--- title: "14 Comedy Quotes By Dick Cavett" description: "14 Comedy quotes by Dick Cavett. Plus more from Dick Cavett and more Comedy sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/dick-cavett-3310_great_great-humorists-are-great-insulters-9558_955808.jpg" --- > [Great humorists are great insulters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/great-humorists-are-great-insulters/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/dick-cavett-3310_great_great-humorists-are-great-insulters-9558_955808.jpg) > [Every student of comedy should see Dame Edna at least twice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/every-student-of-comedy-should-see-dame-edna-at-least-twice/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c8/dick-cavett-3310_comedy_every-student-of-comedy-should-see-dame_495999.jpg) > [I get a kick out of people saying I was funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/i-get-a-kick-out-of-people-saying-i-was-funny/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1de/dick-cavett-3310_comedy_i-get-a-kick-out-of-people-saying-i-was_721417.jpg) > [There's so much comedy on television. Does that cause comedy in the streets?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/there-s-so-much-comedy-on-television-does-that-cause-comedy-in-the/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/620/dick-cavett-3310_comedy_there-s-so-much-comedy-on-television-doe_877314.jpg) > [I'm not the guy with the enormous comedy nose or the big feet or the bad posture or the whatever; a physical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/i-m-not-the-guy-with-the-enormous-comedy-nose-or-the-big-feet-or-the/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d1/dick-cavett-3310_bad_i-m-not-the-guy-with-the-enormous-comedy_2713775.jpg) > [I have yet to see one of those Comedy Central shows with multiple standup comics that doesn't include someone the size of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/i-have-yet-to-see-one-of-those-comedy-central-shows-with-multiple/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f7/dick-cavett-3310_comedy_i-have-yet-to-see-one-of-those-comedy-ce_1343813.jpg) > [Obviously those who burn to be professional jesters mean that they want to be successful comedians. And those are always an elite,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/obviously-those-who-burn-to-be-professional-jesters-mean-that-they/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6aa/dick-cavett-3310_always_obviously-those-who-burn-to-be-professio_2988127.jpg) > [Running my show is really like an actor being in repertory but where, in one day in one performance, you do scenes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/running-my-show-is-really-like-an-actor-being-in-repertory-but-where/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c8/dick-cavett-3310_actors_running-my-show-is-really-like-an-actor_998468.jpg) > [The brain process that results in a joke materializing where no joke was before remains a mystery. I'm not aware of any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/the-brain-process-that-results-in-a-joke-materializing-where-no-joke/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd7/dick-cavett-3310_brain_the-brain-process-that-results-in-a-joke_538550.jpg) > [Years have passed since I have set foot in a comedy club. If the comic is doing badly it's painful, and if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/years-have-passed-since-i-have-set-foot-in-a-comedy-club-if-the-comic/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/120/dick-cavett-3310_clubs_years-have-passed-since-i-have-set-foot_1662712.jpg) > [I'm sure I've all but lost friends by maintaining that, despite their love for it, I always saw Stanley Kramer's 'It's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/i-m-sure-i-ve-all-but-lost-friends-by-maintaining-that-despite-their/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73c/dick-cavett-3310_always_i-m-sure-i-ve-all-but-lost-friends-by-ma_3217965.jpg) > [If I were running a campaign, I'd urge taking the mountain of money reportedly squandered on pizza, coffee and bagels and spending…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/if-i-were-running-a-campaign-i-d-urge-taking-the-mountain-of-money/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cb/dick-cavett-3310_bagels_if-i-were-running-a-campaign-i-d-urge-ta_3072793.jpg) > [Comedians are sometimes resentful of their writers. Probably because it's hard for giant egos to admit you need anyone but yourself to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/comedians-are-sometimes-resentful-of-their-writers-probably-because/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcf/dick-cavett-3310_admit_comedians-are-sometimes-resentful-of-the_3142883.jpg) > [Statistically, I'd say comedy writers are perhaps the sanest category of show people. And why not? They make big money, and although…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/statistically-i-d-say-comedy-writers-are-perhaps-the-sanest-category/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0f/dick-cavett-3310_although_statistically-i-d-say-comedy-writers-are_2181326.jpg) ## Other authors on Comedy - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jim-gaffigan-49756.jpg) Jim Gaffigan 93 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/jim-gaffigan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-chris-rock-23583.jpg) Chris Rock 58 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/chris-rock/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bo-burnham-18480.jpg) Bo Burnham 56 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/bo-burnham/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-demetri-martin-28579.jpg) Demetri Martin 54 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/demetri-martin/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bob-newhart-18652.jpg) Bob Newhart 54 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/bob-newhart/) - [Mark Twain 51 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/mark-twain/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-mike-birbiglia-67912.jpg) Mike Birbiglia 50 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/mike-birbiglia/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-kevin-hart-56813.jpg) Kevin Hart 48 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/kevin-hart/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-tracy-morgan-92052.jpg) Tracy Morgan 46 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/tracy-morgan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-steve-martin-87330.jpg) Steve Martin 44 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/steve-martin/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-anthony-jeselnik-14109.jpg) Anthony Jeselnik 44 