can all die laughing.
I'm tired of wasting letters when punctuation will do, period.
Humor is a serious thing. I like to think of it as one of our greatest earliest natural resources, which must be preserved at all cost.
Last time I was down South I walked into this restaurant, and this white waitress came up to me and said: 'We don't serve colored people here.' "I said: 'that's all right, I don't eat colored people. Bring me a whole fried chicken.
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