Famous quotes by Comedians

Small: Elizabeth Taylor has more chins than the Chinese telephone directory
Joan Rivers
"Elizabeth Taylor has more chins than the Chinese telephone directory"
Joan Rivers, Comedian
Small: Not so much in Canada, but certainly in the US, as Im sure you know, money is all, and if they can get another
"Not so much in Canada, but certainly in the US, as I'm sure you know, money is all, and if they can get another 26 programs of the same thing even though it advances the culture or those actor's careers not at all it doesn't matter"
Rowan Atkinson, Comedian
Small: Monty Python crowd half of them came from Cambridge, and half of them came from Oxford. But, there seems to be
"Monty Python crowd; half of them came from Cambridge, and half of them came from Oxford. But, there seems to be this jewel, this sort of two headed tradition of doing comedy, of doing sketches, and that kind of thing"
Rowan Atkinson, Comedian
Small: Marketing is what gets you noticed, and that side of it something - this side of it, if you like, doing interv
"Marketing is what gets you noticed, and that side of it something - this side of it, if you like, doing interviews - is the side of it that I least enjoy, and yet is 50% of the project"
Rowan Atkinson, Comedian
Small: In TV, and in particular in commercials, you dont really need to explain very much at all - you just say hes a
"In TV, and in particular in commercials, you don't really need to explain very much at all - you just say he's a spy and he's a little bit theatrical and overblown and smug and he's not very good at his job"
Rowan Atkinson, Comedian
Small: Get that right, then- if you get the quality right, then the marketability or whatever your ability to sell vi
"Get that right, then- if you get the quality right, then the marketability or whatever; your ability to sell videos or your ability to earn money or whatever, will follow naturally. But try to be creatively lead rather than market lead. And that's important to me"
Rowan Atkinson, Comedian
Small: And, we put a lot more value, or at least I personally put a lot more value, on the creative values and creati
"And, we put a lot more value, or at least I personally put a lot more value, on the creative values and creative challenges of something than the commercial necessities"
Rowan Atkinson, Comedian
Small: Any kid will run any errand for you, if you ask at bedtime
"Any kid will run any errand for you, if you ask at bedtime"
Red Skelton, Comedian
Small: All men make mistakes, but married men find out about them sooner
"All men make mistakes, but married men find out about them sooner"
Red Skelton, Comedian
Small: No matter what your heartache may be, laughing helps you forget it for a few seconds
"No matter what your heartache may be, laughing helps you forget it for a few seconds"
Red Skelton, Comedian
Small: The word aerobics came about when the gym instructors got together and said: If were going to charge 10 an hou
Rita Rudner
"The word 'aerobics' came about when the gym instructors got together and said: If we're going to charge $10 an hour, we can't call it Jumping up and down"
Rita Rudner, Comedian
Small: We have the Bill of Rights. What we need is a Bill of Responsibilities
"We have the Bill of Rights. What we need is a Bill of Responsibilities"
Bill Maher, Comedian
Small: Iraq now says that it will, after all, destroy its missiles. President Bush said, Please, I used to pull the s
"Iraq now says that it will, after all, destroy its missiles. President Bush said, 'Please, I used to pull the same trick. There'd be an intervention, I'd make a big show of pouring out the liquor and then there was a case under the floorboards.'"
Bill Maher, Comedian
Small: I think capital punishment works great. Every killer you kill never kills again
"I think capital punishment works great. Every killer you kill never kills again"
Bill Maher, Comedian
Small: Women cannot complain about men anymore until they start getting better taste in them
"Women cannot complain about men anymore until they start getting better taste in them"
Bill Maher, Comedian
Small: I shook hands with a friendly Arab. I still have my right arm to prove it
"I shook hands with a friendly Arab. I still have my right arm to prove it"
Spike Milligan, Comedian
Small: Are you going to come quietly, or do I have to use earplugs?
"Are you going to come quietly, or do I have to use earplugs?"
Spike Milligan, Comedian
Small: I put heavy emphasis on the characters
Keenen Ivory Wayans
"I put heavy emphasis on the characters"
Keenen Ivory Wayans, Comedian
Small: England is better only because I stand out there as unusual
Emo Philips
"England is better only because I stand out there as 'unusual'"
Emo Philips, Comedian
Small: This stammer got me a home in Beverly Hills, and Im not about to screw with it now
"This stammer got me a home in Beverly Hills, and I'm not about to screw with it now"
Bob Newhart, Comedian
Small: I dont like country music, but I dont mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country musi
"I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down'"
Bob Newhart, Comedian
Small: Funny is funny is funny
"Funny is funny is funny"
Bob Newhart, Comedian
Small: The pressures having grown up in this business can be really rough. And it is a testament to you that you have
Keenen Ivory Wayans
"The pressures having grown up in this business can be really rough. And it is a testament to you that you have remained focused and NOT lost your mind"
Keenen Ivory Wayans, Comedian
Small: I think a lot comes from having the experience of doing stand-up comedy. It allows you to figure out the psych
Keenen Ivory Wayans
"I think a lot comes from having the experience of doing stand-up comedy. It allows you to figure out the psychology of an audience; what things are funny and not"
Keenen Ivory Wayans, Comedian
Small: Whatever happened to the good ole days, when children worked in factories?
Emo Philips
"Whatever happened to the good ole days, when children worked in factories?"
Emo Philips, Comedian
Small: You dont appreciate a lot of stuff in school until you get older. Little things like being spanked every day b
Emo Philips
"You don't appreciate a lot of stuff in school until you get older. Little things like being spanked every day by a middle-aged woman: Stuff you pay good money for in later life"
Emo Philips, Comedian
Small: If you dont mind, it doesnt matter
Jack Benny
"If you don't mind, it doesn't matter"
Jack Benny, Comedian
Small: Give me golf clubs, fresh air and a beautiful partner, and you can keep the clubs and the fresh air
Jack Benny
"Give me golf clubs, fresh air and a beautiful partner, and you can keep the clubs and the fresh air"
Jack Benny, Comedian
Small: Gags die, humor doesnt
Jack Benny
"Gags die, humor doesn't"
Jack Benny, Comedian
Small: Girls are like pianos. When theyre not upright, theyre grand
"Girls are like pianos. When they're not upright, they're grand"
Benny Hill, Comedian
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