Chance Quote by Lydia Lunch

I have an aversion to comedy where everybody speaks in punchlines.

— Bobcat Goldthwait

I don't like jokes in speeches. I do like wit and humor. A joke is to humor what pornography is to erotic language in…

— Anonymous

My monologues aren't always funny. They're generally thoughtful. Sometimes at different levels of aggravation. And sometimes no aggravation. But the pressure on me is…

— Marc Maron

If you have the right voice and the right delivery, you're cocky enough, and you pound down on the punch line, you can say…

— Buddy Hackett

I like the honesty of standup comedy. People don't fake laugh. If they're truly laughing at you, you know they like you.

— Brian Regan

Here's what I'm afraid of. I know a lot of comedians, friends of mine, who just got into the 'Doesn't matter what I say.…

— Patton Oswalt

If you do something that is not gags and punchlines and is character-based, where there are no jokes as such, then it all has…

— Darren Boyd

I used comedy to deflect a lot of situations; if you make someone laugh, they don't want to punch you in the face.

— Mel Rodriguez

When people laugh at me, they are not laughing in the way that they normally would at a comedian. They are laughing with relief,…

— Barry Humphries

I realized that comedians of the day were operating on jokes and punch lines. The moment you say the punch line, the audience either…

— Steve Martin

I'm honored that other comedians like what I do. That means the world to me. But at the same time when I'm on stage…

— Brian Regan

Whatever makes you laugh is fine, and all we can do as comedy professionals is try to steer you towards something that we think…

— Paul Feig