Subject: Emotions » Laughter (Page 2)

Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them puke.

(1945 – ) comedian, actor, writer, playwright & musician

Laughing is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one spot.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

They laughed when I said I was going to be a comedian; well, they’re not laughing now.

(1928 – 2003) English entertainer

That is the saving grace of humor, if you fail no one is laughing at you.

(1952 – ) American writer & comedian

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

(1694 – 1778) French author, humanist & satirist

Laughter is the best medicine – unless you're diabetic, then insulin comes pretty high on the list.

(Robert Norman Davis) (1945 – ) British comedian & actor

They laughed at Edison and Einstein, but somehow I still feel uncomfortable when they laugh at me.

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist

The fellow who laughs last may laugh best, but he gets the reputation of being very slow-witted.

(1908 – 1997) German-born teacher, academic & humorist

When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to laugh at him.

(1920 – ) Hungarian writer

He who laughs last probably didn’t get the joke.

I’d like to tell you some jokes now, but you’d only laugh.

(1908 – 2002) comedian, radio & television actor

If you want to make an audience laugh, you dress a man up like an old lady and push her down the stairs; if you want to make comedy writers laugh, you push an actual old lady down the stairs.

(1970 – ) American actress, comedian, writer & producer

My girlfriend and I often laugh about how competitive we are… but I laugh more.

That is the saving grace of humor, if you fail no one is laughing at you.

(1952 – ) American writer & comedian

The real reason your pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can’t see him laughing at you.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

Never be afraid to laugh at yourself, after all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century.

(1935 – 2014) American comedian, television personality, writer & director

Somebody once said that laughter is the best medicine, and that was clearly written by a man that never tried Vicodin.

(1959 – ) American comedian, comedy writer, actor & author

Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.

(1835 – 1902) English composer, author & satirist

They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers… but they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.

(1934 – 1996) American astronomer, astrophysicist & author

As my mother always says, “If you have to swear to get laughs, then you’re obviously a c**t.”

(1972 – ) Irish stand-up comedian, voice over artist & actor

When people are laughing, they’re generally not killing each other.

(1936 – ) American actor, director & screenwriter