Adam Conover

“I have a very deep belief that all the problems in society are not because some people are bad and some people are good and we have to get rid of all the wrong people. Everything that we wan...”

“I guess what's happened is that I've a little bit let go of the idea that we can reach everybody. Certain people... the informational world they live in, it's so distorted that it's hard to...”

“The journalistic and political classes are very eager to borrow the cultural authority of comedians when it suits them, sending out gala invitations and posing for photos in hopes that a bit...”

“Growing up as a comedian the most influential person on me was Jon Stewart. He showed that comedy could have a real tangible effect on the world. He showed that comedy could move the needle...”

“Late 19th-century America was basically a plutocratic enterprise while people toiled in mines and died of coal dust poisoning.”

“You can't solve climate change by everybody individually buying a more efficient car and throwing out less stuff. You have to make national changes through national policy.”

“I have a lot of family in Marquette. I'm way more familiar with the U.P. than I am with the lower peninsula. I've visited Michigan every couple of years since I was a kid.”

“I'm the only member of my family who didn't get a PhD. So, I'm like the failure of the family, cause all I have is a bachelor's, like a drop out.”

“We have a more intimate relationship with food than with almost anything else we buy, so people are with very good reason concerned about the real story behind what they eat.”

“I find that a really restful, relaxing way to spend time on a plane is to listen to an audiobook while drawing.”

“I can't think of another place other than TV where a five-person sketch comedy group could make a living.”

“One of my favorite things about sketch comedy is doing parodies and music videos.”

“On 'Adam Ruins Everything' we do the broadest sketch comedy possible. We do stuff where you can see it immediately and know it's a joke - characters in big silly costumes; here's Uncle Sam a...”

“I went to Bard College, which was a really interesting synthesis of a hippie school and a serious academic institution. It was really the perfect spot for me.”

“I have a vested interest in increasing the amount of diversity in my own business. That's something that I care about. So mentoring people who are trying to break into the business who could...”