Mo Rocca
Mo Rocca
Maurice Alberto "Mo" Roccais an American humorist, journalist and actor. He is a correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning, the host and creator of My Grandmother's Ravioli on the Cooking Channel, and also the host of The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation on CBS...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth28 January 1969
CountryUnited States of America
daily difficult family news tv vicious
It has been difficult on my family -- my 8-year-old daughter, Sally. You know how vicious second-graders can be about the Daily News TV column.
edge sort
I think I've always sort of been conflicted and on the edge of something. I don't think I could do what I do if I wasn't on the edge.
game guy risk ruining
It addresses a life-long concern, the risk of someone ruining your game. I just don't want you, 50 years down the road, to have your game killed by some guy with a shinier walker.
came historical huge reason shock system
Something that came as a shock to me is that we do not have a constitutional right to vote. And that's not just a fun little historical factoid. It actually has huge ramifications. It's the reason our system is so decentralized - in other words, chaotic.
came hybrid kept known pendulum separate shall swinging twain
No, no, no separate but equal... never the twain shall meet. And the pendulum kept swinging and it came to rest in the bastard hybrid known as the Daily Show.
aware came honestly interviews lied people stories
Honestly we never lied to people about who we were. Usually the wackier interviews came to pass because the interview subjects, aware that we were Comedy Central, just wanted to get their stories out.
absolutely al bush english george gore men saying tv
George W. Bush and Al Gore are doing foreign-language tv ads. Two men who say very little in English are now saying absolutely nothing in Spanish.
comparison less
In comparison with a lot of her film acting, it's a lot more lifelike, a lot less stiff.
daily news shows
Once I started working for 'The Daily Show,' then real news shows wanted me.
yesterday today looks
Look, not embracing the 'Today' show is soooo yesterday.
useless-things useless knows
I know a lot about a few things - mostly useless things.
sweaters homemade itchy
Homemade sweaters are always itchy.
coffee luxury feelings
I have a Keurig coffee maker, which is really kind of a luxury. It was given to me by an ex. I realized when I'm feeling sentimental, I'll gently, tenderly press the button. Then when I remember he dumped me, I punch it.
tired writing should-have
I was way too hyperactive to study for long. I would freak out, then crash, then be too tired to read or write. I really should have had less sugar.