My father helped me leave. He said, ‘It’s all out there, it’s not here.’
ALAN KINGIf you stop and think about it, nearly all great humor is at the expense of someone or something.
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There’s a charm, there’s a rhythm, there’s a soul to Jewish humor.
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But in the movies, I just love the heavies. It’s much more fun.
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It’s not easy being a father, but I’ve been allowed a comeback.
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If you stop and think about it, nearly all great humor is at the expense of someone or something.
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My mother’s sister was killed in a trolley car accident, so I was raised as one of eight with my sister and six male cousins.
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The other day my house caught fire.
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My brother is the youngest member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. And I wouldn’t let him cut my nails.
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I didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
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I don’t mind being 65, but nobody is gonna tell me to come in at 5:30 to have the early bird special.
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As life’s pleasures go, food is second only to sex. Except for salami and eggs.
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Some would say certain of these refer to the stereotypical, or ‘stage’ Jew. But objectively speaking, the only crime in humor is an unfunny joke.
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Villains are a ball. People have been laughing at me for 50 years, so I love to sit in the back of the theater and listen to them hate me.
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I was a high school throw-out.
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You do live longer with bran, but you spend the last fifteen years on the toilet.
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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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