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"James Caan told me at the end of filming 'Elf' that he had been waiting through the whole film for me to be funny - and I never was."

"James Caan told me at the end of filming 'Elf' that he had been waiting through the whole film for me to be funny - and I never was."

Will Ferrell, American Comedian

Funny, End, Film, Waiting

10

"But I really like hosting, I think it's a strength of mine. It allows me to improvise, and I love the spontaneity of that, and I think I'm funny behind the desk when interviewing someone."

"But I really like hosting, I think it's a strength of mine. It allows me to improvise, and I love the spontaneity of that, and I think I'm funny behind the desk when interviewing someone."

Garry Shandling, American Comedian

Funny, Love, Strength, Spontaneity

10

"If I'm in something funny, I like to try and find some kind of serious line in it that people can relate to."

"If I'm in something funny, I like to try and find some kind of serious line in it that people can relate to."

Ron Livingston, American Actor

10

"We've got a bunch of new writers now who tell me they grew up watching The Simpsons. It's bizarre, and they're writing some very funny stuff."

"We've got a bunch of new writers now who tell me they grew up watching The Simpsons. It's bizarre, and they're writing some very funny stuff."

Matt Groening, American Cartoonist

Funny, Bizarre, Now, Writers

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"I do not like onions. It's so funny because I am probably one of the least picky eaters ever. Pretty much any type of new food, I'll try it, I'll eat it. But onions, and pork. Pork and onions."

"I do not like onions. It's so funny because I am probably one of the least picky eaters ever. Pretty much any type of new food, I'll try it, I'll eat it. But onions, and pork. Pork and onions."

Stacie Orrico, American Musician

Funny, Food, Pretty

10

"This is funny because I just had a job over the summer for VH1, a project I did called Strange Frequency where I got to play a Goth rock band singer."

"This is funny because I just had a job over the summer for VH1, a project I did called Strange Frequency where I got to play a Goth rock band singer."

Charisma Carpenter, American Actress

Funny, Job, Play, Project

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"Funny things happen to you in movies for silly reasons."

"Funny things happen to you in movies for silly reasons."

Michael Caine, English Actor

Funny, Movies, Silly

10

"The thing that's funny is that everyone thinks I'm dead."

"The thing that's funny is that everyone thinks I'm dead."

Charles Nelson Reilly, American Actor

10

"Nowadays they have 12 directors and 15 producers and 30 writers. And all the writers want their lines said a certain way-which isn't necessarily funny. I mean the lines aren't necessarily so funny to begin with."

"Nowadays they have 12 directors and 15 producers and 30 writers. And all the writers want their lines said a certain way-which isn't necessarily funny. I mean the lines aren't necessarily so funny to begin with."

Tim Conway, American Actor

Funny, Want, Writers

10

"So, I'm the Eighth Wonder of the World. It's flattering and very, very funny."

"So, I'm the Eighth Wonder of the World. It's flattering and very, very funny."

Eva Longoria, American Actress

Funny, Wonder, World

10

"I'm a classic example of all humorists - only funny when I'm working."

"I'm a classic example of all humorists - only funny when I'm working."

Peter Sellers, British Actor

10

"Some of the pictures I must say every now and then I just think are going to be funny. When it gets that much, you might as well just pull out all the stops and make it more of a burlesque."

"Some of the pictures I must say every now and then I just think are going to be funny. When it gets that much, you might as well just pull out all the stops and make it more of a burlesque."

Martin Mull, American Actor

10

"I think it's funny to be delicate with subjects that are explosive."

"I think it's funny to be delicate with subjects that are explosive."

Jerry Seinfeld, American Comedian

10

"Baldwin is sort of getting to be a bit funny. I don't know what happened, but a few years ago they suddenly went bankrupt and Gibson bought the whole outfit. Since then they haven't seemed to be doing an awfully good job of providing pianos."

