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Andy Samberg and Dan Goor

“As Mike Schur always said: Our job is to put down our head and make the best show we can make and not worry about the externals. Those things take care of themselves.”

“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” co-creator Dan Goor to Yvonne Villarreal. Sunday Calendar, Jan. 6

“They ... picked us up when NBC didn’t initially, so they gave us a huge initial push. They put us on after the Super Bowl, and the show exists because of that. I have nothing bad to say.”

Andy Samberg to Yvonne Villarreal on Fox canceling “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” before NBC saved it. Sunday Calendar, Jan. 6

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

“I just find it so moving, that sense of faith, belief, certainty. As a generation it’s not very cool to believe anything. But the appeal of basic Christian principles — basically be nice to people, don’t be a dick, don’t kill anyone — does get lost.”

Waller-Bridge to Meredith Blake. Sunday Calendar, May 26

Hannah Gadsby

“Censorship is useless because it leaves a gap where we learned a lesson. Let’s say Picasso. I’m not a fan. But I am a fan. I’m not a fan of the gap that was left in his story, that he was a toxic, hostile individual . ... But if you were to wipe him from our collective memory, we not only lose what he did well, we lose what he did badly. And we can learn from both.”

Gadsby to Glenn Whipp before she won the Emmy for writing “Nanette.” The Envelope, June 13

Marie Kondo

“One of the reasons tidying and cleaning are considered tedious is it’s imposed upon us as a duty. But that’s the mindset I would like to change. By tidying, we’re allowed to reorient ourselves; we’re able to discover our sense of value.”

Kondo to Yvonne Villarreal. Sunday Calendar, Jan. 27

Paul Scheer

“I hate when people are like, ‘Can we hug? Can we be funny any more?’ Yes . ... Have I done stuff onstage I would never do now? One million percent. That’s also because I’m growing as a performer.”

Scheer to Robert Lloyd. Sunday Calendar, April 7.

Jay L. Clendenin Los Angeles Times DAN GOOR, left, and Andy Samberg went network bouncing in 2019 after Fox canceled their comedy “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” The show was almost instantly picked up by NBC, which renewed the series for an eighth season ahead of its Season 7 debut. Counting on-demand and DVR viewing, 7.4 million viewers watch each episode.

Mel Melcon Los Angeles Times PAUL SCHEER, writer, director, producer, actor and comedian, was everywhere in 2019, from “Veep,” “Fresh Off the Boat” and “The Good Place” to Showtime’s “Black Monday,” with plenty of voice work and podcasts in between.

Wally Skalij Los Angeles Times HANNAH GADSBY won an Emmy this year for her special “Nanette,” which was praised and criticized for breaking comedy norms. Since then, she’s been performing “Douglas,” which appears on Netf lix in 2020.

Béatrice de Géa For The Times PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE, prom queen of this year’s Emmys with three awards for “Fleabag’s” second, “hot priest” season, wrote the new James Bond film and has an HBO series coming next year.

Jay L. Clendenin Los Angeles Times MARIE KONDO’S Netf lix show let us into the messy lives of Angelenos. Now her “Tidying Up” ethos is a lifestyle brand selling objects that will either spark joy or end up in your decluttering bin.