Adam Conover Quotes

Adam Conover is an American comedian, writer, and television host. He is best known as the host and creator of the educational comedy series "Adam Ruins Everything," in which he debunks popular misconceptions and myths. Conover's unique blend of humor and factual information has made him a popular figure in the world of comedy and entertainment.

The direction of the country isn't controlled by one person on top making decisions. It's a mass movement of people making a lot of individual decisions that add up to something broader.

I think that people are more eager to learn about ... -Adam Conover

I think that people are more eager to learn about food than almost every other topic.

Social media is just more media.... -Adam Conover

Social media is just more media.

I had the benefit of going to a really good high school on Long Island. I went to Shoreham-Wading River High School, which kind of started as an experimental public school back in the 60s and 70s. It had a bunch of teachers there with a unique teaching philosophy.

When something actually shocks me, that's when you... -Adam Conover

When something actually shocks me, that's when you know it's a great topic.

I hate cars; in terms of what they do to nature and personally I just don't like driving them. I think they're a very bad way to design a transportation system.

Comedy has no rules, per se.... -Adam Conover

Comedy has no rules, per se.

I don't claim to have all the answers; after all, ... -Adam Conover

I don't claim to have all the answers; after all, I'm just a comedian who reads a lot.

There is nothing better than getting to just dig in and seriously play a video game for a six-hour flight from New York to L.A.

One of my favorite things about sketch comedy is d... -Adam Conover

One of my favorite things about sketch comedy is doing parodies and music videos.

Into the Breach' is a wonderful strategy game where you play that you are trying to stop an alien invasion. But of course, 'Zelda: Breath of the Wild' and 'Super Mario Odyssey' are just two of the most superlative games ever made, and so when I have time to completely lose myself in those, it's really, really a joy.

No one who hired Siegfried & Roy was shocked when they brought a tiger onstage. So you shouldn't be shocked if you book a comedian and she points out that the emperor has no clothes.

Some people are writers and don't ever want to be on camera, some people act and not write - I like writing words for myself to say.

My goal is to be able to speak to everyone in the country and to be able to make everyone in the country think differently about our political system.

Information's right at our fingertips, but so is what you want to believe. It's the classic thing of someone Googling 'autism vaccines' - they'll find what they're looking for, depending on what they think. You'll find lots of people who are just bolstering what they already think, bolstering their cultural attitude.

I think that at the end of the day correcting misinformation and questioning what we think we know as a habit of mind is incredibly important.

You have to accept that other people are not going to live their lives like you, and you have to find a way to achieve your goals while they are still existing and living their lives according to their choices.

What people say about millennials is the same thing they've said about every generation: Younger people are obsessed with technology, and selfish, and they're lazy, and they live with their parents... Guess what? That's 'cause they're young people!

I'm the only member of my family who didn't get a PhD. So, I'm like the failure of the family, cause all I have is a bachelor's, like a drop out.

I consider myself to be doing comedy in a post-Jon... -Adam Conover

I consider myself to be doing comedy in a post-Jon Stewart world to a certain extent.

I want to do stories that are about the bits of cultural furniture that are sitting there that we're like, 'Oh yeah, that's been there for years! What could possibly be weird about it?' And then we're going to lift that piece of furniture and look at all the bugs scurry away.

Growing up as a comedian the most influential person on me was Jon Stewart. He showed that comedy could have a real tangible effect on the world. He showed that comedy could move the needle of society and that a comic can do real things and make a real contribution.

I guess what's happened is that I've a little bit let go of the idea that we can reach everybody. Certain people... the informational world they live in, it's so distorted that it's hard to get through.

It's one thing to make people laugh, but after a c... -Adam Conover

It's one thing to make people laugh, but after a certain point, comedy is almost cheap.

Narcissism is a fact of life - it's a natural part of growing older, right? It's a part of your development. So being angry about the younger generation being 'narcissistic,' that's like saying 'Oh, this young generation only wants to poop in their diaper! They don't want to use the bathroom!'

Employ empathy.... -Adam Conover

Employ empathy.

The journalistic and political classes are very eager to borrow the cultural authority of comedians when it suits them, sending out gala invitations and posing for photos in hopes that a bit of that edgy satirical shine will rub off on them.

I am not an educator and I'm not a journalist. I am a comedian. But I do truly believe that the point of comedy is to make the world around one better.

I get messages from 21-year old white dudes who have just gotten out of an expensive college and say 'Hey can I pick your brain?' and I have nothing to say to them because A. They already have all the advantages and B. My advice would be the same as anyone else: Go do open mics.

Comics are regularly asked to perform for impossib... -Adam Conover

Comics are regularly asked to perform for impossible rooms. They're called 'hell gigs.'

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