"Baldwin is sort of getting to be a bit funny. I don't know what happened, but a few years ago they suddenly went bankrupt and Gibson bought the whole outfit. Since then they haven't seemed to be doing an awfully good job of providing pianos."

Marian McPartland, English Musician

Funny, Job, Years

10

"Sometimes you don't want to be a slapstick clown in order to convey a funny perception of the world."

"Sometimes you don't want to be a slapstick clown in order to convey a funny perception of the world."

Tina Weymouth, American Musician

Funny, Perception, Order, Want

10

"Shirley MacLaine said, You're so funny, then gave me a hug. Everything went white. I couldn't hear, I couldn't see. I thought I was going to pass out."

"Shirley MacLaine said, You're so funny, then gave me a hug. Everything went white. I couldn't hear, I couldn't see. I thought I was going to pass out."

Lisa Kudrow, American Actress

10

"I'd so much rather people think I was funny than pretty."

"I'd so much rather people think I was funny than pretty."

Kristen Johnston, American Actress

Funny, People, Pretty

10

"Only man has dignity; only man, therefore, can be funny."

"Only man has dignity; only man, therefore, can be funny."

Ronald Knox, English Theologian

Funny, Dignity, Man

10

"He is very dry but also very funny... I think people tend to feel odd when I do my act. Unless you are an ironic person, it's not a good place for you to be."

"He is very dry but also very funny... I think people tend to feel odd when I do my act. Unless you are an ironic person, it's not a good place for you to be."

Colin Quinn, American Comedian

Funny, People, Act

10

"I'm obsessive about the kind of melodrama of getting through the days and trying to make them good and funny and a happy experience. But my feeling towards the fans is that they delivered me from darkness."

"I'm obsessive about the kind of melodrama of getting through the days and trying to make them good and funny and a happy experience. But my feeling towards the fans is that they delivered me from darkness."

Tom Baker, British Actor

Funny, Experience, Darkness, Fans

10

"They sent me the script and I thought that there was something very appealing and funny about it. Also, I was familiar with Mike Myers' work in Saturday Night Live, but I did not know the extent to which he would make this creation."

"They sent me the script and I thought that there was something very appealing and funny about it. Also, I was familiar with Mike Myers' work in Saturday Night Live, but I did not know the extent to which he would make this creation."

Michael York, British Actor

Funny, Work, Thought, Creation

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"I'll think of the idea and then I'll write something down, then within that there will be a joke or two which is the original thing which I thought was funny."

"I'll think of the idea and then I'll write something down, then within that there will be a joke or two which is the original thing which I thought was funny."

David Cross, American Actor

Funny, Thought, Idea, Will

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"I think Secretary's funny, it is about sex, and there's a lot of sex in it, sex is the key, but you're talking about a lot of other complicated things."

"I think Secretary's funny, it is about sex, and there's a lot of sex in it, sex is the key, but you're talking about a lot of other complicated things."

Maggie Gyllenhaal, American Actress

Funny, Sex, Key, Talking

10

"But I believe that there are marriages where you can have your pool table and she can have her scrapbooking room or garden or whatever it is. But when everyone has what they want, it's not funny. There's no conflict."

"But I believe that there are marriages where you can have your pool table and she can have her scrapbooking room or garden or whatever it is. But when everyone has what they want, it's not funny. There's no conflict."

Brad Garrett, American Actor

Funny, Conflict, Garden, Want

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"Sylvester Stallone is very funny and he's a great guy to hang out with."

"Sylvester Stallone is very funny and he's a great guy to hang out with."

Eric Roberts, American Actor

10

"And of course Marc Cherry heightens it and makes it hilarious. But there's so many universal themes in the show, and he made it so funny. We knew he was onto something if he could keep it up and, thankfully, he did."

"And of course Marc Cherry heightens it and makes it hilarious. But there's so many universal themes in the show, and he made it so funny. We knew he was onto something if he could keep it up and, thankfully, he did."

James Denton, American Actor

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"If you take a bunch of superstars and put them in a room where they don't have their assistants and entourage, it's funny to see what happens."

