Comedy Quotes by Nipsey Russell

11 Comedy quotes by Nipsey Russell

Nipsey Russell’s eleven one‑liners deliver his signature blend of cleverness and warmth. This brief set is a great way to taste the rhythm that made his punchlines memorable.

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Our country's social revolution lends itself to jokes and I use them.

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I use mother-in-law jokes, kid jokes, tax jokes - anything that works.

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I start with the joke line and write backward.

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Comedy is based partly on mean-spiritedness.

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If the social evolution leads to jokes, I use them.

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Real progress will have been made when people don't care or even notice the color of a comedian when they'll just be…

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I've dropped a lot of race humor from my routines, not because I think it is in bad taste, but because I…

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I feel the life expectancy of a comedian is 30 seconds. If you don't hook an audience in half-a-minute, you're dead.

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Humor is based on the way a man looks at life's ironies, and being a member of a minority group can certainly…

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I began working on stage in Atlanta when I was 3, doing a dance act with the Ragamuffins of Rhythm. Later I…

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You see, the patience of an audience is very short, particularly with a non-entity. You're an intruder, and you must make them…

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In all my years in show business - on stage, clubs and TV shows - my audience has been 75 percent white. In Las…

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I talk about things that are front page news.

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I'm all for ERA. I want to see women equal to men - not so damn superior like they've been.

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For artistic fulfillment I prefer to work live. For career advancement, I go to the media.

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If the social evolution leads to jokes, I use them.

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One character mistook me for the model and remarked 'That Man-Tan sure works wonders!' That ain't Man-Tan. I'm tan, man. From my head to…

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If you owe too much on American Express, and your Diner's Club notes are too hard, take a loan on your Visa, and pay…

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Word games are very easy for me.

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I've dropped a lot of race humor from my routines, not because I think it is in bad taste, but because I don't want…

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I'm living the life of liberty, happiness and pursuit.

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Jack Paar was my first TV patron saint.

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