Ninety-nine percent is in the delivery. If you have the right voice and the right delivery, you're cocky enough, and you pound down on the punch line, you can say anything and make people laugh maybe three times before they… — Buddy Hackett Copy Share Image
If you have the right voice and the right delivery, you're cocky enough, and you pound down on the punch line, you can say anything and make people laugh maybe three times before they realize you're not telling jokes. — Buddy Hackett Copy Share Image
I have the gift of laughter. I can make people laugh at will. In good times and in bad. And that I don't question.… — Buddy Hackett Copy Share Image
I found out that if you made people laugh, they like you. Most people got to like me because I made them laugh. When… — Buddy Hackett Copy Share Image
At the Sahara, the seats are banked and most of the audience is looking down at the stage. Everybody in the business knows: Up… — Buddy Hackett Copy Share Image
You want to know what makes me tick, I'll tell you what makes me tick. I was a boy growing up in Brooklyn; I… — Buddy Hackett Copy Share Image
Golf is more fun than walking naked in a strange place, but not much. — Buddy Hackett Copy Share Image
Once when I was golfing in Georgia, I hooked the ball into the swamp. I went in after it and found an alligator wearing… — Buddy Hackett Copy Share Image
My wife said to me, "I want to be cremated." I said, "How about Tuesday?" — Buddy Hackett Copy Share Image
Ninety-nine percent is in the delivery. If you have the right voice and the right delivery, you're cocky enough, and you pound down on… — Buddy Hackett Copy Share Image
If you have the right voice and the right delivery, you're cocky enough, and you pound down on the punch line, you can say… — Buddy Hackett Copy Share Image
When I do an hour-and-a-half show, if I don't improvise 20 minutes worth of new material each night, I feel I've let myself down. — Buddy Hackett Copy Share Image
I've had a few arguments with people, but I never carry a grudge. You know why? While you're carrying a grudge, they're out dancing. — Buddy Hackett Copy Share Image
You look up at drama, down at comedy. A singer, looking up is okay. A comic, it's death. — Buddy Hackett Copy Share Image
What makes a comedian has nothing to do with religion. Think of Red Skelton, Jimmy Durante, Jackie Gleason, who were all Catholics. — Buddy Hackett Copy Share Image
