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" I think when you work with people who are super exceptional, there's simplicity to it because everybody is on the same page in terms of tone. "

Jonathan Krisel

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" If you have, especially with siblings, something like the competition for mom's affection, it just never goes away. "

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" 'Fawlty Towers' was a huge influence on me. I mean, it was so slapstick, too. 'Are You Being Served?' was on 15 times a day, it seemed like, and I loved it. "

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" In your twenties, you might want to be radical and change the world, but in your thirties, you might just want to be happy and ground yourself. "

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" Things that people are doing constantly but aren't thinking about. That's the ultimate 'Portlandia' concept. "

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" You see a lot of comedic content that's not funny, and you can tell that it's supposed to be funny, but it's actually not funny. "

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" The end goal is to make a piece that everybody has ownership over and everybody's proud of because everybody contributed to it. I think there's a communist, socialist vibe to 'Portlandia' to make it work. "

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" A huge part of making something work is getting along with people you work with. You want them to succeed; you want them to bring their ideas to life as much as possible. "

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" I look at a show like 'Roseanne.' That's super influential on me. It's very funny, very real, with real problems. That was a big influence, and I don't know if you see that all the time in the network world. "

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" Portland is a place where everyone closes their eyes and crosses their fingers and hopes for a better community. They keep it small and local, and usually they think if they just make great coffee, it's the best thing for the neighborhood. "

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" I'm never trying to make something esoteric; it just happens. "

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" For me, I love and hate Costco. I think it's ruined America and made America great. "

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" I always look at 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail.' They talked about how they wrote this movie with horses, and then they realized that horses are super-expensive and time-consuming. 'Why don't we just change it to coconuts?' That's part of my process. "

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" Bands on tour are very good cultivators of what's the avant-garde of comedy. "

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" I saw Sleater Kinney perform back when I was in college. "

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" With all the outlets, if you have a strong comedic voice, there's a venue to do your thing. It's a bit of a meritocracy, where the best stuff rises to the top. "

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" I went to film school, and I came in when video art was king, weird stuff was king, and there, you don't have a script as your bible. "

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