- Nov 07, 2020
Joke Quotes
What comedians say about making people laugh.
Several quotes here come from people who make a living off timing, including one who admits to softening blunt criticism by wrapping it in humor first, describing it like a cut followed by a few stitches. Another describes the frustrating double standard where the exact same line lands only when a man delivers it.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I still think people do have racial hang-ups, but I think one of the reasons I can joke about it is people are shedding those racial hatreds.
- Nov 07, 2020
After a while, a joke, if you say it too much, just becomes contrived, or fake-sounding.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
For years and years, I was beset with snide remarks by certain members of the press, where they would turn John Oates into a joke, or they would trivialize what I do, which never really bothered me all that much.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes when I'm performing, whenever my puppet cracks a joke, it actually makes me laugh.
- Made
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- Nov 07, 2020
There aren't plus-sized teens represented in film who aren't made the butt of a joke.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most surprising thing - and the thing I really didn't think I would have an opportunity to do when I was younger - was I didn't realize the kind of roles I would be able to play. I thought it would be, like, two lines here, the joke.
- Process
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to joke I was a point-and-click actor. My whole process has been about trusting your instincts and hitting your mark.
- Impossible
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- Nov 07, 2020
Describing comic sensibility is near impossible. It's sort of an abstract silliness, that sometimes the joke isn't the star.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever we're on the red carpet, we look like competition winners. It's a joke.
- Fool
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think one of the funniest things about '30 Rock' is that Liz Lemon is sort of like Buster Keaton - she's always the fool, the joke is always on her.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
That whole 'Bo' Selecta!' thing was damaging. I played along with it; I said it was cool, I can take a joke, roll with it, so I went on the show. But it was killing me.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
The joke I always make is I'm either running for reelection, running for Senate, running for governor, or running for my life. The latter is also a viable possibility.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a joke - the fact that Madonna is in before Rush and Kiss. Those two bands have influenced so many groups and people other than in metal.
- Lady
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's easy to say, 'This is just a joke.' You know, the bearded lady? And I feel the need to smash it with every performance just because I want to be clear this is not a joke.
- Nov 07, 2020