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" I've always watched the political shows. "

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" Even though you're in charge, you're not completely in ownership. You know, the audience takes a huge ownership of your show. Look at comments about shows and tell me if I'm wrong. Look at shows like 'The Walking Dead' and the ownership that the audience has of that show. "

" I didn't even know how much of a feminist I was, and I realized, 'Oh my God, I was raised by a single mom who had to raise six kids. I have three sisters. Larry, you've been a feminist your whole life, and you really didn't know it until you've been presented with these issues.' "

" In my career, I'm always trying to do something different. "

" Salt Lake City gave me a lot of surprises. How progressive the city actually is, for instance, compared to the rest of Utah - it's like this purple dot in a sea of red. And the government there is kind of a mix of conservative values and progressive ideas. "

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" Some things are so tragic that you don't know what's funny in it, and some things are so ridiculous you don't know if it's worth talking about it. "

" I am from Pomona, California. I was born in Los Angeles. "

" I don't take pleasure in anyone's demise, really. "

" We will see about Obama's legacy. I still think the historical nature of his candidacy will be the biggest part of his legacy. "

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" In my time, I experienced a black man not being able to be the quarterback of a football team. "

" A lot of my family on both sides have worked in education and nursing, and my grandmother was a nurse; my sister is a nurse, and her - my other sister's daughter is going into nursing. There's a lot of that in the family. "

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" I didn't get into comedy to talk about violent death all the time. "

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" When you're taking chances, you know it's not going to please everybody. "

" I'd love to set up shop somewhere and develop projects - film, TV, digital would be a fun thing to do. "

" I'm not going to grouse and complain when there's nothing I can do about it. Once you've broken up with somebody, arguing with them is not going to bring them back. You may want to stop their Twitter account or call them up late at night, but they made the decision to leave. "

" One of the missions of 'The Nightly Show' was to have a conversation with America in a sense, and talk about the things that people didn't want to talk about it. "

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" When most people become president, even if you disagree with their ideology, you can still agree that they would have the competence to run something... With Trump, I do not have the confidence of that at all. "

" All writers have a love-hate relationship with writing. Performing is fun, too, but I wouldn't say it's my favorite. But the most fulfilling is producing. "

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" I would consider myself more a passionate centrist. "

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" You have to stay alert. You've got to keep raising your game. "

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" There's something about a new family moving into the White House that's kind of interesting, even if you didn't vote for them. "

" I always compartmentalized so many different things. "