“Stand up is really fun because if I think of a joke or a funny idea, then I can just go and tell some people and if they laugh, they laugh right away.”
Laughter is free therapy. These quotes are here to make you smile, snort, or genuinely laugh out loud. They cover the absurdity of life, the comedy of human nature, and the particular genius of people who can make a serious point while being hilarious.
“When you're out of sight for as long as I was, there's a funny feeling of betrayal that comes over people when they see you again.”
“Stand up is really fun because if I think of a joke or a funny idea, then I can just go and tell some people and if they laugh, they laugh right away.”
“It is not funny that anything else should fall down only that a man should fall down. Why do we laugh? Because it is a gravely religious matter: it is the Fall of Man. Only man can be absurd: for only man can be dignified.”
“I never smoked. I never drank and I never took drugs. The funny thing is, nothing is more boring, people like this. For me, it's OK. But most of my friends, at least they smoke and drink.”
“I was asked to act when I couldn't act. I was asked to sing 'Funny Face' when I couldn't sing, and dance with Fred Astaire when I couldn't dance - and do all kinds of things I wasn't prepared for. Then I tried like mad to cope with it.”
“If you use tact you can say anything, then make it funny.”
“I like reading Ball Tongue lyrics and all that stuff. And they published a book, and I wouldn't give my lyrics, and it's all wrong in the book, and I giggle. It's funny.”
“Tell us your phobias and we will tell you what you are afraid of.”
“I'm for whatever gets you through the night.”
“I've always enjoyed making people laugh. But in order for me to be funny, I have to get ticked off about something.”
“The next time you have a thought... let it go.”
“Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples.”
“The misconception is that standup comics are always on. I don't know any really funny comics that are annoying and constantly trying to be funny all the time.”
“At the end of the day it's got to be a good movie, it's got to be a funny movie, and it's got to make people think, 'Hey, I couldn't have spent my time any better.'”
“My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me.”
“Never floss with a stranger.”