--- title: "16 Comedy Quotes By Emo Philips" description: "16 Comedy quotes by Emo Philips. Plus more from Emo Philips and more Comedy sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/958/emo-philips-1788_always_always-remember-the-last-words-of-my-gra_2021921.png" --- > [Always remember the last words of my grandfather, who said: 'A truck!'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/always-remember-the-last-words-of-my-grandfather-who-said-a-truck/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/958/emo-philips-1788_always_always-remember-the-last-words-of-my-gra_2021921.png) > [I find you can often find humor just by turning something upside-down. Like a... small child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/i-find-you-can-often-find-humor-just-by-turning-something-upside-down/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5e/emo-philips-1788_children_i-find-you-can-often-find-humor-just-by_883472.png) > [People come up to me... concerned... that I'll reproduce.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/people-come-up-to-me-concerned-that-i-ll-reproduce/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fab/emo-philips-1788_come_people-come-up-to-me-concerned-that-i-ll_1242689.png) > [I caught my wife in bed with another man and I was crushed. So I said, "Get off of me, you two!"](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/i-caught-my-wife-in-bed-with-another-man-and-i-was-crushed-so-i-said/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b44/emo-philips-1788_another-man_i-caught-my-wife-in-bed-with-another-man_547060.png) > [If you can make just one person laugh, then you are already doing better than Tony Danza.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/if-you-can-make-just-one-person-laugh-then-you-are-already-doing/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2a/emo-philips-1788_comedy_if-you-can-make-just-one-person-laugh-th_1486072.png) > [Thinking up jokes is easy. The hard part is trying them out on stage, because you never know if they're funny until…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/thinking-up-jokes-is-easy-the-hard-part-is-trying-them-out-on-stage/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b5/emo-philips-1788_comedian_thinking-up-jokes-is-easy-the-hard-part_324464.png) > [I got in a fight one time with a really big guy, and he said, "I'm going to mop the floor with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/i-got-in-a-fight-one-time-with-a-really-big-guy-and-he-said-i-m-going/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/015/emo-philips-1788_able_i-got-in-a-fight-one-time-with-a-really_166151.png) > [Race is still somewhat of a taboo in comedy. But if you're a minority, then you can make fun of your own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/race-is-still-somewhat-of-a-taboo-in-comedy-but-if-you-re-a-minority/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/535/emo-philips-1788_comedy_race-is-still-somewhat-of-a-taboo-in-com_233093.png) > [Some comedians change their style, often to their advantage; but I see no reason why I can't continue with the "urbane sophisticate"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/some-comedians-change-their-style-often-to-their-advantage-but-i-see/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/461/emo-philips-1788_advantage_some-comedians-change-their-style-often_1708304.png) > [Coming up with a funny joke is like falling in love: It can hit you any time, anywhere. Having said that, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/coming-up-with-a-funny-joke-is-like-falling-in-love-it-can-hit-you/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/482/emo-philips-1788_comedy_coming-up-with-a-funny-joke-is-like-fall_2232627.png) > [It's amazing where a joke might come from. I find a lot of humour just by metaphorically turning things upside down or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/it-s-amazing-where-a-joke-might-come-from-i-find-a-lot-of-humour-just/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2f/emo-philips-1788_cat_it-s-amazing-where-a-joke-might-come-fro_596309.png) > [There's a joke in everything, the trick is finding it. The best compliment a joke can get is what Huxley said about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/there-s-a-joke-in-everything-the-trick-is-finding-it-the-best/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51e/emo-philips-1788_biology_there-s-a-joke-in-everything-the-trick-i_1818064.png) > [My jokes are in my head and I have a duplicate copy of my jokes in a lot of British comics' heads,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/my-jokes-are-in-my-head-and-i-have-a-duplicate-copy-of-my-jokes-in-a/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62e/emo-philips-1788_british_my-jokes-are-in-my-head-and-i-have-a-dup_3193894.png) > [I started doing stand-up at the age of 20. This was back in 1976, around the time (coincidence?) that the first comedy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/i-started-doing-stand-up-at-the-age-of-20-this-was-back-in-1976/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cb/emo-philips-1788_age_i-started-doing-stand-up-at-the-age-of-2_1001250.jpg) > [In college I was one of six males who auditioned for five male roles in a comedy play. I was the one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/in-college-i-was-one-of-six-males-who-auditioned-for-five-male-roles/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c24/emo-philips-1788_black_in-college-i-was-one-of-six-males-who-au_1770210.png) > [Writing jokes for others is like having babies for someone else. It's sad. Like the woman who gives up her baby but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/writing-jokes-for-others-is-like-having-babies-for-someone-else-it-s/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9f/emo-philips-1788_baby_writing-jokes-for-others-is-like-having_3137888.png) ## 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 Emo Philips > [Once I was in a restaurant and I dropped my fork on the floor, and they gave me a new fork. So I pushed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/once-i-was-in-a-restaurant-and-i-dropped-my-fork-on-the-floor-and/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) > [I give money to Unicef because I like the 'bang for your buck' aspect. Here's $10, go and save 1,000 kids from blindness!