Being funny Quote by Matt Groening

The humor is essentially dark for a cartoon and sophisticated. But at the same time, being a cartoon gives the writers more freedom than…

— Dan Castellaneta

I'll tell you what 'The Simpsons' is really good at. They'll describe something, you don't see it, and it's funnier when you describe it.

— Josh Widdicombe

You think that sense of humor goes as far as our ideology. I think that ultimately, we have we have very interesting reactions on…

— Jon Stewart

Personally I don't spend much time thinking about being funny. For me it's always been just a way to get by, a way to…

— Wendy Wasserstein

Its consistency of what comedy can do and what comedy can be.Growing up with that show [The Simpsons] shaped my worldview.

— Eric Andre

I think funny is just the foundation. I don't really think, to some extent, funny is the absolute most important thing. It should also…

— Robert Mankoff

Every joke is either taken by ads or The Simpsons. It's all about being able to get your ideas out into the universe.

— Rich Fulcher

I don't try to be funny. It's just that I feel the world is a little bit absurd and off-kilter and I'm sort of…

— John Baldessari

Everybody's gone through things, and I think the point of comedy is to talk about those things in a humorous way so people can…

— Janelle James

With the show itself, we try to think of new and different ways to make each other laugh, while enjoying what we're doing.

— Joe Gatto

Our solution on 'The Simpsons' is to do jokes that people who have an education, or some frame of reference, can get. And for…

— Matt Groening

In my world, everything has the potential to be funny. Joyful things, painful things... It's all about how you view it and if you're…

— Jinkx Monsoon