Quotes About Humor

I was bullied as a child and used humor to rise above it.

I've a big bum and chunky calves. My husband says I've got elephantiasis of the legs.

I do a bit of work on my bum, but, like, I don't have a Dylan Bruce bum.

I like writing about the issues we all bump up against as we get older, but I try to present them in a fun way.

There's a bunch of different flavours of funny. It's all about the execution of it.

When I was 15 I did birdcalls on the David Letterman show, but I have since burned all video evidence of this.

You know what burns me? Matches.

That's life's big joke: we all end up looking like Mr. Burns.

People think I can burst into song any time of the day, it's crazy.

Every blessed one of you feels better for that burst of laughter.

We're never going to please everyone, but all the great Jewish comics have succeeded through irreverence and self deprecation.

The duty of a toastmaster is to be so dull that the succeeding speakers will appear brilliant by contrast.

With stand-up, it's more interesting to hear about people's failures than their successes.

Humor has been a major component in our past successes; a good joke and a good product combined can get a lot of people talking.

Guys are attracted based on looks 95% of the time. Girls are almost the opposite. Looks are a smaller factor. They're more attracted to a confident guy, or a successful guy, or someone who makes them laugh, or makes them feel comfortable.

I know all about cheating. I've had six very successful marriages.

I think one reason for a successful marriage is laughter. I think laughter gets you through the rough moments in a marriage.

The jests of the rich are ever successful.

Ricky Gervais would have you believe otherwise, but Sacha Baron Cohen is the most successful British comedian in the world.

I can't imagine a successful comedy movie without a successful comedy performance at the heart of it.

The most successful people in comedy do seem to be the most funny.

In general, I think comedy is more difficult to write, to direct, and to act successfully.

I have never successfully made an omelette.

I live for comedy. I've been doing it for such a long time. Comedy is hard in itself.