Doing the podcast, the whole reason to do it is just because I can do whatever I want.

- Scott Aukerman

I remember when I first started, the first movie I wrote that didn't get made I was aghast. 'Wait a minute, that's not how this is supposed to work. You write a move and it gets made!'

- Scott Aukerman

When I was growing up, I wanted to do Letterman and I loved that live, in-studio model. I still would do something like that.

- Scott Aukerman

What I love about comedy is breaking down the barrier between the audience and the performer.

- Scott Aukerman

There's definitely something about the structure of 'Caddyshack' that is unique that no one has ever been able to achieve since then.

- Scott Aukerman

That's one of the benefits of working with a smaller network like IFC. You're awarded more trust, but trust that I really earned.

- Scott Aukerman

Most of the stuff I've written has never even gotten made. It's par for the course. It's a great living, but it also gets very frustrating.

- Scott Aukerman

If you look at Earwolf, we've tried to have a really diverse stable of hosts. Even my show can get a little 'dudey' sometimes.

- Scott Aukerman

I look back on our productivity in the 'Mr. Show' days, and think, 'We probably could have worked harder.'

- Scott Aukerman

I guess when I was a kid I wasn't the type of person playing a lot of pranks. I was the type of person upon whom pranks were pulled.

- Scott Aukerman

I came to one of the first Comic Cons in 1985, when it was just people trading back issues of comic books.

- Scott Aukerman

I was always a big fan of Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner's '2000-Year-Old Man' sketch. I think it's one of the biggest influences on the podcast, definitely. You'd never say Carl Reiner was the funniest dude on there, because he's just teeing it up, but he knows what questions to ask to lead to great improv.

- Scott Aukerman

Comedy is really best when watched with other people, and I don't really understand people who sit at home watching comedy movies on Netflix.

- Scott Aukerman

The best sketch shows are from a group of tight-knit people who've worked together for a really long time.

- Scott Aukerman

I'm not the type of guy who's funny in the room. I'm the guy who's funny late at night on a computer, trying to construct jokes.

- Scott Aukerman

I'm probably doing puns more than anything in my life.

- Scott Aukerman

The power of podcasting is pretty remarkable. It is such an amazing way to mobilize fans. It's almost like they're part of your family. They probably listen to you more than they listen to their own families. I know that's true for me. So there is a real bond there.

- Scott Aukerman

Podcasts feature comedians being as funny as they can be in a non-censored situation. It's really akin to standup in a way. When you go see a comedian in standup, that is the most pure, unadulterated form of their art.

- Scott Aukerman

I grew up loving David Letterman and Pee-wee Herman, but as far as live performance comedy, all I knew were the Jerry Seinfeld-type comedians of the world, and that's what I thought live performance comedy was all about.

- Scott Aukerman

I get inspired when I look at Tom Lennon, who did 'Reno 911!' for six seasons while writing huge movies and directing and also doing other pilots; he did that FX pilot, the 'Star Trek' thing.

- Scott Aukerman