"Imagine a spherical cow in a vacuum. That's the joke."

"People are queer. It’s easy to make them laugh after you have pried the first laugh loose. Human beings go around wit…"

"Erasmus dramatizes a well-established political position: that of the fool who claims license to criticize all and su…"

"I don't perceive my role as a newsman at all. I'm a comedian from stem to stern. You can cut me open and count the ri…"

"Try to tell anyone that he hasn’t a sense of humor and you are in for a fight."

"Humor, to me, is a crucial part of life in general. It’s such an incredibly subtle and passionate way of relating to …"

"A joke's a very serious thing."

"If I can get you to laugh with me, you like me better, which makes you more open to my ideas. And, if I can persuade …"

"Not living in fear is a great gift, because certainly these days we do it so much. And do you know what I like about …"

"I think you are absolutely right about everything, except I think humor springs from rage, hay fever, overdue rent an…"