--- title: "9 Writing Joke Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Writing Joke quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Writing Joke sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74d/david-chase-17906_choices_i-really-like-comedy-there-s-always-a-ch_278743.jpg" --- > [I really like comedy. There's always a choice, when you're writing: you can either go for the joke or you can go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chase/i-really-like-comedy-there-s-always-a-choice-when-you-re-writing-you/) [David Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chase/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74d/david-chase-17906_choices_i-really-like-comedy-there-s-always-a-ch_278743.jpg) > [I'm a joke comic. I tell jokes. I like writing a joke, and I like when a joke works, and I like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-attell/i-m-a-joke-comic-i-tell-jokes-i-like-writing-a-joke-and-i-like-when-a/) [Dave Attell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-attell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e01/dave-attell-6101_comic_i-m-a-joke-comic-i-tell-jokes-i-like-wri_2200548.png) > [There's no real formula for doing it, it's either just living life and writing down a joke you think of in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-dunham/there-s-no-real-formula-for-doing-it-it-s-either-just-living-life-and/) [Jeff Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a9/jeff-dunham-6937_formulas_there-s-no-real-formula-for-doing-it-it_1104414.jpg) > [I've been writing joke songs since I was a kid and it served me well at S.N.L. I can write those in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-rudolph/i-ve-been-writing-joke-songs-since-i-was-a-kid-and-it-served-me-well/) [Maya Rudolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-rudolph/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41f/maya-rudolph-12910_facts_i-ve-been-writing-joke-songs-since-i-was_550516.png) > [ \[Writing a joke\] there is no team of writers. It's just you in an office, staring at yourself in the mirror. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-fallon/writing-a-joke-there-is-no-team-of-writers-it-s-just-you-in-an-office/) [Jimmy Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-fallon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85e/jimmy-fallon-656_joke_writing-a-joke-there-is-no-team-of-write_3042112.jpg) > [I like writing a joke, and I like when a joke works, and I like other comics who tell jokes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-attell/i-like-writing-a-joke-and-i-like-when-a-joke-works-and-i-like-other/) [Dave Attell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-attell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cb/dave-attell-6101_comedy_i-like-writing-a-joke-and-i-like-when-a_2169322.png) > [You know, I liken it to - when you write a joke for somebody else, it's like you - you know, like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-brennan/you-know-i-liken-it-to-when-you-write-a-joke-for-somebody-else-it-s/) [Neal Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-brennan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c8/neal-brennan-4937_distance_you-know-i-liken-it-to-when-you-write-a_965409.jpg) > [The only time I get sick of making people laugh is when I'm in a non-writing-joke mode, and I just can't seem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/the-only-time-i-get-sick-of-making-people-laugh-is-when-i-m-in-a-non/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1c/bill-burr-1900_comedian_the-only-time-i-get-sick-of-making-peopl_2449601.png) > [The difference when I'm writing a story versus writing a joke is that writing a joke is so much more about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/the-difference-when-i-m-writing-a-story-versus-writing-a-joke-is-that/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a0/paul-f-tompkins-3121_audience_the-difference-when-i-m-writing-a-story_921290.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing-joke/#itemlist", "name": "Writing Joke Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I really like comedy. 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To me, the thing that I love about stand-up is the intimacy between performer and audience.To get it even more conversational was something that really appealed to me and that I really enjoyed doing. My early experiments with it, with just telling a story from my life on stage, it was so satisfying to do. And seemingly for the audience as well. It's a different thing, and it's a different feeling and a different vibe.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul F. 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