Language Quote by Richard Herring

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

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

Comedy, surprisingly for a form that intends to bring joy and joviality, is always upsetting people. Jokes rely on broad strokes, stereotypes, caricatures, exaggerations…

— Sara Pascoe

A good joke provides tension, and then, release of that tension. You build the tension by saying things that are controversial. The release is…

— Greg Giraldo

A joke is a joke, and people put too much meaning behind it. They react to it in the wrong way. I mean, you…

— Dave Attell

Sometimes an actor will stumble on the joke, and I'm right on them. Back it up before the audience hears the bad version of…

— James Burrows

Jokes are great capsules of information. I think they should never be censored. They often are offensive - and we're offended by different things…

— Lynne Tillman

There Should Be A Certain Limit On the Kinds Of Jokes We Pop To Those Who Are Around Us. Some Jokes Are Lame,They Hurt,Kill…

— Sabelo Lan Mashabela

As an actor, you can really play the intensity and gravity and seriousness of the moment, and just rely on the circumstances being funny.…

— Ed Helms

Jokes spread around the world and embed themselves in our shared culture; the most resonant of them get lodged in the language in the…

— Jimmy Carr

I use a lot of humor, and I follow the saying that if you want to tell people the truth, you better make them…

— Sayed Kashua

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