Dom DeLuise was a big man in every way. He was big in size and created big laughter and joy. – Mel Brooks
‘Tickle Monster’ is an interactive book and, by the nature of the story, bonds the parent and child through tickling and laughter. – Josie Bissett
There’s no family in America that can celebrate a victory better than the Harbaughs. You’ll never hear more laughter, more storytelling, or more embellishment. – Jack Harbaugh
Keep fighting for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don’t forget to have fun doin’ it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce. – Molly Ivins
I used to do a lot of serious theatre during my school and college days. Comedy was only reserved for youth festival and inter-college competitions. Then once ‘The Great Indian Laughter Challenge’ was launched, a regional channel in Punjab started a program based on that. I participated in it and emerged as the winner. – Kapil Sharma
At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities. – Jean Houston
Spiritual practice should not be confused with grim duty. It is the laughter of the Dalai Lama and the wonder born with every child. – Jack Kornfield
My approach is so simple; every song I sing, every story I tell, every move I make, must move the audience to laughter, tears, or inspiration. Otherwise, why do it? It’s the communication. – John Davidson
Humor is the most precious gift I can give to my reader, a reminder that the world is not such a terribly serious place. There is more than video games and drugs and nuclear threats; there is laughter, and there is hope. – James Howe
Humor and laughter – not necessarily derogatory derision – are my pet tools. This may come from my general philosophy of never taking the world too seriously – for fear of dying of boredom. – Marcel Duchamp
The two things in the world we all share in this world are laughter and pain. We’ve all got problems. The levels of those problems vary, but we’ve all got problems. When you can take things that are painful and make them funny, that’s a gift – to you and your audience. – Kevin Hart
I keep doing stand-up because the world needs laughter – there’s always something happening in the country and in the world. That’s why I wanted to become an entertainer: to help people forget about their problems for a little while. – Loni Love
I don’t think any other emotion is the equivalent of laughter. So I do whatever I can to laugh all the time and to hide my pain. – Rashida Jones
All lives have triumphs and tragedies, laughter and tears, and mine has been no different. What really matters is whether, after all of that, you remain strong and a comfort to your loved ones. I have tried to meet that test. – Pat Nixon
If that’s it, can you leave now, please? I’ve got stuff to do. I’ve got laughter to give, I’ve got money to raise. Mouths to feed. Thanks for your time. – Ricky Gervais As David Brent, in The Office (UK).
In the process of looking for comedy, you have to be deeply honest. And in doing that, you’ll find out here’s the other side. You’ll be looking under the rock occasionally for the laughter. – Robin Williams
You can forgive people who do not follow you through a philosophical disquisition; but to find your wife laughing when you had tears in your eyes, or staring when you were in a fit of laughter, would go some way towards a dissolution of the marriage. – Robert Louis Stevenson
I learned early in life that laughter is a great way to diffuse and uncomfortable situation, so I began to use that as a tool, throughout my life. – Romany Malco
There is a cliche that probably has some anecdotal evidence on the side that comedians are very depressed people, but that’s because no one is ever going to seem as funny in a normal conversation as compared to when they’re up there onstage in the spotlight making a huge audience keel over with laughter. – Robert Klein
When onstage, I always try to take my audience through as many emotions as I possibly can. I want them to go from laughter to tears, be shocked and surprised and walk out the door with a renewed sense of themselves – and maybe a smile. – Reba McEntire
