Quotes about Humor

The cause of laughter in every case is simply the sudden perception of the incongruity between a concept and the real objects which have been thought through it in some relation, and laughter itself is just the expression of this incongruity.... All laughter then is occasioned by a paradox.... This, briefly stated, is the true explanation of the ludicrous.

Do you know what I like about comedy? You can't laugh and be afraid at the same time—of anything. If you're laughing, I defy you to be afraid.

Knock Knock. Who's there? The Truth. No joke.

The pen is mightier than the sword, if you shoot that pen out of a gun.

If I had one wish, it would be for self-drying pants. Wait -- no! Unlimited wishes! How do I return these stupid pants?!

All weather is sin-related. Lust causes thunder, anger causes fog, and you don't want to know what causes dew.

If you're saying farewell to your arms, what do you use to wave goodbye?

My grandchildren are fabulous and funny.

I thought I had more of a European sense of humour than the average American comic.

Laughter is a rescue.

You'd taken my disbelief into Your love, keeping them to show me later, so that we could both laugh.

If I ever write a book, 'I Should Have Worn Comfortable Shoes' would be the title.