Al Madrigal Quotes, Alessandro Liborio Madrigal, born July 4, 1971, in San Francisco, California, is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer celebrated for his sharp wit and storytelling. Raised in San Francisco’s Inner Sunset District by a Mexican father from Tijuana and a Sicilian mother, Madrigal attended Ecole Notre Dame Des Victoires and St. Ignatius College Preparatory before studying at the University of San Francisco. He rose to prominence as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (2011–2016) and co-founded the All Things Comedy podcast network with Bill Burr. Known for roles in Night School (2018), About a Boy (2014–2015), and Morbius (2022), his stand-up specials Why Is The Rabbit Crying? (2013) and Shrimpin’ Ain’t Easy (2017) tackle Latino identity and family life. These 15 quotes—sourced from interviews, comedy specials, public statements, and posts on X—reflect his wisdom on comedy, identity, family, and perseverance, capturing his unique voice and humor.
15 Al Madrigal Quotes
- “I’ve always liked and appreciated storytellers like Garry Shandling and Bill Cosby—more long-form comedy. So starting in San Francisco, watching all these great comics—Patton Oswalt, Dave Chappelle—you get to see them a bunch, and you go, ‘Wow, this is where I need to be.’” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “The horrible truth is that I am lazy and I am going to write and do bits that just hand themselves to me.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “My primary responsibility is to be funny.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “I’m so sick of people treating Latinos like some homogenous group that all feel the same way about everything.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “When my son was 3 years old—I’ll never forget this—there was this homeless guy walking toward us, and my son looked at me, and he said, ‘Who’s your buddy?’” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “I’m not much for setup… punch line. I talk about my kids. I talk about my wife.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “You re-watch Napoleon Dynamite, and there’s a lot of thrift shopping that goes on in that movie; there’s a lot of funny stuff. It’s definitely amusing, and paying 99 cents for a samurai sword is amazing.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “A lot of Latinos are like me: third generation, English speaking.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “I’m delighted to carry on in the tradition of the great reporters like Edward R. Murrow, Ernie Pyle, and Geraldo Rivera to probe vitally important issues of the day, starting with whether I’m Hispanic or Latino.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “I was a corporate hatchet man, and it’s impossible for me to turn that off. It’s this curse when I walk into businesses: ‘That needs to be fixed, that needs to be fixed.’” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “Don’t bring your sand toys to the park. That’s another bad move. Because I go to the park, and I’m on the Vicodin and a little weed too—let’s face it—and my wife’s like, ‘Bring the sand toys! Bring the sand toys!’ And I know what happens every single time: I become sand toy repo man from the eight little kids that run off in nine different directions with my sand toys.” (Interview with John Hodgman, Vulture.com, April 26, 2013)
- “Kids act like Anthony Bourdain knowing they will order the most basic meal off the menu.” (Post on X, @almadrigal, 2023-11-17)
- “I don’t really move onstage; all I do is just gradually hunch more and more and jut out at the people in the front row.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “I think any husband knows when to stand down when it comes to domestic disputes. After 13 years of marriage, I even think I may have it figured out.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “People see me on The Daily Show or About a Boy. But the reality is that I only got into this business to do standup comedy.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
Al Madrigal’s quotes are a hilarious yet insightful blend of humor, cultural observation, and family-driven storytelling, inspiring us to embrace our unique identities, find comedy in life’s quirks, and keep pushing forward. Which one’s got you ready to laugh at your own story? Drop it in the comments and keep Madrigal’s comedic legacy thriving!
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