Quotes about "Humor & Comedy"

I can't stay friends with anyone who doesn't have a passion for something; and, generally speaking, artistic people, creative people carry it right into the kitchen, too. They have a zest for life; the excitement of living. All of the great eaters I've known are also men of great wit. ”

If you keep yourself alive and current, funny is funny. ”

Larry David finds a way to make jokes about the Holocaust. It would never have occurred to me. And it was funny. ”

And humor has always been a weapon. You want to get even on somebody? You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them. ”

If you stop and think about it, nearly all great humor is at the expense of someone or something. ”

Let's face it: It's difficult enough to be funny without worrying about what is going to offend whom. ”

We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator... Some would say certain of these refer to the stereotypical, or 'stage' Jew. But objectively speaking, the only crime in humor is an unfunny joke. ”

I think one of the big things about comedy is the ability for the audience to identify. ”

Comedy is a reflection. We create nothing. We set no styles, no standards. We're reflections. It's a distorted mirror in the fun house. We watch society. As society behaves, then we have the ability to make fun of it. ”

The 1930s was a funny time. People knew they might not live for another six months, so if they were attracted to one another, there was no time to dawdle. ”