Power to the Punchline

“Comedy is surprises, so if you're intending to make somebody laugh and they don't laugh, that's funny.” -Norm MacDonald

“Stand-up comedy and comedy in general is the ultimate form of free speech, because you get to poke holes in all the pretentious bubbles politicians and pundits and popes and pretenders try to float over our heads.” -Denis Leary

"If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” -George Orwell

“Did you know I started out as a stand-up comic? People don't believe me when I tell them. That's how I saw myself, in comedy.” -Al Pacino

“Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.” -Mel Brooks

“I think comedy is a good way to help people change their minds. I think that if you're laughing and getting a message across, it's a lot easier than when somebody is screaming in your face.” -Maz Jobrani