"If you take a bunch of superstars and put them in a room where they don't have their assistants and entourage, it's funny to see what happens."

Daryl Hall, American Musician

10

"The thing about For Better or Worse is the only thing that made me an okay director for that is that I have a sense of humor, and it was supposed to be funny."

"The thing about For Better or Worse is the only thing that made me an okay director for that is that I have a sense of humor, and it was supposed to be funny."

Jason Alexander, American Actor

Funny, Humor, Sense

10

"When Frank the Pug is singing I Will Survive, the only reason it's funny is that Will is in that shot trying not to get angry. A shot of a dog singing I Will Survive on its own will not get a laugh."

"When Frank the Pug is singing I Will Survive, the only reason it's funny is that Will is in that shot trying not to get angry. A shot of a dog singing I Will Survive on its own will not get a laugh."

Barry Sonnenfeld, American Producer

Funny, Reason, Singing, Trying

10

"It is one thing to go on stage and be funny or be in a good place in your career, but for a woman, actually facing the elements in a physical way is a very powerful thing."

"It is one thing to go on stage and be funny or be in a good place in your career, but for a woman, actually facing the elements in a physical way is a very powerful thing."

Pamela Stephenson, Australian Actress

Funny, Career, Woman

10

"The funny thing is, the music that I'm writing now is probably some of the most cutting edge we've ever done. The music that I'm thinking about putting on our next album."

"The funny thing is, the music that I'm writing now is probably some of the most cutting edge we've ever done. The music that I'm thinking about putting on our next album."

Charlie Daniels, American Musician

Funny, Music, Now, Thinking

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"Humor has historically been tied to the mores of the day. The Yellow Kid was predicated on what people thought was funny about the immigrant Irish. When you're different in a society, you're funny."

"Humor has historically been tied to the mores of the day. The Yellow Kid was predicated on what people thought was funny about the immigrant Irish. When you're different in a society, you're funny."

Will Eisner, American Cartoonist

Funny, Humor, Society, Thought

10

"Since she got a cause and stopped being funny. I think she's real funny, but lately it's all been hearts and flowers and tears and saving teenagers and creating a role model. And that ain't funny. No giggles there."

"Since she got a cause and stopped being funny. I think she's real funny, but lately it's all been hearts and flowers and tears and saving teenagers and creating a role model. And that ain't funny. No giggles there."

Andy Richter, American Comedian

Funny, Being, Cause, Flowers

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"I just heard a very funny story about somebody who died yesterday, I'm sorry to say so but it was so absurd that you can't help laughing. And the person that was concerned about that story was laughing too."

"I just heard a very funny story about somebody who died yesterday, I'm sorry to say so but it was so absurd that you can't help laughing. And the person that was concerned about that story was laughing too."

Sophie Marceau, French Actress

Funny, Help, Yesterday

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"Our characters were antiseptic but we weren't. And if you remember what we did on BATMAN, as the scripts were written very funny, we played them very straight."

"Our characters were antiseptic but we weren't. And if you remember what we did on BATMAN, as the scripts were written very funny, we played them very straight."

Burt Ward, American Actor

10

"It's funny because I think it also goes very well with the show. It has this reputation as being this love city where everyone goes to get married, but when you get there, it's very corny and tacky."

"It's funny because I think it also goes very well with the show. It has this reputation as being this love city where everyone goes to get married, but when you get there, it's very corny and tacky."

Caroline Dhavernas, Canadian Actress

Funny, Love, Being, Reputation

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"These days, rock 'n' roll is much more about rock than about roll. I don't do rock. But I'm interested in that roll part, because that's the funny little bit that makes it hip."

"These days, rock 'n' roll is much more about rock than about roll. I don't do rock. But I'm interested in that roll part, because that's the funny little bit that makes it hip."

Nick Lowe, English Musician

10

"I wouldn't totally rule out doing Letterman or the Tonight Show if I had a set that I just happened to write that I thought was funny but was still appropriate for network censors. But I'm not going to go out of my way."

