Lizz Winstead
Lizz Winstead
Lizz Winsteadis an American comedian, radio, and television personality, and blogger. A native of Minnesota, Winstead is co-creator of The Daily Show along with Madeleine Smithberg, and served as head writer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth5 January 1961
CityMinneapolis, MN
CountryUnited States of America
hypocrisy news point reading tv watching
I do a lot of reading of news so I can be smarter, and I do a lot of watching TV news so I can know why Americans aren't very smart. Then I can point out the hypocrisy of politicians or the media.
bargaining ok seems throw women
It just seems OK these days to throw women under the bus. Like we're a bargaining chip.
Whoever's president I'm not going to be short on material.
bring conversation focus good issues liberties structure within
If you have a focus and a structure and then within it you can play and have some liberties and have good conversation and bring issues to the forefront, then I think it can work.
people listening way
There's plenty of ways you can go and encourage people. And you should do that. But don't demonize what you do, I do, what other comics are doing, when you see people showing up and listening and responding because they've heard the messaging in the new kind of way.
tolerance public-opinion negative
Unless you can point to something that I have done or said that has changed the course of the public opinion in a negative way, you've got to check yourself sometimes and say, "Maybe I don't like the way that this thing is said, but it's expanding tolerance." If I said something that was shutting down something that was positive, call me out, but I don't really see me doing that.
thinking-about-you people way
Really life is about narcissism; no one is ever thinking about you much. You always think people are thinking about you way more than they are.
mean gay color
It is easier to talk about issues; it is easier to say you're a feminist because it's actually awesome to be one. The panopoly of people identifying as feminists is really excellent now that we've come to a point where all these really interesting voices are rising up and saying they're feminists - women of color, trans people, gay folks, everybody. It's an exciting time to actually define as that because it means that people are really feeling like their voice is what's the most important thing in the movement, and I love that.
careers truth-is clown
Truth be told, when you start your career out as a clown, you don't consider yourself a writer.
believe people important
There are people that say you should never use humor to talk about anything that's important or hard, and since I don't believe that, at some point there has to be a level of "agree to disagree."
book writing self
I had self-doubt about whether my story was interesting to people. I didn't want to write something that was anecdotal. It was important to me that people would get something out of my book. I want people to read it and say, "Now I don't feel so alone," or "I'm going to remember that next time I'm being an asshole."
people laughing parent
In an odd way, my parents were proud of me. When they saw me do stand-up, I'd see them looking around the room and watch them taking in the people laughing. On some level, that comforted them.
smart writing laughing
Write a smart joke and people want to talk about it and keep the dialogue going. Also, if you can make someone laugh, it's a pronouncement that they like you on some level.
people care insurance-companies
People being forced to get health care and the insurance companies making millions.