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I'm always very fearful when academics get ahold of comedy. Comedy is such a clear thing - people laugh, or they don't laugh. It's involuntary. I'm not saying it can't be scrutinized, it's just that they take the enjoyment out of it.

~Lorne Michaels

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If a culture doesn't allow you to laugh at the leaders or at things that your eyes and ears tell you are actually happening, that's not good.

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When Sinead O'Connor tore up the picture of the Pope, you could hear a pin drop. I didn't know it was coming, obviously, because at dress, she had held up a picture of Balkan orphans, which I thought was really meaningful and what she wanted to do.

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You can't be perfect for 90 minutes.

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I'm incredibly proud of the show 'Portlandia' that I do, but it's designed for an audience that just wants that and loves that.

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Producer

Born: November 17th, 1944

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