About Quote by Sam Kinison

I think there's too many gay jokes in comedy and not enough honest explorations of sexuality.

— Chris Gethard

Saying gay people shouldn't be the punchline is basically saying don't make people the punch line, which I think is ridiculous. The whole point…

— Billy Eichner

People complain that joking about serious subjects is 'making light' of them. Isn't that a good idea? Comedy lets the air out of the…

— Peter Baynham

Homophobia is a tough one. In some places it's actually very OK to be homophobic. Comedy clubs in general are very unsafe spaces for…

— Margaret Cho

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

I think you can make jokes about anything. But you have to accept that there will be people who don't like it. And they…

— Paul F. Tompkins

I won't attempt something that could be potentially offensive; 80 per cent of comedy can happen without hurting anyone's sentiments. Only a few people…

— Kiku Sharda

My personal opinion is that I don't ever do jokes that are about disability or cancer or what are seen as 'edgier' topics. I've…

— Jon Richardson

If it's inappropriate to write about, if there's nothing funny about it, then it's not funny.

— Calvin Trillin

A lot of times, comedy writers will go for the gay joke, and I've been vocal about saying, 'Go for the smart joke.'

— Michael Arden

Sure, the comedians who swear or use scatological humor can get laughs, but they're uncomfortable laughs.

— John Ratzenberger

One of the jobs of comedy is to expose hypocrisy. When you look at countries like Iran or North Korea that don't have freedom…

— Maz Jobrani