104 Quotes by Chris Gethard


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    I grew up a loser, and I always felt like one, but I turned out pretty okay. I may be living proof that you can spend your whole life feeling like you're falling down a set of steps and still maybe land on your feet at the bottom.

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    In 2002, I was taking an improv class because, as a white male with glasses who was born between 1978 and 1994, it's legally required that I take at least one improv class in my life.

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    You don't often see vulnerability on TV, especially talk shows.

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    One thing I've realized is that being a nerd has transformed. I like that it's easier to read comic books and, like, 'Lord of the Rings' now. You don't have to get punched in the chest in the gym locker room for that anymore.

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    I will never forget what happened on August 14, 2003. I know the exact sequence of where I was for every moment of that evening. It was a tragic day, and it's burned into my memory. Many people might remember that date, vaguely, as the date of the infamous eastern seaboard blackout that plunged all of New York City into darkness.

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    One of the reasons I stay in New York is because you're always around so many other types of arts, and it's easy to just get lost in it.

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    Bits are fake conversations comedians have because they are uncomfortable being vulnerable with other human beings in any way.

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