29 Quotes by Jason Jones

I only write about stuff that sort of happens to me, and then I blow it up into a much funnier version.

We don't infantilize our kids. If they ask us a question that's tough, we answer it honestly.

I would rather be right than happy.

Everything that I write about is a kernel of something that probably happened to me or one of my writers that I've co-opted and made it seem like it's mine.

Every field piece I did on 'The Daily Show' was a story that lasted five to six minutes. We had a protagonist, we had an antagonist and often put them at odds. We knew the story we wanted to tell before we went in, and often it was about plugging whatever character you have - in this case, a real person - into said part.

Even at its height, 'The Daily Show' would do one great show a week, one pretty good show a week, and then two 'meh' ones. It was filler.

People are forgetting how crazy President 43 was.

With comedic news, it's about having a point of view. If you don't have that, you don't have a show.

I'm actually just a terrible husband and a terrific exec producer. We just actually stay together for our careers. We look to the Clintons.