If its inappropriate to write about, if theres nothing funny about it, then its not funny. – Calvin Trillin
With humor, its so subjective that trying to think of what the ideal reader would think would drive you crazy. – Calvin Trillin
I actually think of being funny as an odd turn of mind, like a mild disability, some weird way of looking at the world that you cant get rid of. – Calvin Trillin
People, not just reporters, are more interested in politics than in government, so the actual issues wouldnt be something that interested them. – Calvin Trillin