“Sevgi Ertekin is representative of the potential of America, and there's a speech where she says, ‘I cannot believe we pissed this all away. ... We surrendered to the idiot dregs of our own society.’ For me, that's the mission statement of that that element of the book. It's a lament.”

“[T]he majority of the interview is improbably wonky and not intended for British comedy novices — which is probably why it's appearing here and not in a glossy bimonthly with Cillian Murphy and Daft Punk gracing its limited-edition alternate covers. You're welcome, Internet!”

“If you’ve got a question you want to ask Ted—whether about his latest work, his history in the scene, or what it’s like living in that crossroads where pop meets politics—you can just post it as a comment here.”