Approach Quote by Robert Mankoff

I think it's vital to be honest with yourself. You do have to satisfy yourself first. If you're drawing something, you have to ask…

— Gary Larson

Humor is basically a cognitive process. And it's a creative process not only on the part of the cartoonist but on the part of…

— Robert Mankoff

There are comics who choose to be controversial, and people have to make a judgment call. You either watch it or you don't. It's…

— Lenny Henry

There is no decision to be more or less comic. I don't feel more or less humorous in my day-to-day. These things are accidental.

— Alexis Taylor

I do kind of aspire to do comedy that appeals to a wide range of audiences and doesn't divide people. I never want to…

— Jim Gaffigan

I regard the writing of humor as a supreme artistic challenge.

— Herman Wouk

I have a rule - 'funny is funny!' When I write comedy, it's not my aim to upset people. I will be offensive, edgy…

— Vir Das

I'm a professional comic. Whether you think I'm funny or not, that's, again, subjective.

— David Cross

Funny comes in different levels. Like not looking seasoned, or not looking prepared, the way that an actual comic should look, becomes funny.

— Deon Cole

I consider myself to be first and foremost a comic writer. The way I entertain myself - especially in those long and grim hours…

— Nick Cave

I consider myself always a humorist. And I think anybody who tells jokes or makes people laugh is humor.

— Dick Gregory

I'm a natural clown, I suppose, in writing, and one has to accept that; I can't do anything about it. I have written one…

— Anthony Burgess