Activism isn’t about holding your faults up to the light. That’s what comedy is about, it’s about saying, ‘Look at this person who is so flawed and frail and damaged. And we’re all this frail and damaged so let’s laugh at it.’ Scott Thompson Read Quote
I first got into fruit when I was a teenager, when my life was changing in every way. The first time I had a mango, at like 18, I was like, ‘Where has this been my whole life?’ Scott Thompson Read Quote
Well I think comedy everywhere has lost a bit of its bite. In Canada, I can’t argue with the quality, but it feels like it’s gotten a little safe. Scott Thompson Read Quote
I think the Canadian sense of humor is dryer than America’s and juicier than Britain’s. I think it’s a cross between the two of them, really. Scott Thompson Read Quote
In France, everyone speaks French ’cause they think it’s cool. Gives ’em, gives ’em an excuse to smoke. Scott Thompson Read Quote
Art is about the edges and the sharp corners and those places are not conducive to activism, which is about putting on a gloss. Scott Thompson Read Quote