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/i-give-money-to-unicef-because-i-like-the-bang-for-your-buck-aspect/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) > [Libertarians believe consenting adults have the right to do whatever they choose, except band together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/libertarians-believe-consenting-adults-have-the-right-to-do-whatever/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) > [I love England. In fact, they're getting to know me so well at Heathrow Immigration that this time I was able to completely bypass…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/i-love-england-in-fact-they-re-getting-to-know-me-so-well-at-heathrow/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) > [He taught me never to smile, which helps me when I visit disaster sites.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/he-taught-me-never-to-smile-which-helps-me-when-i-visit-disaster-sites/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) > [The way I understand it, the Russians are sort of a combination of evil and incompetence... sort of like the Post Office with tanks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/the-way-i-understand-it-the-russians-are-sort-of-a-combination-of/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) > [I got in a fight one time with a really big guy, and he said, "I'm going to mop the floor with your face."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/i-got-in-a-fight-one-time-with-a-really-big-guy-and-he-said-i-m-going/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) > [I don't know if I was put on this Earth for a purpose or not. But I'm fairly confident that I'll be taken off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/i-don-t-know-if-i-was-put-on-this-earth-for-a-purpose-or-not-but-i-m/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) > [I got a letter from the IRS. Apparently I owe them $800. So I sent them a letter back. I said, If you'll remember,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/i-got-a-letter-from-the-irs-apparently-i-owe-them-800-so-i-sent-them/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) > [If you're worth over $50m you should have to dress like that guy on the Monopoly box. The super-rich shouldn't get all the benefits…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/if-you-re-worth-over-50m-you-should-have-to-dress-like-that-guy-on/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) > [Race is still somewhat of a taboo in comedy. But if you're a minority, then you can make fun of your own minority. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/race-is-still-somewhat-of-a-taboo-in-comedy-but-if-you-re-a-minority/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) > [I like to play chess with bald men in the park although it's hard to find 32 of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/i-like-to-play-chess-with-bald-men-in-the-park-although-it-s-hard-to/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) > [If computers get too powerful, we can organize them into a committee - that will do them in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/if-computers-get-too-powerful-we-can-organize-them-into-a-committee/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) > [You don't appreciate a lot of stuff in school until you get older. Little things like being spanked every day by a middle-aged woman:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/you-don-t-appreciate-a-lot-of-stuff-in-school-until-you-get-older/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) > [Thinking up jokes is easy. The hard part is trying them out on stage, because you never know if they're funny until you get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/thinking-up-jokes-is-easy-the-hard-part-is-trying-them-out-on-stage/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/emo-philips/#itemlist", "name": "16 Comedy Quotes By Emo Philips", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Always remember the last words of my grandfather, who said: 'A truck!'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Emo Philips" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/always-remember-the-last-words-of-my-grandfather-who-said-a-truck/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/958/emo-philips-1788_always_always-remember-the-last-words-of-my-gra_2021921.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/958/emo-philips-1788_always_always-remember-the-last-words-of-my-gra_2021921.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/958/emo-philips-1788_always_always-remember-the-last-words-of-my-gra_2021921.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Always remember the last words of my grandfather, who said: 'A truck!'” — Emo Philips", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I find you can often find humor just by turning something upside-down. 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