Be grateful Quote by Kurt Vonnegut

Jack Benny was, without a doubt, the bravest comedian I have ever seen work. He wasn't afraid of silence. He would take as long…

— Bob Newhart

The greatest comedian I've ever seen is Jack Benny. He wasn't afraid of the silences.

— Bob Newhart

There are two kinds of jokes - funny jokes and Jack Benny jokes.

— Fred Allen

My idol was Jack Benny and he was the master of subtlety and timing.

— Don Knotts

Billy (Martin) was a great one for jokes. He liked to play a joke more than anyone I ever knew.

— Mickey Mantle

I love Benny Hill. He one of my favourites of aaall time. Like, the way Benny did it, he was just amazing. Just seeing…

— Snoop Dogg

I have often been told that I have many of the same mannerisms as Jack Benny and certainly Bob Cummings.

— Dwayne Hickman

The comedians I liked were Bill Cosby and Steven Wright, like just always as a comedic actor. I always liked Gary Larson, who's really…

— Demetri Martin

In terms of comedians, I loved, growing up, Jonathan Winters, Sid Caesar, Jackie Gleason, Phil Silvers, Carol Burnett, all those people.

— Ed O'Neill

Jack Benny had style from the beginning. He stood straight and walked kind of sideways as if he were being gently shoved by a…

— William Saroyan

Jack Benny was a very warm person and a very appreciative person.

— Thurl Ravenscroft

Richard Pryor - he had stories, he had characters, he had short jokes, and he had bits. He had all those things. Eddie Murphy…

— Charlie Murphy