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" I feel more at home knowing I'm not really at home. It takes all the pressure off you trying to fit in! "

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" If you're asking me, would I have voted for Mitt Romney, the answer is absolutely not. Emphatically not. I cannot envision a world in which I would have voted for Mitt Romney unless I sustained a massive concussion. "

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" Every empire has to get sucked down the drain. As a British person, I know how it feels. "

" It really helps a comedian to be an outsider. "

" Here in America, people come out to see what they've known you to do. In England, it's like everyone comes out to tell you exactly how well they think you're doing. "

" In improv, the whole thing is that it is a relationship between the two people, as a back and forth. In standup, you don't really want to be listening to what somebody is saying; you want to project your jokes into their face. And that's really not a good instinct with a 'Daily Show' field piece, where it's supposed to be an interview. "

" Veterans' issues are quite close to my heart. I find it quite hard to talk about, actually. "

" Politicians don't really bring up religion in England. "

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