Foreigners Quote by Jean Webster

Jokes spread around the world and embed themselves in our shared culture; the most resonant of them get lodged in the language in the…

— Jimmy Carr

My humour comes from acknowledging different communities. That's what my fans are responding to - they know that I 'get it.' I understand them.…

— Russell Peters

The stuff that I'm saying, they're not really traditional, structured jokes. It's not like I'm talking about growing up in Chicago or anything remotely…

— Reggie Watts

I discovered that it's not really about the language. It's about how the words are pronounced and the delivery. We have plenty of good…

— Gad Elmaleh

It’s just what they are — they’re jokes…most jokes are about Jewish people, rednecks, black folks…I can’t determine what offends another person.

— Paula Deen

Comedy is such a private thing; it's not always easy to translate something funny from one language to another. It's very personal and cultural…

— Alessandra Mastronardi

I've learned to say Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke in 6 languages.

— Nikhil Saluja

Unless people can express themselves well in ordinary English, they don't know what they are talking about.

— Russell L. Ackoff

People probably perceive me as a bit boring because I am a little slow in the humor department, but it's just hard for me…

— Yolanda Hadid

We've always had people who don't understand our humour.

— Vic Reeves

I keep to a minimum dialect, in-jokes about football (soccer) teams and soap opera characters, so as not to lose North American readers.

— Peter Robinson

Great use they have, when in the hands Of one like me, who understands, Who understands the time and place, The person, manner, and…

— Charles Churchill