Almost Quote by Jack Germond

Humor is very very risky, particularly for a candidate, unless he's been in so long that it just doesn't matter, and he's not running…

— Mark Russell

Whenever you're talking about using humor in politics or in a policy speech or in a serious moment, you're talking about using it as…

— Jon Lovett

There's always a source for humor [in politics]. If it's inappropriate to write about, if there's nothing funny about it, then it's not funny.…

— Calvin Trillin

“ Humor Humor is a great social lubricator—it can make interacting go more smoothly. If you are good at telling jokes, try a few.…

— Jonathan Berent

I think that humor has become a principle means of communication among Americans about politics.

— P. J. O'Rourke

“Know your audience! With the high level of cultural sensitivity these days, it is often better to err on the side of caution. If…

— Susan C. Young

Can a serious party put up an individual perceived previously or continuously as a joke candidate? I say yes.

— Vermin Supreme

Anybody with a good sense of humor is one-up on their competition. We respond to somebody who has the ability to make us laugh.…

— Robert Orben

Humor borne out of cruelty happens to be the easiest and therefore lowest form of comedy: It is cheap stuff and it does not…

— Alex Wagner

A lot of my humor centers on the act of telling jokes and I think this can prevent certain audiences from suspending their feeling…

— Michael Showalter

Let's face it: It's difficult enough to be funny without worrying about what is going to offend whom.

— Alan King

“A sense of humor is a serious business; and it isn't funny, not having one. Watch the humorless closely: the cocked and furtive way…

— Martin Amis