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" There are things that are only palatable until they become uncomfortable for us, so it's very easy to complain about some problem the minute it becomes a problem for you. But you're okay with certain aspects of gentrification if they're the aspects you like. "

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" One of the things that I was kind of holding on to from 'The Daily Show' was there was an exhaustion that I would feel because we just kind of got caught up in the news cycle. You tell a story, and that's an interesting story, and then the next day we have to drop it and talk about something else. That's so unfair to the story and the people. "

Wyatt Cenac

Story

Daily

Day

" Policing of the disabled and how many deaf people get shot by cops is sort of insane. And it's not talked about. "

" I kinda feel like if I can do what I like in New York - and I like New York, I was born in New York, I have a lot more of a connection to New York - the hope is to stay in New York. "

" Whenever I've done jobs, whether it's an acting job or writing job, there's an aspect of it that feels like you help build your piece of it, and then you watch as someone takes it, and they finish building it. "

" Getting a Grammy nomination for 'Brooklyn' meant a lot, especially because, as an album, it was one that was very personal to me but also one that I self-produced and had gone outside the label. "

Wyatt Cenac

Brooklyn

Gone

" Flights are a good way to catch up on podcasts, but I'll listen to some jazz to fall asleep. "

" There are some artists that may actually be crazy, but there are some artists that just make different choices, and because they are different, we call them crazy. "

" I feel like I've always thought of myself as a comedian. "

Wyatt Cenac

Myself

Always

" There aren't a lot of roles for sleepy-eyed black dudes. "

" As long as you walk away from any experience, good or bad, with lessons and things you can take into the next experience, I don't think you can do anything but look back on it with an appreciation. "

" I think, with these shows, with 'Last Week Tonight,' with 'Full Frontal,' I think, as these shows have evolved, we all have research departments now. "

" I always found myself feeling that happiness rises and frustration trickles down. If the people at the top are frustrated, then everybody down the line feels that. But if the people at the bottom are happy and fulfilled, then they do their jobs a little better, and it goes up that way. "

" The thing that I'm known for - at least, depending on what Subreddit you go to - is being a comedian. And so, even when talking about heavy things, I still want to try to use humor to walk us in the door. "

" There's so many shows, whether it's 'Last Week Tonight' or 'The Daily Show' or 'Full Frontal' or 'Late Night With Seth Meyers,' that are really doing great stuff talking about what's going on in the world and what's going on with the president, and those stories that everyone winds up talking about, whether on social media or in their jobs. "

" I feel like you could watch 'Grand Budapest' without sound, and it would still be funny. "

" I was arrested when I was 19 for inciting a riot. "

Wyatt Cenac

Riot

Arrested

" Steven Wright can do Steven Wright very well. Not everyone can do Steven Wright's jokes with the same results. "

" I do love Instagram, but even if I spend 15 minutes looking at stuff, I feel guilty. "

" I make jokes. That's what I do. "

Wyatt Cenac

Make

Jokes

" At 'The Daily Show,' we were satirizing a news program. You put somebody in a suit, you put 'em behind a desk, and they become an authority figure. "

" For me, when I think of curiosity on television, a lot of times my childhood was shaped by shows on PBS that encouraged and embraced curiosity. "

" I'm not trying to walk away from responsibility or anything like that, but I think there's a bunch of people on TV who get trust simply for being on TV. "

" If you wanna be the comic relief in a big-budget movie, go to L.A. because there are five auditions in a week that you could hit up, and that increases your chances of getting those jobs. "

Wyatt Cenac

Because

Relief

" Everybody has a stake in the story of policing. "

" Sometimes I feel I'm being animated, but it comes off differently. Unfortunately, I was cursed with these sleepy eyes. "

" I wrote for 'King of the Hill' for three seasons. "

" Kanye is a student of art. He's an art-school-dropout type of kid that will talk about art till the cows come home. "

" So much about getting onstage is creating a connection with an audience that allows you to go different places and try different things. "

" I feel like I've seen a lot of talented people, and some have gone on to great things, and some have gone on to successful careers and done alright but without great amounts of fame and recognition. "

" I did a movie a few years back, 'Medicine for Melancholy.' People will come up to me after a set and say, 'I really love that movie. When are you going to do another one?' Or 'I loved you on 'The Daily Show.' Why did you leave?' It's kind of the same as saying, 'I loved you in high school. You should have never left.' "