“Write a smart joke and people want to talk about it and keep the dialogue going. Also, if you can make someone laugh, it's a pronouncement that they like you on some level.” PeopleIfsWantWritingLevelsLaughingLike YouSmartJokesDialogueMake Someone Laugh Author:Lizz Winstead
“Half the battle is that people have to like you before you say one joke, one bit of humor.” PeopleBitsHalfLike YouBattleJokes Author:Don Rickles
“It doesn't feel like you're preaching, if you can say something in a joke.” IfsFeelsLike YouJokesPreaching Author:Martin McDonagh
“I feel like you can share as many jokes as you want to because no joke you do on Twitter is ever gonna be so big on Twitter, for the most part, that you can't say it on stage that same night.” WantFeelsBigsNightShareStageLike YouJokes Author:W. Kamau Bell
“I don't think I ever wrote a song. I can write a lot of jokes, but when I try to write lyrics they're the most direct, non-figurative words, like, 'I like you, I like you,'... and that's it, for the whole song. People would go, 'Ooh, this guy's Dylan or something.' It gives me a lot more respect for songwriters, actually.” PeopleThinkingGivingWritingTryingI CanWholeGuySongLike YouJokesDirectGive MeSongwritersThis GuyDylanI Like You Author:Demetri Martin
“The difference between a broadcaster and a host is that a host tells stories and dumb jokes, but a broadcaster can articulate deeper like, you know - things and stuff.” KnowsStoriesStuffDifferencesLike YouJokesDeeperDumbHostBroadcasters Author:Craig Ferguson
“Well, I am not always joking, sometimes I am serious. But some people always expect you to be funny. If you were like you are on stage, you would be obnoxious. With the jokes and the putdowns, I would need to take a break... juggle something.” PeopleIfsNeedsWellsSometimesWould BeBreakStageSeriousLike YouJokesObnoxious Author:Dom Irrera
“I was at a photo shoot, and I was wearing a cross necklace that my mom bought me, and somebody made a joke like, 'Why are you wearing a cross? Like you would be religious.' And then they took it away. I was really affected by that. The whole thing made me realize that I do want a cross with me at all times.” WantMadeWholeWould BeRealizingReligiousLike YouMomJokesCrossesMy MomAll TimeAffectedNecklacesPhoto Shoots Author:Kate Upton
“I love belts. My husband always jokes with me, because he always calls me out on my belts, he's always like, "Just belt it, like you always say."” Love IsLike YouHusbandJokesCall MeMy HusbandBelts Author:Olivia Palermo
“We always joke now like, you know, the more experienced we get making stuff, we're like, "Never leave set without a shot of each of our lead characters driving in the car looking happy, looking moderately blank and looking sad." Because we know we're going to need these things.” KnowsNeedsCharacterStuffCarLike YouJokesShotsDrivingBlankLead Characters Author:Mark Duplass
“When someone new comes on and has their first nude scene - and even if it's not full nudity - it's always a weird, awkward setup. We have these famous merkins which are sort of toupees for your delicate areas to make it look like you're naked but cover you up a little bit. But we joke around a little bit with the newbies who are trying that stuff on for the first time.” IfsTryingFirstsLooksLittlesStuffBitsLike YouSceneLittle BitJokesFirst TimeAreasNakedOver YouDelicateAwkwardNuditySetups Author:Deborah Ann Woll
“I think it gets uncomfortable when you try to act like you didn't just tell a joke that bombed.” ThinkingTryingLike YouJokesUncomfortable Author:Bill Burr
“As you go on you realize "Okay I know how to get laughs but am I saying things I want to say? Am I writing jokes that I like?" You get to a point that is that so you move on.” KnowsWantWritingMovingRealizingLaughingKnow HowLike YouGoes OnJokesOkayI Like You Author:Baron Vaughn
“I would love to be able to play anywhere, but to me the sweet spot is clubs and theaters, just because I feel like you lean in to tell a joke. You don't back up. Comedy lives in that area. I've played amphitheaters, big clubs, and pool halls, and the most fun rooms hold anywhere from 500 to 2,000 people. That intimacy is where comedy really lives.” PeopleFeelsPlayBigsAbleFunRoomsComedySweetLike YouJokesAreasTheaterClubsSpotsIntimacyHallsPool Author:Michael Che