"I wouldn't totally rule out doing Letterman or the Tonight Show if I had a set that I just happened to write that I thought was funny but was still appropriate for network censors. But I'm not going to go out of my way."

Joe Rogan, American Comedian

Funny, Thought, Network

9

"The funny thing about commercials to me is that many of them now don't even mention the product until the very end. You don't really know what the commercial is all about. They're kind of like little movies, like shorts, and that's why I think they're so entertaining."

"The funny thing about commercials to me is that many of them now don't even mention the product until the very end. You don't really know what the commercial is all about. They're kind of like little movies, like shorts, and that's why I think they're so entertaining."

Kevin Nealon, American Comedian

Funny, Movies, End, Now

9

"Yet there are some people - Steve Allen would dissect comedy forever; he's a really funny guy, but he would love talking about comedy. I'm doing it right now and you all seem bored."

"Yet there are some people - Steve Allen would dissect comedy forever; he's a really funny guy, but he would love talking about comedy. I'm doing it right now and you all seem bored."

Bob Saget, American Actor

Funny, Love, People, Comedy

9

"The audience changes every night. You're the same person. You have to speak your mind and do the stuff that you think is funny and makes you laugh."

"The audience changes every night. You're the same person. You have to speak your mind and do the stuff that you think is funny and makes you laugh."

Joe Rogan, American Comedian

Funny, Mind, Night

9

"It's funny how making odd noises can get you into strange situations sometimes."

"It's funny how making odd noises can get you into strange situations sometimes."

Eric San, Canadian Musician

9

"It's funny to me that people find other people getting coffee really interesting, or walking their dog in the dog park."

"It's funny to me that people find other people getting coffee really interesting, or walking their dog in the dog park."

Jake Gyllenhaal, American Actor

Funny, People, Coffee, Walking

9

"Most shows, you really have to force it. And everybody's nervous, and the network is nervous, and they've all got their notepads out, and they're all going to give notes on what they think is funny, and everybody's trying to spin their jokes, and this was so - the script was so good that we didn't have to really do anything, and it made it so easy for us to do well."

"Most shows, you really have to force it. And everybody's nervous, and the network is nervous, and they've all got their notepads out, and they're all going to give notes on what they think is funny, and everybody's trying to spin their jokes, and this was so - the script was so good that we didn't have to really do anything, and it made it so easy for us to do well."

Will Arnett, Canadian Actor

Funny, Force, Jokes, Network

9

"There is hope for the future because God has a sense of humor and we are funny to God."

"There is hope for the future because God has a sense of humor and we are funny to God."

Bill Cosby, American Comedian

Funny, Humor, God, Hope

9

"It's a funny thing, the less people have to live for, the less nerve they have to risk losing nothing."

"It's a funny thing, the less people have to live for, the less nerve they have to risk losing nothing."

Zora Neale Hurston, American Dramatist

Funny, People, Losing, Nothing

9

"I think movies glamorize violence, in the sense that they make it in a way that it's either cool or funny."

"I think movies glamorize violence, in the sense that they make it in a way that it's either cool or funny."

Matthew Vaughn, American Producer

Funny, Movies, Sense, Violence

9

"If you tell the truth about how you're feeling, it becomes funny."

"If you tell the truth about how you're feeling, it becomes funny."

Larry David, American Actor

Funny, Truth, Feeling

9

"I don't think the show would be funny to you if you didn't already have a base of information."

"I don't think the show would be funny to you if you didn't already have a base of information."

Samantha Bee, American Comedian

Funny, Information

9

"It's funny, because my last record was a lot about isolation and people living in separate worlds that other people can't even understand, which drug addiction is the perfect negative example of."

"It's funny, because my last record was a lot about isolation and people living in separate worlds that other people can't even understand, which drug addiction is the perfect negative example of."

Aimee Mann, American Musician

Funny, People, Negative, Addiction

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