Most jokes state a bitter truth.

Quote by Larry Gelbart

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Today's audience knows more about what's on television than what's in life.

Today's audience knows more about what's on television than what's in life.

Most jokes state a bitter truth

Most jokes state a bitter truth

Television is a weapon of mass distractrion.

Television is a weapon of mass distractrion.

If vaudeville had died, television was the box they put it in.

If vaudeville had died, television was the box they put it in.

Today's audience knows more about what's on television than what's in life.

Today's audience knows more about what's on television than what's in life.

One doesn't have a sense of humor. It has you.

One doesn't have a sense of humor. It has you.

Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls...

Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls...

ZANY, n. A popular character in old Italian plays, who imitated with ludicrous incompetence the...

ZANY, n. A popular character in old Italian plays, who imitated with ludicrous incompetence the...

Black and Mexican jokes are all the same. Once you've heard Juan, you've heard Jamal.

Black and Mexican jokes are all the same. Once you've heard Juan, you've heard Jamal.

A horse loves freedom, and the weariest old work horse will roll on the ground...

A horse loves freedom, and the weariest old work horse will roll on the ground...

Throughout history, great leaders have known the power of humor.

Throughout history, great leaders have known the power of humor.

I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it...

I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it...

I went to a football game once and got punched in the face, but you...

I went to a football game once and got punched in the face, but you...

Humor does not diminish the pain - it makes the space around it get bigger.

Humor does not diminish the pain - it makes the space around it get bigger.

Press the any key ... hmmm where's the any key?

Press the any key ... hmmm where's the any key?

Laughter, and the broader category of humor, are key elements in helping us go on...

Laughter, and the broader category of humor, are key elements in helping us go on...

Humor has a way of bringing people together. It unites people. In fact, I'm rather...

Humor has a way of bringing people together. It unites people. In fact, I'm rather...

Humor is a rubber sword - it allows you to make a point without drawing...

Humor is a rubber sword - it allows you to make a point without drawing...

Waking up from a 30 minute nap and not knowing if it's 2011 or 2013.

Waking up from a 30 minute nap and not knowing if it's 2011 or 2013.

A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.

A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.