I don't want to be the one to break it to you, but the future ain't that funny. Albert Brooks breakfunnyfuture Change image and share on social
I was foreign and Jewish, with a funny name, and was very small and hated sport, a real problem at an English prep school. So the way to get round it was to become the school joker, which I did quite effectively - I was always fooling around to make the people who would otherwise dump me in the loo laugh. Alain de Botton dumpeffectivelyenglish share on social
Bob Dole used to be really funny. Barney Frank can be kind of funny. Bob Kerrey has a good sense of humor. Al Franken barneybobdole Change image and share on social
The day I made that statement, about the inventing the internet, I was tired because I'd been up all night inventing the Camcorder. Al Gore camcorderdayinternet Change image and share on social
It's funny, but when there are dominant teams, there are a number of people who rail about the fact that they're always seeing the Dallas Cowboys or the San Francisco 49ers or the Green Bay either in the playoffs or in the Super Bowl. Al Michaels 49ersbaybowl share on social
And I think that being able to make people laugh and write a book that's funny makes the information go down a lot easier and it makes it a lot more fun to read, easier to understand, and often stronger. So there's all kinds of advantages to it. Al Franken advantagebookeasy share on social
Meeting Helen Mirren was a fabulous experience. I had played it out in my mind, how I should greet her when we would be introduced. But the way we met was funny because I just didn't recognise her! Om Puri experiencefabulousfunny Change image and share on social
It's funny, because readers think they want the characters to be blissfully happy, but it makes it kind of boring for the reader. L.A. Weatherly blissfullyborecharacter Change image and share on social
People see my impressions as a great skill and I am flattered, but there are things I can't do that everyone else can. I can do funny voices and funny faces but I can't drive. Matt Lucas drivefaceflatter Change image and share on social
You put funny people in funny costumes and paint them green and we could talk about anything we wanted to, because that was the only thing that fascinated Gene about this particular genre. Majel Barrett costumefascinatefunny Change image and share on social