Balls Quote by Tracy Morgan

George Carlin is an influence on a generation. He made me want to do comedy.

— Tracy Morgan

George Carlin was great right up to the end of his life. But Richard Pryor was probably the best, most gifted stand-up comedian who…

— Denis Leary

Working with Lucille Ball was just a master class in how to do comedy.

— Tim Matheson

In the best traditions of American comedy, from its beginnings through the crash-bang comedies of the 1990s and 2000s, Leslie Nielsen skewered the otherwise…

— Tom Shales

George Carlin put it best. He said, "My old act was so easy to do because there was so little of me in it."

— Jay Mohr

The first time I heard Richard Pryor, I knew he would be a major force in the world of comedy.

— Bob Newhart

I was thinking about comedy and how comedy in many ways opens us up to ideas and really being influenced by Richard Pryor and…

— Terry Gross

I always loved comedy growing up - Bob Hope, Red Skelton and Danny Kaye.

— Fred Willard

When Richard Pryor did comedy, it was like he was having a conversation.

— Tracy Morgan

To me, those three are the revolutionaries. Richard Pryor was honest, raw. George Carlin was brilliant. He was also deep, fearless. And Sam Kinison…

— Jim Breuer

The jokes were perfect! Then George Carlin started talking about the seven dirty words you can't say on television, then it evolved into social…

— Jay Mohr

Jimmy Stewart and Lucille Ball were so unique.

— Carol Burnett