“I love [Nikolai] Gogol's great eye for idiot behavior. Gogol said that life is so tragic, so stupendously sad that we'd better laugh a lot and enjoy ourselves. You either get a sense of humor going or you go under.” SaidEyeLife IsEnjoyLaughingBehaviorIdiotTragicSense Of HumorGogol Author:Mel Brooks
“If I tell a joke on stage and the crowd laughs for a minute, I stand there for a minute and enjoy them laughing before I go on to the next joke. On TV, if I stand there for a minute while they laugh, I look like an idiot who can't remember the next joke.” IfsLooksRememberNextEnjoyLaughingMinutesStageTvsGoes OnJokesCrowdsIdiot Author:Anthony Jeselnik