I was a timid little guy when I was a kid. I used humor as a defense; I became the class clown. But deep inside, I felt real vulnerable. Mike Huckabee classclowndeep Change image and share on social
Fox does the NFL a lot like they program the rest of the network. There's sort of a locker room sense of humor that prevails. With ESPN, it's more like a pat-you-on-the-back kind of comedy. I mean, they'll all get on each other a little bit, but it's never mean-spirited. Frank Caliendo backbitecomedy share on social
So my humor, I'd say, comes from a mixture of lowbrow comedy shows and highbrow theater. It's an interesting mix. Jasper Fforde comedyhighbrowhumor Change image and share on social
It is quite true, as some poets said, that the God who created man must have had a sinister sense of humor, creating him a reasonable being, yet forcing him to take this ridiculous posture, and driving him with blind craving for this ridiculous performance. D. H. Lawrence blindcravecreate share on social
You can't study comedy; it's within you. It's a personality. My humor is an attitude. Don Rickles attitudecomedyhumor Change image and share on social
I don't think I could ever do a network sitcom because the humor is often based on some trite circumstance. I don't want to be a part of a show where it's mostly about coming up with the jokes. Sherilyn Fenn basecircumstancecome Change image and share on social
People may think of Southern humor in terms of missing teeth and outhouse accidents, but the best of it is a rich vein running through the best of Southern literature. accidenthumorliterature share on social
Think about scary movies: There's a fine line between horror and humor. finehorrorhumor share on social
When I was young, my favorite picture book was 'Fletcher and Zenobia,' written by Edward Gorey and illustrated by Victoria Chess. It's long out of print now, but its mix of macabre humor and 1960s psychedelia made it a perfect children's book for the times. Rick Riordan 1960sbookchess share on social
The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in Heaven. Mark Twain heavenhumorjoy Change image and share on social