Chris Hardwick

Traditionally nerd-based culture is now a big sector of pop culture. ”

A big company is like trying to steer a luxury liner. ”

The goal of almost every comic is to find a comedy voice - a specific point of view that an audience can latch onto. ”

American television constantly tries to co-op British comedy and create their own version of it. Most of the time it doesn't work; obviously, in the case of 'The Office,' it did. But a lot of times, it doesn't really work. ”

With stand-up, there's a little bit of an exaggerated reality because things have to be manipulated to create comedy, to create jokes. ”

It's funny: when I first started getting vocal about how much I liked 'Doctor Who,' I didn't realize how deep the fan base was. ”

Comedy club audiences pay up to $25 per person and another fistful of cash to cover a two-drink minimum, so when they don't like something, they let you know - with silence. ”

Some people learn comedy, and some people just are comedy. ”

Comedy has sort of been my life-long obsession. I literally obsessed over comedy. I really didn't play sports - for me it was just comedy, computers and chess club; those were my big things. ”

We are in niche consumption mode, but 'niche' doesn't mean 'small' anymore. Niche can mean focused, and particularly with the Web, which is a global audience... you can have something niche and still get 10 to 15 million views. ”