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/anthony-jeselnik/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-louis-c-k-1150.jpg) Louis C. K 43 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/louis-c-k/) ## More by Dick Cavett > [A conversation does not have to be scintillating in order to be memorable. I once met a president of the United States, and his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/a-conversation-does-not-have-to-be-scintillating-in-order-to-be/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) > [I don't see the future as bright, language-wise. I see it as a glass half empty - and evaporating quickly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/i-don-t-see-the-future-as-bright-language-wise-i-see-it-as-a-glass/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) > [I'm not all that enthralled by show business, and I'm not that much of a highbrow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/i-m-not-all-that-enthralled-by-show-business-and-i-m-not-that-much-of/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) > [I know what it feels like to be a gun lover.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/i-know-what-it-feels-like-to-be-a-gun-lover/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) > [Meryl Streep belongs on anybody's list of greats.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/meryl-streep-belongs-on-anybody-s-list-of-greats/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) > [Radio, which was a much better medium than television will ever be, was easy and pleasant to listen to. Your mind filled automatically with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/radio-which-was-a-much-better-medium-than-television-will-ever-be-was/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) > [I guess the best advice I ever got or anyone could get for doing a talk show, though it has not been easy very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/i-guess-the-best-advice-i-ever-got-or-anyone-could-get-for-doing-a/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) > [William F. Buckley was a man who had a great capacity for fun and for amusing himself by amazing others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/william-f-buckley-was-a-man-who-had-a-great-capacity-for-fun-and-for/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) > [Just think of all the billions of coincidences that don't happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/just-think-of-all-the-billions-of-coincidences-that-don-t-happen/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) > [I eat at this German-Chinese restaurant and the food is delicious. The only problem is that an hour later you're hungry for power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/i-eat-at-this-german-chinese-restaurant-and-the-food-is-delicious-the/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) > [I have a long list of things that make me mad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/i-have-a-long-list-of-things-that-make-me-mad/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) > [“The idea that hunting is one against one is ludicrous. It's one animal versus the hunter, the manufacturer of the rifle, the bullet maker,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/the-idea-that-hunting-is-one-against-one-is-ludicrous-it-s-one-animal/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) > [Chris Matthews can't start any sentence without 'Let me ask you this... ' And I love Chris Matthews! But almost everybody in journalism does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/chris-matthews-can-t-start-any-sentence-without-let-me-ask-you-this/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) > [You would have to be naive to think you can appear on television and not have the material edited in some way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/you-would-have-to-be-naive-to-think-you-can-appear-on-television-and/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) > [I'm not sure why writing for others became harder. Probably a reluctance to give away anything you might conceivably use yourself caused a block.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/i-m-not-sure-why-writing-for-others-became-harder-probably-a/) [Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/dick-cavett/#itemlist", "name": "14 Comedy Quotes By Dick Cavett", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Great humorists are great insulters.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dick Cavett" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/great-humorists-are-great-insulters/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/dick-cavett-3310_great_great-humorists-are-great-insulters-9558_955808.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/dick-cavett-3310_great_great-humorists-are-great-insulters-9558_955808.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/dick-cavett-3310_great_great-humorists-are-great-insulters-9558_955808.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Great humorists are great insulters.” — Dick Cavett", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Every student of comedy should see Dame Edna at least twice.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dick Cavett" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/every-student-of-comedy-should-see-dame-edna-at-least-twice/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c8/dick-cavett-3310_comedy_every-student-of-comedy-should-see-dame_495999.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c8/dick-cavett-3310_comedy_every-student-of-comedy-should-see-dame_495999.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c8/dick-cavett-3310_comedy_every-student-of-comedy-should-see-dame_495999.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Every student of comedy should see Dame Edna at least twice.” — Dick Cavett", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I get a kick out of people saying I was funny.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dick Cavett" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/i-get-a-kick-out-of-people-saying-i-was-funny/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1de/dick-cavett-3310_comedy_i-get-a-kick-out-of-people-saying-i-was_721417.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1de/dick-cavett-3310_comedy_i-get-a-kick-out-of-people-saying-i-was_721417.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1de/dick-cavett-3310_comedy_i-get-a-kick-out-of-people-saying-i-was_721417.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I get a kick out of people saying I was funny.” — Dick Cavett", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's so much comedy on television. 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