“Comedian, actor, writer and entrepreneur Kevin Hart is the winner of the 25th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Considered the highest honor in funny business, previous recipients have included Tina Fey, Bob Newhart, David Letterman and Jon Stewart.”— Elizabeth Blair, npr.org
“Having been performing stand-up for almost half of her life, Tomlinson has pretty much perfected the art by now, as far as I am concerned. From her clever and insightful analyzation of a wide range of modern day topics to her affable, pitch-perfect style of delivery and her refreshing avoidance of m…”— Jason Wiese, yahoo.com
“One could go so far as to say that 2020 was a terrible, horrible, very bad, no good year.”— Brian Boone, vulture.com
“Success and celebrity-dom doesn't quite go with comedy, 'cause there is something about being an underdog and a voyeur that makes comedy possible.”— Gilda Radner, imdb.com
“Benito Skinner is so attuned to all that’s culturally relevant that Benny Drama is perpetually relatable.”— Mary Beth Barone, coveteur.com
“The silliness in this show is visible right on the surface. It’s about four vampires who live together in a big Gothic mansion on Staten Island. That premise alone creates a lovely combination of roommate politics, vampire logistics, Staten Island, and the interpersonal dynamics of four individuals…”— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, vulture.com
“Comedy songs are the mark of a douchebag.”— Armando Iannucci, Simon Blackwell, Dan Egan, Reid Scott, imdb.com
“The lineup includes Dave Chappelle, David Letterman, Amy Schumer, Ali Wong, Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, Jamie Foxx, Sarah Silverman, Kevin Hart, Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, Ken Jeong, and Martin Lawrence.”— Michael Ordoña, latimes.com
“You know, what do leprechauns and guys with big dicks have in common? They’re hard to find and incredibly lucky.”— Amy Sherman-Palladino, Miriam “Midge” Maisel, Rachel Brosnahan, imdb.com
“His dick was so big, it wasn’t a dick at all. It was a Richard.”— Amy Sherman-Palladino, Miriam “Midge” Maisel, Rachel Brosnahan, imdb.com
“I used to think that my life was a tragedy. But now I realize, it’s a comedy.”— Todd Phillips, Scott Silver, Arthur Fleck / Joker, Joaquin Phoenix, imdb.com
“It’s hard not to write these jokes. It’s hard not to think about it.”— Dave Chappelle, Himself, Dave Chappelle, imdb.com
“I started to really examine comedy, and I noticed there’s two kinds of laughter. One is when you’re watching the comedian and he says a joke and then you laugh at it, because you heard the punch line. And sometimes it’s really funny and you’re laughing. And other times it’s okay, but you still laugh…”— Steve Martin, amazon.com
“I had no material because I had never done anything. The reason I was funny, I guess, to friends is I would always be observational about situations. One thing I always observed is that people [when they’re eating] would start a sentence and then take a bite. So I started the sentence. I said, 'This…”— Ellen Degeneres, amazon.com
“What fun is life if I’m not making jokes all the time? It’s a torture I love.”— Jerry Seinfeld, amazon.com