Comedy Quote by Henny Youngman Download Open image “He had a defect, which to a comic might be fatal. He wasn't funny.” — Henny Youngman ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Comedy Comic Defects Funny Humor Might
Charlie Chaplin's genius was in comedy. He has no sense of humor, particularly about himself. — Lita Grey Chaplin Copy Share Image
He's never portrayed as being funny. He was a very funny, happy, lively person. Fun to be around and exciting. He was my hero. — Jack Hemingway Copy Share Image
When a comic becomes enamored with his own views and foists them off on the public in a polemic way, he loses not only… — Johnny Carson Copy Share Image
Charlie Chaplin said something to the effect that humor is an act of defiance, that we must laugh in the face of our helplessness… — Doug Stanhope Copy Share Image
Any comic is a very good actor. Look at Don Rickles. He is saying the same joke every night for 20 years and making… — Joan Rivers Copy Share Image
I don't consider myself a comic but a performer. A comic tells bad jokes. — Sandra Bernhard Copy Share Image
There's one theory that the funnier a comic is in his act, the more mind-numbingly boring he'll be when he's not holding a microphone. — Nick Kroll Copy Share Image
You know, a comedian's comedian is just that - it's a guy who's original and funny and can make comics laugh. — Jim Norton Copy Share Image
Any comic is a tragic soul. Comedy is one of the things that allows one to survive. Particularly if one has been in the… — Twyla Tharp Copy Share Image
I think a good comedian was probably bullied a little bit. Probably felt doughy and oblong and rhombus-shaped and strange and a little bit… — Pete Holmes Copy Share Image
Sometimes, comics will make the observation that it's not jokes that are funny, it's characters that are funny. And isn't that true! That's why… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
A man goes to a psychiatrist. "Nobody listens to me!" The doctor says, "Next!" — Henny Youngman Copy Share Image
My other brother-in-law died. He was a karate expert, then joined the army. The first time he saluted, he killed himself. — Henny Youngman Copy Share Image
I'll never forget my first words in the theatre. "Peanuts. Popcorn." — Henny Youngman Copy Share Image
A car hit a Jewish man. The paramedic says, "Are you comfortable?" The man says, "I make a good living." — Henny Youngman Copy Share Image
My brother then bought 1000 Japanese cameras. They all go, "Crick". — Henny Youngman Copy Share Image
The most effective way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once... You know what I did before I married? Anything I… — Henny Youngman Copy Share Image
My wife is a light eater. As soon as it's light, she starts to eat. — Henny Youngman Copy Share Image
Just got back from a pleasure trip: I took my mother-in-law to the airport. — Henny Youngman Copy Share Image
'Mad TV' is one of my most favorite shows of all time and is a huge part of my obsession with sketch comedy. — Shane Dawson Copy Share Image
In the future, I would like to do more films with contemporary themes. Perhaps comedy, which is something I have done in theater but… — Luke Evans Copy Share Image
“Men circle like bees around honey, buzzing to communicate their sexual despair.” — Carla H Krueger Copy Share Image
You can't cheat comedy. You know, it either is going to be there on the day you capture or it's not. — Justin Lin Copy Share Image
I think if I have any kind of unique gift, it's more in the comedy area than it is in the dramatic area. — Susan Sullivan Copy Share Image
I always worked on holidays when I had to wait tables and stuff like that, so I'm used to it, but now I just… — Chris Redd Copy Share Image
There's nothing like the energy in a small comedy club room or a small theater when it's going really well. I can see everybody's… — Drew Carey Copy Share Image
God writes a lot of comedy... the trouble is, he's stuck with so many bad actors who don't know how to play funny. — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
