We watch society. As society behaves, then we have the ability to make fun of it.
ALAN KINGMy 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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There’s a charm, there’s a rhythm, there’s a soul to Jewish humor.
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I won’t eat in a place that has suits of armor.
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Now that’s better than sex, but only if the salami is thickly sliced.
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Milton took vaudeville, which, if you look up ‘vaudeville’ in the dictionary, right alongside of it, it says ‘Milton Berle’ – and he made it just a tremendous party.
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As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator…
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One thing I’ve never said in my whole life is, ‘Let’s have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.’
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Comedy is an amazing calling. Once you get that first laugh, it’s hard to turn away.
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I just never saw my mother in any other room but the kitchen. There were always pots going.
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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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I think one of the big things about comedy is the ability for the audience to identify.
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When I was a kid, my father used to tell me that everybody was celebrating my birthday. That’s what the trees are all about.
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Larry David finds a way to make jokes about the Holocaust. It would never have occurred to me. And it was funny.
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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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If you want to read about love and marriage, you’ve got to buy two separate books.
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