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"I'm so wrapped up in my work that it's often impossible to consider other things in my life. My marriage ended in divorce because of this, my relationship with Holly has suffered by this."
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Jim Carrey
"I'm so wrapped up in my work that it's often impossible to consider other things in my life. My marriage ended in divorce because of this, my relationship with Holly has suffered by this."
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"Some struggle is healthy. If you can embrace it rather than be angry, you can use it as your pilot light."
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Damon Wayans
"Some struggle is healthy. If you can embrace it rather than be angry, you can use it as your pilot light."
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"Congratulations are in order for Woody Allen - he and Soon Yi have a brand new baby daughter. It's all part of Woody's plan to grow his own wives."
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David Letterman
"Congratulations are in order for Woody Allen - he and Soon Yi have a brand new baby daughter. It's all part of Woody's plan to grow his own wives."
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"I went into a McDonald's yesterday and said, "I'd like some fries." The girl at the counter said, "Would you like some fries with that?""
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Jay Leno
"I went into a McDonald's yesterday and said, "I'd like some fries." The girl at the counter said, "Would you like some fries with that?""
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"While awaiting sentencing, I decided to give stand-up comedy a shot. The judge had suggested I get my act together, and I took him seriously."
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Tim Allen
"While awaiting sentencing, I decided to give stand-up comedy a shot. The judge had suggested I get my act together, and I took him seriously."
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"If it's true that our species is alone in the universe, then I'd have to say the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little."
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George Carlin
"If it's true that our species is alone in the universe, then I'd have to say the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little."
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"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."
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Tina Fey
"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."
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"I hate failure and that divorce was a Number One failure in my eyes. It was the worst period of my life. Neither Desi nor I have been the same since, physically or mentally."
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Lucille Ball
"I hate failure and that divorce was a Number One failure in my eyes. It was the worst period of my life. Neither Desi nor I have been the same since, physically or mentally."
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"I don't feel old. I don't feel anything till noon. That's when it's time for my nap."
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Bob Hope
"I don't feel old. I don't feel anything till noon. That's when it's time for my nap."
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"Well, I like how people talk. I like language. You know, Linda Richman spoke in Yiddish."
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Mike Myers
"Well, I like how people talk. I like language. You know, Linda Richman spoke in Yiddish."
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"I'm gonna fix that last joke by taking out all the words and adding new ones."
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Mitch Hedberg
"I'm gonna fix that last joke by taking out all the words and adding new ones."
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"I know I want to have children while my parents are still young enough to take care of them."
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Rita Rudner
"I know I want to have children while my parents are still young enough to take care of them."
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"What I always say is that we're the illegitimate children of Andy Kaufman and Jerry Lewis."
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Kevin McDonald
"What I always say is that we're the illegitimate children of Andy Kaufman and Jerry Lewis."
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"I'm a heroine addict. I need to have sex with women who have saved someone's life."
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Mitch Hedberg
"I'm a heroine addict. I need to have sex with women who have saved someone's life."
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"There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot."
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Steven Wright
"There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot."
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"I cannot sing, dance or act; what else would I be but a talk show host."
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David Letterman
"I cannot sing, dance or act; what else would I be but a talk show host."
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"I was never a Certified Public Accountant. I just had a degree in accounting. It would require passing a test, which I would not have been able to do."
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Bob Newhart
"I was never a Certified Public Accountant. I just had a degree in accounting. It would require passing a test, which I would not have been able to do."
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"I feel like a hostage to fortune. Not that I am complaining. I wanted to play the role. But in truth I didn't think the show would be such a success. OK, I thought it would fail. Not because it was bad. I was confident it was good, but plenty of good things just sort of wither on the vine."
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Hugh Laurie
"I feel like a hostage to fortune. Not that I am complaining. I wanted to play the role. But in truth I didn't think the show would be such a success. OK, I thought it would fail. Not because it was bad. I was confident it was good, but plenty of good things just sort of wither on the vine."
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"I drink to forget I drink."
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Joe E. Lewis
"I drink to forget I drink."
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"Be tenacious. Get as much stage time as possible."
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Ana Gasteyer
"Be tenacious. Get as much stage time as possible."
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"We're careful not to saturate people."
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David Brenner
"We're careful not to saturate people."
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"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls."
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George Carlin
"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls."
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"We have been the cowards lobbing cruise missiles from 2,000 miles away. That's cowardly. Staying in the airplane when it hits the building, say what you want about it, it's not cowardly."
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Bill Maher
"We have been the cowards lobbing cruise missiles from 2,000 miles away. That's cowardly. Staying in the airplane when it hits the building, say what you want about it, it's not cowardly."
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"Bigamy is the only crime where two rites make a wrong."
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Bob Hope
"Bigamy is the only crime where two rites make a wrong."
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"I think a lot comes from having the experience of doing stand-up comedy. It allows you to figure out the psychology of an audience; what things are funny and not."
