I truly think comedy is - being funny is DNA. My dad was a doctor, a wonderful doctor, and people still come up to me today, 'Your father helped my mother die.' You know what I'm saying? He made her laugh 'til she died. My father was always very funny. Joan Rivers comedydaddie share on social
Half of the great comedians I've had in my shows and that I paid a lot of money to and who made my customers shriek were not only not funny to me, but I couldn't understand why they were funny to anybody. Florenz Ziegfeld comediancustomerfunny share on social
It's a funny business. I kind of compare it to baseball. I'm always looking for a home run. Billy Mays baseballbusinesscompare Change image and share on social
In the Netherlands I read the first chapter of Exquisite Corpse to an audience that laughed in all the places I thought were funny - an experience I've never had in America! Poppy Z. Brite americaaudiencechapter Change image and share on social
One man is as good as another until he has written a book. Benjamin Jowett bookgoodman Change image and share on social
I don't want to get myself in trouble - and I don't think I'm super important or anything - but I think it's so funny that when you look at the business and the way that people make decisions in their lives, whether they're in art or music or they're in industry, they forget that being unique is the answer. Justin Vernon answerartbusiness share on social
I thought my family was really funny. Everybody in my family was funny. My mom and dad both have great senses of humor and really saw the funny in stuff, so I think that's probably where it came from. I always try to see the funny in things. Christine Ebersole dadfamilyfunny share on social
The first thing I ever got my hands on was Andy Griffith's 'What It Was, Was Football.' I was fascinated with the fact that every syllable made it funny, and I would laugh even though I didn't know what any of it meant. Ron White andyfactfascinate share on social
I've always believed that there are funny people everywhere, but they're just not comedians. In fact, some of my best comedic inspirations were not professional entertainers. Steve Martin believecomediancomedic Change image and share on social
A day without sunshine is like, you know, night. Steve Martin daynightsunshine Change image and share on social