I think one of the big things about comedy is the ability for the audience to identify.
ALAN KINGLarry 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 other day my house caught fire.
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As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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There’s nobody to believe in anymore, nobody to trust.
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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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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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My son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
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Now that’s better than sex, but only if the salami is thickly sliced.
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I had a sympathetic role in ‘thirtysomething,’ and in two weeks I’m going to do the role again.
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That’s the great thing about New Year’s, you get to be a year older.
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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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We set no styles, no standards. We’re reflections. It’s a distorted mirror in the fun house.
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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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I always plan dinner first thing in the morning.
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If you keep yourself alive and current, funny is funny.
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I was a high school throw-out.
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