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I don't really write jokes. I wait for stuff to happen in life, and then I tell it on stage.

— Kathleen Madigan

I've never written jokes. I mean, I'll write things on a piece of paper and riff on them onstage.

— David Cross

In a weird way, it's not different from any other kind of joke-telling. You make those calculations about jokes about celebrities: is this a…

— Michael Schur

There are practical things which contribute to a joke's funniness. People will find a joke funnier if they are sitting closer together, if it's…

— Ben Miller

Being able to write jokes is great, but you still have to get used to performing them and being on stage - and enjoying…

— Neal Brennan

I try to write three jokes every day. I don't sit down and write them, it's just things that pop into my head. Then…

— Zach Galifianakis

I don't write jokes first. I write down topics. I think of what I want to talk about, and then I write the jokes…

— Chris Rock

I never wrote a joke in my life. I just get on stage and let it flow.

— Eddie Griffin

Writing humor for me is more like a watchful-ness. You have to watch. When you say something funny, or someone else does, it's more…

— Ian Frazier

In general, I think there are some things that require time before you can talk about them. Some stuff that happened over the summer,…

— Negin Farsad

It always seems to someone outside the business that it is very difficult to write for a comedy show because it must be done…

— Robert Orben

I know what I want to talk about, but I don't really know what's funny about a joke until I perform it in front…

— James Acaster