Colin Quinn
Colin Quinn
Colin Edward Quinn is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. On television, he is best known for his work on Saturday Night Live, where he anchored Weekend Update, on MTV's 1980's game show Remote Control, where he served as the announcer/sidekick, and as host of Comedy Central's late-night panel show Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. Notable film work includes his role as Dickey Bailey in the Grown Ups films and playing Amy Schumer's father in the film Trainwreck...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth6 June 1959
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
When I look back now I realize I was such an obnoxious kid but, you know, I went to schools like you, like a public school in New York so compared to the anarchy that was going on there, they really wouldn't - I wasn't like a bad kid. I saw people come in and punch the teachers.
I think people tend to feel odd when I do my act. Unless you are an ironic person, it's not a good place for you to be.
The only people who like to live alone more than comics are priests.
I don't know any comedian who tailors his act to his audience. Maybe people say they do, but I can't even imagine them.
People say history was written by the winners. No, it wasn't. It was written by the bullies.
I love people, I love studying people more than history. So whatever situation I see, then I look at, what were the people like, more than history itself.
People's - most people's job is talking about the future or like money not even in the present tense. It's not even paper.
I'm quietly becoming New York's premiere actor. People don't understand. They have me pigeon-holed as a comedian.
People say history is boring, and that is true because people are boring. We haven't changed since time began. We're still the same.
The mistake that people make in stand-up is thinking they're profound or they're deep when there are so many people who have more worthwhile ways of phrasing things.
I know nowadays the common wisdom is to celebrate diversity as long as you don't point out that people are different.
He is very dry but also very funny... I think people tend to feel odd when I do my act. Unless you are an ironic person, it's not a good place for you to be.
crooked smile (and say), 'You're going over there, huh?' Be careful.' OK, how do you suggest I do that, sir? Look both ways before I cross the Sunni Triangle?
My stand-up act? I combine the fact that the world is a violent place with the fact that each person is responsible for the situation they are in.