“I took an acting class. After the first day, the teacher quit, so they said take another. When I saw 'How to be a Stand-up Comedian,' it resonated. I realized I'd rather make 200 people laugh than make one person cry.” PeopleFirstsPersonsSaidActingClassLaughingSawsTeacherCryI RealizedQuittingComedianThey SaidActing ClassesStand Up Comedian Author:Wendy Liebman
“When I was in school I used to prank my teachers all the time. But I was really, really nice. I love to make people laugh. And even in those pranks, the teachers would laugh most of the time.” PeopleSchoolUsedLaughingTeacherNiceMaking People LaughReally NicePranks Author:Chrisette Michele
“A teacher is there to laugh at you because you have such a high opinion of yourself that you need to be laughed at. You need to sense how small we all are.” NeedsOpinionLaughingTeacherEnlightenedLaughed Author:Frederick Lenz
“There are the class clowns that are disruptive and the kids laugh and you earn the teacher's disdain, I was the kind of class clown that also cracked the teacher up. I was funny in a way that was not dissing the teacher; I was funny just to be funny.” WayKindKidsClassLaughingTeacherClownCrackedDisdainDisruptiveDissing Author:Jason Mantzoukas
“The most consistent characteristic of awakened teachers and people I have met is a childlike nature. They laugh, cry, twinkle, and joke, all with a spontaneity born of freedom. Their faces are fluid and reflect a timeless sweetness, even into old age.” PeopleAgeFacesBornLaughingTeacherCryMetsJokesOld AgeCharacteristicsConsistentTimelessSweetnessSelf DevelopmentSpontaneityAwakenedFluidChildlike Book:Passionate Presence Source: Passionate Presence
“I was always getting in trouble because I was the class clown but I always made teacher laugh. I remember I thought I was going to fail that class but I ended up passing it and I really think it was only because I was good entertainment for her.” ThinkingMadeRememberClassLaughingTeacherFailingTroubleEntertainmentPassingPassingsClownPassing It Author:Larry the Cable Guy
“I loved teaching and I did a lot of work as a teacher's assistant in college, and my favorite experience was basically getting a laugh from a bunch of people because they had just understood something. Because I had shown them something they hadn't seen before, and it amused them. That's the combo platter. That's a perfect moment.” PeopleMomentsPerfectLaughingTeacherTeachingCollegeUnderstoodMy FavoriteBunchAssistantsAmusedPerfect Moments Author:Joss Whedon
“We had a teacher, named Mr. Brown, and he was writing something on the board once - he was writing something on the board, and he farted. And you would have thought kids had seen the face of God. Kids weren't even laughing; they were just sitting there screaming, just screaming. Kids had to get carted out; kids were screaming. Kids had to get carted out, and they were going to the nurses' office. Kids are crying in the hallway. 'Oh, this is our 9/11.' And it was. It was their 9/11 'cause they never thought anything like that could ever happen.” WritingHappensKidsFacesCausesLaughingTeacherCryOfficeSittingBoardsBrownNurseHallwaysMr Brown Author:Donald Glover
“Audiences of critical thinkers are my favorite kinds of audiences. There are jokes I tell in the show that don't get laughs unless I am in front of an audience of critical thinkers. Put me in front of a crowd of science teachers or astronauts! The guileless aren't our audience - it's the critical thinkers we love.” KindShowsAudienceLaughingTeacherFrontsJokesMy FavoriteCrowdsCriticalThinkerAstronautScience Teacher Author:Adam Savage