Anthony Jeselnik

On Twitter, when someone would die, I would write a joke. Or if there's a tragedy, I would write a joke and tweet it. That was my thing, and then at a certain point, people started demanding it.

I like seeing what the comedian thinks is funny, not just what they think I'll think is funny.

I'm not the voice of reason; I'm more the guy using these offensive topics as fodder to raise tension in a joke.

I am not concerned about getting reelected. I can make the unpopular but necessary decision. Your focus from day one is on your legacy rather than political considerations.

Most detective story readers are an educated audience and know there are only a certain number of plots. The interest lies in what the writer does with them.

Country radio certainly widens the boundaries of what I can do. Other artists may do something more edgy that gets on radio and that opens the door for me to be more edgy, I think.