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Keenen Ivory Wayans
"I think a lot comes from having the experience of doing stand-up comedy. It allows you to figure out the psychology of an audience; what things are funny and not."
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"I've always had a sense of humour, and I still do, so I just want to go on performing as long as I can. It's as simple as that."
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Norman Wisdom
"I've always had a sense of humour, and I still do, so I just want to go on performing as long as I can. It's as simple as that."
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"I want to have children, but my friends scare me. One of my friends told me she was in labor for 36 hours. I don't even want to do anything that feels good for 36 hours."
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Rita Rudner
"I want to have children, but my friends scare me. One of my friends told me she was in labor for 36 hours. I don't even want to do anything that feels good for 36 hours."
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"It would be ridiculous for me to say anything negative regarding blacks having an equal opportunity on TV."
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Flip Wilson
"It would be ridiculous for me to say anything negative regarding blacks having an equal opportunity on TV."
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"I like a woman with a head on her shoulders. I hate necks."
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Steve Martin
"I like a woman with a head on her shoulders. I hate necks."
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"If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets."
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Mel Brooks
"If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets."
God,
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"I've done seven shows at the Palladium - long running shows I'm talking about."
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Norman Wisdom
"I've done seven shows at the Palladium - long running shows I'm talking about."
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"The only time I commit to conspiracy theories is when something way retarded happens. Like Lee Harvey Oswald acting alone."
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Joe Rogan
"The only time I commit to conspiracy theories is when something way retarded happens. Like Lee Harvey Oswald acting alone."
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"Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle."
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Bob Hope
"Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle."
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"The only time I would like to see was the 20s and 30s in America because I love the music and the style and the optimism, I wanted to see New York being built. I wanted to see all that, you know."
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Billy Connolly
"The only time I would like to see was the 20s and 30s in America because I love the music and the style and the optimism, I wanted to see New York being built. I wanted to see all that, you know."
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"Ethanol is, in its pure form, just as much of a sham as oil."
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Rob Corddry
"Ethanol is, in its pure form, just as much of a sham as oil."
Oil,
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"I was at a bar nursing a beer. My nipple was getting quite soggy."
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Emo Philips
"I was at a bar nursing a beer. My nipple was getting quite soggy."
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"Monty Python crowd; half of them came from Cambridge, and half of them came from Oxford. But, there seems to be this jewel, this sort of two headed tradition of doing comedy, of doing sketches, and that kind of thing."
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Rowan Atkinson
"Monty Python crowd; half of them came from Cambridge, and half of them came from Oxford. But, there seems to be this jewel, this sort of two headed tradition of doing comedy, of doing sketches, and that kind of thing."
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"The odds against there being a bomb on a plane are a million to one, and against two bombs a million times a million to one. Next time you fly, cut the odds and take a bomb."
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Benny Hill
"The odds against there being a bomb on a plane are a million to one, and against two bombs a million times a million to one. Next time you fly, cut the odds and take a bomb."
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"I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me."
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Fred Allen
"I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me."
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"I prefer the smaller budget versus the bigger budget because the mentality that goes along with big budget filmmaking doesn't really suit me; the mind-set that money is the answer."
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Keenen Ivory Wayans
"I prefer the smaller budget versus the bigger budget because the mentality that goes along with big budget filmmaking doesn't really suit me; the mind-set that money is the answer."
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"You are only young once, and if you work it right, once is enough."
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Joe E. Lewis
"You are only young once, and if you work it right, once is enough."
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"When I eventually met Mr. Right I had no idea that his first name was Always."
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Rita Rudner
"When I eventually met Mr. Right I had no idea that his first name was Always."
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"Humor is just another defense against the universe."
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Mel Brooks
"Humor is just another defense against the universe."
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"Hunting is not a sport. In a sport, both sides should know they're in the game."
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Paul Rodriguez
"Hunting is not a sport. In a sport, both sides should know they're in the game."
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"The cost of living is going up and the chance of living is going down."
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Flip Wilson
"The cost of living is going up and the chance of living is going down."
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"I actually enjoy being heckled; it keeps it interesting, and I think it is a nice feeling for people once they have left the show."
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Johnny Vegas
"I actually enjoy being heckled; it keeps it interesting, and I think it is a nice feeling for people once they have left the show."
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"Take all the fools out of this world and there wouldn't be any fun living in it, or profit."
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Josh Billings
"Take all the fools out of this world and there wouldn't be any fun living in it, or profit."
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"Greetings and death to our enemies."
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Dan Aykroyd
"Greetings and death to our enemies."
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"The trouble with people is not that they don't know but that they know so much that ain't so."
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Josh Billings
"The trouble with people is not that they don't know but that they know so much that ain't so."
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"Your face makes my soul want to eat chocolate pudding!"
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Andy Milonakis
"Your face makes my soul want to eat chocolate pudding!"
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