61 Quotes by Jonathan Krisel

Things that people are doing constantly but aren't thinking about. That's the ultimate 'Portlandia' concept.

Everything on TV is perfect, and it's so boring.

My brand of comedy is taking a serious approach to silliness. Small moments of modern life and human behavior make me laugh. At least that's where everything starts, and then my other through line would be a dry absurdity that exponentially spirals out of reality.

Portland is utopia. My favorite thing would be it's earnestness. I am earnest, too.

I am huge fan of Australian comedy. 'Strictly Ballroom' is one of my favorite movies. Definitely the British Commonwealth's sensibility is where I draw a lot of my influences.

I like dry-to-the-bone stuff. I don't know what it is. I was raised on PBS showing weird British comedies.

'Fawlty Towers' was a huge influence on me. I mean, it was so slapstick, too. 'Are You Being Served?' was on 15 times a day, it seemed like, and I loved it.

My dad did show me interesting movies at a young age. I remember he showed me 'A Clockwork Orange,' and my mom said, 'I never want to see this movie in my house again.'

I went to film school, and I came in when video art was king, weird stuff was king, and there, you don't have a script as your bible.