Artistic Quote by Grant Hart

I'm a comedian. I want you to laugh. That's my main goal. I punch things up to get things tighter, quicker and get you…

— Bert Kreischer

Artistically, I find jokes really satisfying aesthetically, because there's something great about getting an idea down to a sentence or two.

— Demetri Martin

I never really feel like just standing there and telling jokes. I want to move around. In fact, it's hard for me to write…

— Chris D'Elia

Most practical jokes, I'll feel too bad for the other person so I'll stop just before the punchline.

— Larry David

I can't get through a joke without making a mistake, or giving away the punchline.

— Rebecca Front

I want to tell my jokes. I want to have time with my children. I want to entertain people. And at one point, I'll…

— Dave Chappelle

I'm not too keen on jokes that are one-liners. I want the situation to be funny.

— Philippe Falardeau

Sometimes I use my jokes as building blocks for larger bits. I like to draw and play music, so sometimes I do those things…

— Demetri Martin

“Once you even acknowledge that there is a line, that there are things you shouldn’t be allowed to joke about, that there are words…

— Al Franken

I'm very self-deprecating, so I'm not afraid to make jokes at my own expense, and I've just found that makes people a little more…

— Franchesca Ramsey

I'm not good at telling a joke, but I can say a line in a certain way that makes people uncomfortable because they don't…

— Walton Goggins

Never go for the punch line. There might be something funnier on the way

— Jerry Stiller