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It’s a cliche to say this now, but to me, ‘The Sopranos’ is like Dickens. It’s able to take this very focused look at something but make it epic and profound.

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A lot of my comic influences are distinctly American: Woody Allen and Bob Hope, for example. They were always the underdogs who were using wit to sort of battle their way through. And it seems to me that a lot of contemporary U.S. comedies are shot through with losers. None of the characters in ‘The Big Bang Theory,’ for instance, are studs.

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When I read Rush Limbaugh’s ‘The Way Things Ought to Be,’ it was like a page-turning thriller to me. Every page was like some new revelation.

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June 5, 2024

When I read Rush Limbaugh’s ‘The Way Things Ought to Be,’ it was like a page-turning thriller to me. Every page was like some new revelation.

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June 5, 2024

A lot of my comic influences are distinctly American: Woody Allen and Bob Hope, for example. They were always the underdogs who were using wit to sort of battle their way through. And it seems to me that a lot of contemporary U.S. comedies are shot through with losers. None of the characters in ‘The Big Bang Theory,’ for instance, are studs.

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It’s a cliche to say this now, but to me, ‘The Sopranos’ is like Dickens. It’s able to take this very focused look at something but make it epic and profound.

Stephen Merchant