I think one of the big things about comedy is the ability for the audience to identify.
ALAN KINGNow that’s better than sex, but only if the salami is thickly sliced.
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Comedy is a reflection. We create nothing.
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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 was a high school throw-out.
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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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The other day my house caught fire.
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I didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
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You do live longer with bran, but you spend the last fifteen years on the toilet.
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There’s a charm, there’s a rhythm, there’s a soul to Jewish humor.
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And humor has always been a weapon. You want to get even on somebody?
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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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I just never saw my mother in any other room but the kitchen. There were always pots going.
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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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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 kept the house clean and we ate good.
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As life’s pleasures go, food is second only to sex. Except for salami and eggs.
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