My father was an electrical engineer who worked at Westinghouse in Pittsburgh. When I was growing up, my mother wrote humor columns for the local paper. She was the Erma Bombeck of Murrysville, Pa. Jason Kilar bombeckcolumnelectrical Change image and share on social
You probably found 'How to Survive a Robot Uprising' in the humor section. Let's just hope that is where it belongs. Daniel H. Wilson belongfindhope Change image and share on social
A lot of my humor centers on the act of telling jokes and I think this can prevent certain audiences from suspending their feeling of disbelief. It might piss a few people off, but I can't help it. Michael Showalter actaudiencecenter Change image and share on social
People come up to me as I leave the stage after a performance and tell me tey saw my mother onstage with me every time I sing. I keep a sense of humor about it. Lorna Luft humorleavemother Change image and share on social
I think humor is important for all of us, and a great comedian is a great treasure. Leila Josefowicz comediangreathumor Change image and share on social
There is a collective as well as an individual humor inclining peoples to sadness or cheerfulness, making them see things in bright or somber lights. In fact, only society can pass a collective opinion on the value of human life; for this the individual is incompetent. Emile Durkheim brightcheerfulnesscollective share on social
I would say just start writing. You've got to write every day. Copy someone that you like if you think that perhaps could become your sound, too. I did that with Hemingway, and I thought I was writing just like Hemingway. Then all of a sudden it occurred to me - he didn't have a sense of humor. I don't know anything he's written that's funny. Elmore Leonard copydayfunny share on social
But if you don't watch me, I will try and sneak in some humor. I see humor everywhere in life around me. Marion Ross humorlifesneak Change image and share on social
Tony and I had a good on and off screen relationship, we are two very different people, but we did share a sense of humor, we now live in different parts of the world but when we find ourselves in the same place it is more or less as if there had been no years in between. Roger Moore findgoodhumor share on social
Humour is the weapon of unarmed people: it helps people who are oppressed to smile at the situation that pains them. Simon Wiesenthal helphumouroppress Change image and share on social