Elayne Boosler

I've thought for the last decade or so, the only actual place raw truth was seeping through in newspapers was on the Comics Pages. They were able to pull off intelligent social comment, pure truths not found elsewhere in the news pages, and had the ability to make it all funny, entertaining, and pertinent. ”

Why isn't the movie industry forced to open its shooting locations to an organization that is there to advocate for animal actors? The industry isn't allowed to pick and choose which movies using young children it will or won't allow to be monitored. The vulnerable should be protected. ”

It doesn't bother me that I'm not a household word on the East Coast. Baton Rouge, Raleigh, Minneapolis - I'm so popular in these cities where you've never imagined an East Coast comedian working. ”

My family was totally non-religious. There was no question we were Jewish, but we were not observant. ”

My belief is that guns are too easy to get in America. My belief is that the NRA has bought much of our congress, to the point that guns are actually the only unregulated consumer product in America. Think about that. It's stunning. ”

Here is what is needed for Occupy Wall Street to become a force for change: a clear, and clearly expressed, objective. Or two. ”

My ancestors wandered lost in the wilderness for forty years because even in biblical times, men would not stop to ask for directions. ”

I think about death. I don't want to die with clothes in the cleaners. ”

There are many comedians who are afraid to work outside the coasts and the casinos because they're afraid they'll bomb. ”