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I am a man of my word… and that word is "unreliable."

An 83-year-old male prostitute was arrested. Police say he only charged $20 an hour, but for most of that time, he just talked about his grandkids.

I was visiting my parents, and I walked into a room where my father was watching a Peter Falk movie on TV... I think it was 'The Cheap Detective.' Anyway, my father was belly-laughing, and he never really did that. I thought, 'If Peter Falk can make my dad laugh, then I'm going to come up with a movie in which Peter Falk plays my father.'

All my life I was a class clown, church clown, neighborhood clown. And I took a shot after my divorce. She pushed me and I took it.

Middle names are kind of like vice presidents: It's a fine distinction and certainly an honor, but you're never not aware that someone else got the real job.

A salesman called on my wife the other day and tried to sell her a freezer. "You'll save a fortune on your food bills," he promised. "I can't tell you how much you'll save. It'll be tremendous." Said my wife: "I'm sure you're right, but we're already saving a fortune with our new car by not taking the bus. We're saving a fortune with our new washing machine by not sending out the laundry. We're saving a fortune with our new dishwasher by giving up the maid. The plain truth is that right now we just can't afford to save any more!"

Well, I play Jews and parrots. Parrots are how I've branched out.

My other brother-in-law died. He was a karate expert, then joined the army. The first time he saluted, he killed himself.

When I started, you didn't make a lot of money by being a comedian. You didn't get a lot of respect.

So I was eating this cereal, and I had all these questions and comments. Luckily there was a number on the box. So I called, and said, ‘I have a question: Is this cereal as delicious as I think it is?' And I have a comment: 'yes'.

Being your own man does not mean taking advantage of anyone else.

Watching news showing all the same sex marriages. How long before first same sex divorce?

I can’t express anger. That’s one of the problems I have. I grow a tumor instead.

I like being full, every day, with stuff that I have to do.

I don't take things so personally in this business anymore.