Jackie Mason Quotes

George Carlin is brilliant with words, and Johnny Winters is very creative. It's taking something common and drawing out the humor, being clever with words.

'The Ugly Truth' isn't trying to change the world with strong political opinions; it's just trying to entertain you with thoughts and ideas from my crazy mind!

Comedy is a noble art. And every comedian who does anything is serving a noble purpose.

I think there's a part, just a part of comedians, that is still childlike.

There are a lot of songs that would ostensibly be a good candidate for parody, yet I can't think of a clever enough idea.

You can maybe be artistic and really original and creative, but as long as it's got that funniness at the root of it, then certain people are going to love it just because they need a laugh.

Comedy was something I picked up trying to perfect my art through spoken word. I got on YouTube just to show off my poetry, and then people thought I was funny, so I ran with it.

They don't make you pay for the humor. It's up and down, but they're trying to give you as many laughs as possible in 2 minutes. They are the most honest comedians ever.

If you're a comedian, you are looking for material in daily life.

You just try to be true to your idea of what is funny and what is also interesting.

I just try to keep it fresh without sacrificing funny.

I don't consider myself a comedian, but you work with some comedians, and sometimes these guys are incredible on their feet - it's just amazing - and that's not what I do. But it's always fun, and I don't really care as long as the character is interesting.

Anytime there's originality and comedy combined, it's very potent for people who love comedy.

I think one of the perks of getting to do comedy is the ability to hang out with the funniest people in the world.

A mimicry artiste should be spontaneous and he should be able to crack jokes on the spot.

In comedy you are allowed to be weird - and even applauded for it.

Comedy can be a lot more fun if you try something unique.

I like things that are funny and have a lot else in them besides that - ideas, for example.

Humour is ahead of everything creatively. I think if things aren't humorous, they are just crap.

Anybody can go onstage and be dirty. You have to be funny, that's the key. You can say anything as long as it's funny. You can't take it too seriously up there. And people coming to see you can't take it too seriously.

I walk around and think about things. When I come across a thought that makes me laugh, I write it down. Then, at night, I say the thought to people through a microphone. I don't think about politics or pop culture very much, so those thoughts don't often make it to the microphone.

I find comedy to be one of the highest of the art forms.

Performing comedy, you develop a rhythm of ideas and laughs. I live for it.

I'm in awe of comedians that do things that I can't do, whether it be a one-liner comic like Anthony Jeselnik, whether it be social issues commentary, whether it be - hell, Carrot Top. I can't be Carrot Top. I can't.

I don't feel any pressure to be funny at all. I'm funny because I want to be funny. I could sit here and be serious for an hour and you would go away and make me much funnier than I am.