Mark McKinney

“Lorne Michaels is a mentor. He gave us our start and he's been a guiding force.”

“Superstore really was a special show. It was funny, it was smart, and it was about something.”

“We were five guys who just loved to make each other laugh.”

“I'm crushing your head!”

“The Kids in the Hall was a real boot camp for comedy. We wrote everything, we performed everything.”

“I always describe my family as a bunch of drifters. We were a diplomatic family, so we were all over the world.”

“Canadian comedy has a different sensibility. It's a little more observational, a little more dry.”

“I'm just a character actor, really. I like to disappear into the role.”

“Glenn was a gift of a character because he was so full of contradictions.”

“The best comedy comes from a place of truth.”

“You have to be willing to fail. That's where the best stuff comes from.”

“Glenn is this wonderfully naive, optimistic, deeply Christian man who just wants everyone to get along.”

“It’s not just jokes, it’s a worldview.”

“There's something about a live audience. You get that immediate feedback.”

“The best characters are the ones that have a little bit of darkness in them.”

“Comedy is a great slayer of governments.”

“I think there's a certain freedom in playing characters that are nothing like you.”

“Writing is the hardest part. The performance is the reward.”