“At first I had no skills in writing comedy. I didn't know what a joke was, but, as someone once told me, your emotions follow your intent. If you create the intention of starting a comedy act, slowly your mind starts adjusting and you arrive at a new emotional state.” IfsKnowsWritingMindFirstsStatesEmotionComedyEmotionalSkillsJokesIntentionStartingAdjustingWriting Comedy Author:Steve Martin
“I have no skills. I mean, I can make jokes, I'm pretty good at talking to people on the Judge John Hodgman podcast. I can figure out what makes a pretty good story, and I can make eggs really well.” PeopleWellsMeanI CanStoriesTalkingFiguresJudgingSkillsJokesEggsGood Story Author:John Hodgman
“Instead of being a well-known painter, I became everybody's favorite dirty joke. Come to think of it, teaching masturbation skills is pretty weird.” ThinkingWellsKnownTeachingSkillsJokesPainterDirtyWell KnownMasturbationDirty Jokes Author:Betty Dodson
“Even where the game is today, cats don't really focus on necessarily what it is that you're saying so when people say, "Oh, you can't rap," I play into the joke. That's why I'll challenge anybody; anybody rapping, let's go just because I know what the art form is and even when you see these battle rappers in here, they're so skillful. It's actually a skill.” PeopleKnowsArtPlayTodayFormGamesChallengesFocusBattleSkillsJokesCatRapRapperSkillful Author:Nick Cannon
“There are things that I won't joke about, but it's not because I don't think they're funny or they can't be made funny. It's just that they don't fit my particular skill set.” ThinkingMadeParticularFitSkillsJokes Author:Brad Williams
“Jack Benny, Fred Allen. Their jokes were wonderful. It takes skill to be funny. The timing of Jack Benny was so fine. It is a form of genius for which we should be grateful.” ShouldFormWonderfulFineGeniusSkillsJokesGratefulTimingBe Grateful Author:Kurt Vonnegut
“I actually credit Twitter with fine-tuning some joke-writing skills. I still feel like I'm working at it.” FeelsWritingStillsFineSkillsJokesCreditTuningFine TuningWriting Skills Author:Steve Martin
“We each get fifteen minutes before the Gamemakers to amaze them with our skills, but I don't know what any of us might have to show them. There's a lot of kidding about it at lunch. What we might do. Sing, dance, strip, tell jokes. Mags, who i can understand a little better now, decides she's just going to take a nap.” KnowsLittlesI CanShowsMightMinutesSkillsJokesLunchFifteenNapsBetter NowMags Author:Suzanne Collins