Quotes About Humor

Bill Cosby, you know, he's a delightful guy.

One thing that's really delightful is my books tend to attract people who are funny, so I get the benefit of people writing me with things that crack me up.

I just try to deliver the laughs every time I get the opportunity.

Comedy is an art which is extremely difficult to deliver.

There's something about us as stand-ups that when we're on our feet, we feel more in control of the situation and in control of our bodies and our delivery.

You have to be delusional to be a comedian.

I'm probably not very good at rom-com, being funny on demand; I'll leave that to the comedians.

'Veep' is a great satire of democracy.

Growing up doing those Kiwanis Clubs, doing those Cub Scout banquets, doing those church shows, I learned to find that sensibility that most people could laugh at - that all ages and demographics could laugh at.

Trying to demonstrate good leadership was not our raison d'etre. We're still just trying to make a comedy.

It seems to be a common denominator with a lot of comics, this low self-esteem thing.

I was a left-handed dentist who made people cry.

A lot of guys around the league might say I need a dentist.

Laughter does not deny pain. Laughter - like a wail - acknowledges and replies to pain.

You can't deny the truth. And that's what makes smart comedy so good.

I've met them down in the Cost and Accounting Department, clean-shaven and in white collars. They can't see a damn thing ridiculous about themselves... only about you.

In my career spanning over two decades, I've never felt that comedy is a department everybody can excel in because it's an art and only a few are blessed with the talent to entertain.

I'm 6-foot-4. If my life depended on it, I could still dunk a basketball. Then I would need assistance from a first responder to get down from the rim.

Look at Sam Beckett. Most depressed man who ever lived, but he sure was funny.

You never come home depressed from a cartoon job.

Stand-up wasn't a calling. It was more like, 'What can I do that isn't going to make me really depressed?'

I've battled with that type of stuff, but what I've found is that by doing stand-up, I've actually learned about depression and how to combat it. I don't have clinical, but I've definitely had my bouts with it.

Realize that doing comedy is only going to make your depression worse.

I certainly don't think comedians are more depressive than any other walk of life. I have had clinical depression, as it happens. The stress of performing didn't help, but it wasn't about being a comedian in itself.