Alan King Quotes

Well, I'm not afraid to say something if I think it's funny, even if it's harsh or racist.

What's politically correct a lot of times is not funny.

If you make comedy, if you try and make comedy where no one gets upset or offended, you're going to fail.

I'm pretty equal opportunity when it comes to issues to joke about.

Do you want me to apologize after every joke? If it doesn't offend somebody it's probably not a joke. It's probably an observation that's not funny. It's gotta offend somebody somewhere.

Things are more complex today, and I think humor has changed a a great deal. People are more sensitive today.

When was the last time you were super offended? I might be like, 'That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard!' Or, 'It's not my thing,' or, 'It was a stupid joke.' But there's such a sensitivity now. Political correctness has become really insidious.

I need my comedy to offend. That's my personal views.

Humour or comedy should not offend anyone.

I don't look at comedy as a sliding scale of offensiveness.

Let's just let funny people be funny.

I'm a take-no-prisoners type of comic, and I'm lucky because my fans get me and never have a problem with the politically incorrect themes of my act. But I am continually amazed by how a certain section of our society seems to be so freakin' sensitive about jokes.

I mean, no, I don't think anything is too far; you can make fun of anything.

I like to make jokes; I consider myself a funny person. I just think making jokes about people who are in a situation beyond their control is not funny to them or their families.

If you are truly offended by an 80-year-old man saying you're not funny, then you're probably not funny.

We don't apologize for a joke. We are comics. We are here to make you laugh. If you don't get it, then don't watch us.

As long as it's funny, there's no such thing as too far.

The wider your readership, the greater the chances of offending your readers.

If I don't offend somebody, then I'm probably not funny.

In the 1990s, it's OK to do comedy about the Chernobyl disaster or the Space Shuttle blowing up. It's acceptable to ridicule the Pope or the President of the United States, but God forbid you do a joke... about gays. The gay community is the last sacred cow in this society.

I like to think of myself as an equal opportunity offender.

We want to get people laughing; we don't want to offend anybody.

We never really tried to shock for shock's sake on 'Family Guy'. If something was horribly offensive and shocking, we would put it in if it was also hysterically funny.

Humor comes in all forms, and everyone has their cup of tea about what makes them laugh. But the day we censor humor is a sad one for sure.

I think humor is such a personal thing, and you put a microphone in somebody's face, they're going to say something that offends somebody.