Cry Quote by Joel Grey

In his 70s, when I was in my 40s, my father still read me the stories he wrote about his childhood. His intonation, his…

— Michael Rosen

I was raised with 'Laurel and Hardy' and 'I Love Lucy' and Jerry Lewis, and I just loved it. And I had a friend…

— Steve Martin

George Burns was a Vaudeville performer I particularly loved.

— Tom Waits

Not any specific one, but I was a huge fan of Frank Jacobs, I guess he wrote the plurality of the song parodies for…

— Al Yankovic

Growing up, I was always enthralled by Ronnie Barker. He made my dad howl with laughter, which always intrigued me, and he had the…

— Dominic Holland

Singing in Yiddish was a great thrill for me and came about through Joe Papp, the founder of The Public Theater.

— Mandy Patinkin

I was always a fan of the old-style comics. I loved vaudeville. I loved Milton Berle, Dick Shawn, Phyllis Diller, Don Rickles, Charlie Callas,…

— Larry the Cable Guy

I was brought up with beautiful music - Nat King Cole and Glen Miller from my dad, and my mum loved Judy Garland and…

— Imelda May

My dad was this sort of avant-garde guy who did all kinds of weird things. He was a true original and anybody who met…

— Paul Thomas Anderson

My dad loved comedians, especially George Jessel, and he loved Henny Youngman and Buddy Hackett.

— Al Franken

My dad's sense of humor was direct and sometimes surreal - his quick wit is well known amongst our family and friends. He raised…

— Tony Visconti

I grew up and I was weaned on the Marx Brothers. They were sort of my all-time favorite. My parents showed me their movies…

— Joshua Malina