Charles Lamb Quotes

Puns are the droppings of soaring wits.

A pun is the lowest form of humor—when you don't think of it first.

Puns are a form of humor with words.

I think the humor of double puns is incredible.

A lot of truth is said in jest.

The pun exists in a social and political void, caring nothing for the issues of its day, content merely to display itself in its small cleverness.

Impropriety is the soul of wit.

It is quite possible for the vulgar to be funny, but to succeed, it must rise to a certain genius.

My way of joking is to tell the truth. That's the funniest joke in the world.

Only the pun remains. The pun, beloved of Shakespeare, children and tabloid headline-writers, is normally eschewed in the modern, sophisticated circles in which I move.

I have wit in my work and a sense of humor, but I do not use irony in any way.

I'm probably doing puns more than anything in my life.

The marvelous thing about a joke with a double meaning is that it can only mean one thing.

I think puns are not just the lowest form of wit, but the lowest form of human behavior.

If I can't see the humor in it, how am I going to be funny?

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion.

I was the class innuendist.

I'm shameless, and I love a pun. There's a lot of Beth puns.

Irreverence is easy - what's hard is wit.

I'm not hurting anybody. Comedy's all about innuendo. I'm putting it out there just like anybody else.

Always say 'no pun intended' to draw attention to the intended pun.

Of puns it has been said that those who most dislike them are those who are least able to utter them.

I am a walking joke.

We've always had a philosophy that we would always go wherever the joke is.

I like really bad puns - proper, red-top, nasty puns - I find them funny.