Quotes About Wit

A caricature is putting the face of a joke on the body of a truth.

When good King Arthur reigned, there lived near the Land's End of England, in the county of Cornwall, a farmer who had one only son called Jack. He was brisk and of a ready lively wit, so that nobody or nothing could worst him.

Somebody cracks a joke, a whole row laughs, one witticism sets off another, and, like matches, they flare up and burn down.

A fine quotation is a diamond in the hand of a man of wit and a pebble in the hand of a fool.

A fine quotation is a diamond on the finger of a man of wit, and a pebble in the hand of a fool.

God created man, but I could do better.

Written on her tombstone: "I told you I was sick.

Smooth move, Ex-lax," I heard Art3mis say.

Surely, you must be joking," Aech said. "No, I am not joking. And don't call me Shirley.

I'm sort of a needler, sarcastic and sometimes relentless. It's just the way I roll.

It's such a smart decision for comedy to not try to be relevant or contemporary.

Nobody can swashbuckle a quick-witted riposte like Emma Thompson. She's a writer, a real writer, and she has a relish for the well-chosen word.

I am a comedian. You may or may not find me funny, but the fact remains, that I am a comedian.

Witticism. A sharp and clever remark, usually quoted and seldom noted; what the Philistine is pleased to call a joke.

I'm just preparing my impromptu remarks.

I want to be remembered for my poop jokes. Those are the most important kind.

I'm not going to be the one who screams and yells at people, but the one who makes things hysterical.

Comedy is hard. Any idiot can have an opinion.

We can write idiots quite well.

His ignorance is encyclopedic.

Contrary to my image, I do have a sense of humour.

One of the first comic things you do is imitate.

I think humor is the best thing to impress a girl.

Everything is real but we write the jokes too and improvise them.