Frankie Boyle has told a High Court jury that while the characters in his jokes might express racist views, he does not.
The 40-year-old was giving evidence on the third day of a trial in London, after complaining that the Daily Mirror libelled him in an article published last July.
He was labelled a "racist comedian" in the report but says the newspaper "misunderstood" his jokes and that he has "actively campaigned" against racism.
Mr Boyle answered questions put to him by Ronald Thwaites, a barrister for Mirror Group Newspapers, which publishes the Daily Mirror.
He was asked about a joke he made about US President Barack Obama, which it was claimed made "gratuitous use of a well-known black man".
"You are punctuating your programme with racist references that some people will find clever and others will find normal and acceptable," Mr Thwaites said.
Mr Boyle denied the allegation and said he was playing characters who were "dressed up".
He added: "These are phrases that a racist will use. There is no way they are an endorsement of racist terminology. It is the absolute opposite of that.
"If I dressed up as Godzilla, people would not accuse me of wanting to crush Tokyo myself."
The hearing continues.
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