Communication Quote by 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

When a joke works, it works. It can make a point in a really simple way; it can be a great little sound bite…

— Jon Lovett

You can sometimes sneak a political joke in, which is sometimes the most effective place for a political joke - when it's not expected.…

— Jeremy Hardy

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

— P. J. O'Rourke

Humor connects us, especially in politics. It's a way of surprising one another with shared context and experience.

— Jon Lovett

There's plenty of room for humor in politics, God knows, but it's a serious business.

— Al Franken

Candidates should be extremely cautious in displaying a sense of humor. If he or she tells a joke with a point, there is almost…

— 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

The problem with political jokes is they get elected.

— Henry Cate VII

Nowadays, you cannot be a very Effective political figure without Having a demonstrable sense of humor. People take to it.

— Robert Orben

I think a joke is a form of truth-telling. A good joke that's absurd contains elements of our daily darkness and also a possibility…

— Colson Whitehead

Why can't we give the American people a break and separate humor from politics?

— Dan Crenshaw