Mark Russell
Mark Russell
Mark Ruslander, known professionally as Mark Russell, is an American political satirist and comedian best known for his parody music, which he performs while accompanying himself on piano...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth23 August 1932
CityBuffalo, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Mark Russell quotes about
Sergio, where are you going to be tonight? Who?
tests ability ultimate
Being an Olympian is the ultimate test of one's sporting ability.
believe bills belief
Believe me when I say that Bill Clinton's second term will be good for business. My business.
political healthcare republican
The Republicans have a new healthcare proposal: Just say NO to illness!
two-sides sides both-sides
I do jokes about what's funny, and both sides are funny.
character evil feelings
You have to imbue the characters with their own sort of feeling of justification and morality. Everyone has that, whether we see them as evil or not. So I try to bring the characters to life by making them likable or lovable, in the sense that they can be, at least to themselves.
running long people
Humor is very very risky, particularly for a candidate, unless he's been in so long that it just doesn't matter, and he's not running for president. But it's just that people are so sensitive and so touchy, and you're just going to upset somebody without ever realizing it.
people want might
The thing that you're faulted on today is not that you are too tough, or not that you aren't careful. It's that you might have been too soft. People want that red meat now because you have to keep up with the mood and the mood today is harsh. It really is.
thinking television persons
I can't think of a performer who is better on television than in person.
character writing thinking
I think even the characters that are fundamentally evil and wrong, I want people to really love them. I think that's important to writing believable characters. They don't have to be likable but they have to be loved, at least by the author.
opponents politician libel
If you call your opponent a politician, it's grounds for libel.
people faces television
People are not in a good mood when any politician's face appears on television.
trouble jerry knows
You know when Jerry Ford gets the best joke, you know you're in trouble.
fun writing civilization
I'm not trying to write a bleak and blistering screed against American civilization. I'm writing something that I hope is fun and satirical and full of possibility.