Quotes About Humor

I once got my stiletto caught in my horse's tail on stage and went flying into the audience. It was a mental gig, so I think the crowd thought it was part of the show.

There's something bizarrely funny about a guy who doesn't realise he's, in essence, a dog chasing his own tail.

You forget that sometimes comedy is just a big night out for people. Almost every show, people come up to me and go, 'This is the first comedy show I've ever seen,' so you want to do well. If you do horribly at somebody's first time seeing live stand-up, well, you've not only tainted yourself, you've tainted a whole art form.

Do Lipton employees take coffee breaks?

You know what I hate? Indian givers... no, I take that back.

My opening acts are always really strong because I need a guy who can take on a big, big crowd. Which is not that easy to do.

Someone once asked me, 'How long does it take to do your hair.' I said, 'I don't know, I'm never there.'

Wendy Malick and Valerie Bertinelli make fun of me, but I take care of my health - I don't abuse it.

When my daughter was 3, she was eating Cheerios and spilled some on the table. So she swiped them onto the floor. I said, 'Darcy, what are you doing?' She said: 'Don't worry, Daddy, the robot will get it.' I didn't know whether to be horrified or proud. It was this idea that homes take care of themselves and robots are part of that.

Life is not to be taken seriously.

If there's anything I hate more than not being taken seriously, it's being taken too seriously.

I have never taken myself that seriously as an actor.

Human affairs are not serious, but they have to be taken seriously.

GIFs work because the punch line is instantaneous. It's entirely different from almost any other form of content on the Internet, which takes time to consume.

Making clever speeches takes a lot of work and a lot of time.

I'm not good at taking pictures. I can't give a good face. I crack up.

I like Jacques Derrida; I think he's funny. I like my philosophy with a few jokes and puns. I know that that offends other philosophers; they think he's not taking things seriously, but he comes up with some marvellous puns. Why shouldn't you have a bit of fun while dealing with the deepest issues of the mind?

That's a small portion of my career, taking a moment to do something stupid.

When you mimic everyone, sometimes authority figures really don't appreciate it which is not an original story. And pretty much every comedian has some tale of that.

The real story of Netflix is complicated: an epic tale full of struggle, disappointment, drama, humor, and achievement.

Kathy Bates is sexy. It's partly because of her talent, but she's got a great face, and a great laugh.

The regular guy still relates to him and Howard is a $500 million guy now who dates a model and drives about in a limo all day. But Howard still knows how to make a plumber laugh and those guys still have him on in the morning, because he is a real talent.

But I think funny and talent will always win out; I mean, of course there are hurdles, but I think if you're funny you will get over all of that.

I insulted people. I had to - they deserved it. They didn't have any talent. They stunk. They were horrible! But it made it for a fun show.