With storytelling, you have to see yourself as the hero in the movie of your own life, and I kind of see myself as a supporting role, a walk-on role that has five lines. I say, ‘Mr. President, the Russians are here.’ That’s how I see myself. Baron Vaughn Read Quote
Plenty of black people that I know have been on ‘SNL,’ and they haven’t been utilized to the best of their abilities. Baron Vaughn Read Quote
I like that part of the culture of ‘MST3K’ is this constant dialog on what movies could be done and what movies should be done. I’ve seen plenty of bad movies and walked out afterward thinking ‘That would have been perfect for ‘MST3K.” Baron Vaughn Read Quote
What I am trying to do is create a space for people to explore what they want to be, as opposed to fit into a label that they have been given. Baron Vaughn Read Quote
If we don’t talk about the things that are happening, why are we talking about anything at all? Does something have to be a year old for me to have an opinion on it or a conversation with people about it? Baron Vaughn Read Quote
The smaller an audience is, the more self-conscious they are. People are always looking at each other to see who is laughing. Because the thing about laughter is that it exposes who you are. Baron Vaughn Read Quote
What makes a good festival, above all, is the audience. It feels disconnected when it’s meant to bring in people from elsewhere and not meant for the people who actually live there. Baron Vaughn Read Quote
When it comes to politics, comedians read between the lines and see hypocrisies and half-truths. And we report those things to regular people who go, ‘I noticed that, too!’ or ‘You’re right, that doesn’t make sense!’ Baron Vaughn Read Quote