Ethnic Humor Quotes

I am a huge pessimist, and I think that's just the east-coast Jew in me.

Ill give you an idea of how Jewish Mel Brooks is: Thats a nose job.

Like all Jews, I was probably at a Chinese restaurant!

PIGMY, n. One of a tribe of very small men found by ancient travelers in many parts of the world, but by modern in Central Africa only. The Pigmies are so called to distinguish them from the bulkier Caucasians - who are Hogmies.

I always thought the biggest failing of Americans was their lack of irony. They are very serious there! Naturally, there are exceptions... the Jewish, Italian, and Irish humor of the East Coast.

I'm Greek. My body produces feta cheese.

French people are Italian people in a bad mood.

I extract what I consider the best material from different sources. But often the material I perform comes from a very strange location in history, which are minstrel shows.

Yelling Irish, you can sound like an angry Leprechaun.

Most everybody who's Italian is half Italian. Except me. I'm all Italian. I'm mostly Sicilian, and I have a little bit of Neapolitan in me. You get your full dose with me.

There's also a certain rhythm to the way Jews talk that might be funny.

I tend not to use the humor which would only apply to Koreans, or which would only affect the Koreans, as much as I can.

Jews don't drink much because it interferes with their suffering.

The Welsh... I mean, what are they for?

I certainly didn't have New York Jewish humor. But I was in three Mel Brooks films so people thought I was a connoisseur of New York Jewish humor.

I'm very proud of being Jewish. It means I have a good work ethic, and you get Jewish humour and you're allowed to tell Jewish jokes.

An Englishman, Irishman and Scotsman were invited to a Christmas party. The Englishman brought a bag of tinsel, the Scotsman brought a bag of holly and they asked the Irishman: "What have you brought?" He said: "I brought a pair of knickers." They asked: "What has that got to do with Christmas?" He said "They're Carol's."

A Jew never laughs without looking at his wife for approval.

Most of my jokes are racist - usually about the Irish.

I've been told I have an Irish temper, I know I have Scottish thrift, and, like the English, I love a good show.

You take 5 white guys and you take 5 black guys and put em together for a week and what you won't have is 5 blacks guys talking like, 'Golly gee, we really won that big basketball game' but you will have 5 white guys talking like 'Yo slick, whuzzup...we be shootin hoops and mad playin, slammed those mofos

There were many times when I kept silent about being Jewish as I got older, when Jewish jokes were told.

Gentiles are people who eat mayonnaise for no reason.

I'm not a big believer in the sense of Jews having a monopoly on comedy.

I don't do politics, I don't do religion, I don't do ethnic jokes.