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When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’

Alan King

I think one of the big things about comedy is the ability for the audience to identify.
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Audience Big Comedy Identity Thing Think
Banks have a new image. Now you have ‘a friend,’ your friendly banker. If the banks are so friendly, how come they chain down the pens?
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Bank Banker Chain Come Down Friend Image New Pen
Eating takes a special talent. Some people are much better at it than others. In that way, it is like sex, and as with sex.
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Better Eat Much Other People Sex Some Special Talent Take Than Way
When I read Dickens for the first time, I thought he was Jewish, because he wrote about oppression and bigotry, all the things that my father talked about.
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Bigotry Father First Oppression Read Talk Think Time
If you stop and think about it, nearly all great humor is at the expense of someone or something.
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Atom Think Expense Great Humor Someone Something
But in the movies, I just love the heavies. It’s much more fun.
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Fun heavy Love More Movie Much
That’s the great thing about New Year’s, you get to be a year older.
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Great New Older Thing Year
When I get up in the morning, I have to decide what I’m going to have for dinner or I can’t get through the day.
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Day Decide Dinner Go Morning Through
Let’s face it: It’s difficult enough to be funny without worrying about what is going to offend whom.
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Difficult Face Funny Go Let Offend Worry
I made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
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Carnegie Hall Have Made Practice
It’s not easy being a father, but I’ve been allowed a comeback.
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Allow Being Comeback Easy Father
I won’t eat in a place that has suits of armor.
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Armor Eat Place Suit
Everything my mother made had to cook for 80 hours, and when she made matzoh balls she didn’t know fluffy. Everything sank.
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Ball Everything Matzoh Mother Sank
My father was a dreamer – my hero. He was a smart, tough guy from Poland, a cutter of lady’s handbags.
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Country Cutter Dreamer Father Handbag Hero Smart Tough
Comedy is an amazing calling. Once you get that first laugh, it’s hard to turn away.
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Amazing Away Call Comedy Get Hard Laugh Once Turn
The other day my house caught fire.
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Caught Day Fire House Other

When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’

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