To see a man slip on a banana skin is to see a rationally structured system suddenly translated into a whirling machine.

Marshall McLuhan

Tags: comedy machine system slap-stick

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Anytime there's a bad female stand-up somewhere, some dickhead Interblogger will deduce that “women aren't funny.” Using that same math, I can state: Male comedy writers piss in cups.

Tina Fey

Tags: humor feminism comedy

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...Whenever someone says to me, 'Jerry Lewis says women aren't funny,' or 'Christopher Hitchens says women aren't funny,' or 'Rick Fenderman says women aren't funny... Do you have anything to say to that?'

Yes. We don't fucking care if you like it.

I don't say it out loud, of course, because Jerry Lewis is a great philanthropist, Hitchens is very sick, and the third guy I made up.

Tina Fey

Tags: humor women feminism comedy

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-"He loved her...It was noble of him. It was beautiful."

-"It was stupid.

Lloyd Alexander

Tags: humor satire funny comedy witty humorous ironic comebacks sharp comical

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It’s true—there are only, like, two songs about rainbows, including that one. He should be asking why there are so few songs about rainbows.

Cheryl Cory

Tags: humor music funny comedy song-lyrics songs rainbows muppets kermit

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You know," Kavita begins, "I think I can pick out my own furniture. I am an artist after all. I do have some taste."
"No you don't." Nick plainly states. "No man has taste. Besides, I didn't pick it out, she did. Wives are good for things like that.

Carroll Bryant

Tags: love romance fiction comedy romantic-comedy fiction-novel lovers-fictional

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Slap-stick comedy is really funny, unless you're the one getting slapped with the stick.

Carroll Bryant

Tags: humor funny comedy humorous funny-but-true funny-quotes

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Luck is the bastard child of Fate and Destiny.

Carroll Bryant

Tags: humor entertainment comedy humorous

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What's your name, son?' Sam said. The man looked to be about Sam's age, but Sam always thought calling people 'son' immediately gave the air of imperial authority and opened the door for spanking if need be.

Tod Goldberg

Tags: funny comedy spy burn-notice

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Music and comedy are so linked. The rhythm of comedy is con­nected to the rhythm of music. They’re both about creating tension and knowing when to let it go. I’m always surprised when somebody funny is not musical.

Conan O'Brien

Tags: humor music comedy

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