Victor Borge Quotes

I see the absurdity in things, and I think it's my job to point it out.

I don't think people understand what comedy is supposed to do. We will observe things, we will make fun of things.

Comedy is brutal. It's powerful, though.

I don't think comedy is necessarily an attack. It's finding humour in life. I don't think if you're making a joke about something you're automatically demeaning it.

When has stand-up comedy been kind to anyone? It goes after anyone who's the target. Comedy attacks, man.

At this point, we've ripped on everyone.

We have hated the French for years. Now you have just joined the club. It makes you much more likable.

The English can be a very critical, unforgiving people, but criticism can be good. And this is a country that loves comedy.

I would like to thank the press from the heart of my bottom.

Satire is focused bitterness.

Satire is a lesson, parody is a game.

Fools are my theme, let satire be my song.

Social satire has been around since people have been around.

It's easier to rip somebody to shreds while you're making them laugh.

Jokes are grievances.

Everything can be satirized.

It's all been satirized for your protection.

Satire is fascinating stuff. It's deadly serious, and when politics begin to break down, there is a drift towards satire, because it's the only thing that makes any sense.

Politics is much too serious to be taken too seriously; equally, there are many aspects of it so laughable as to be lamentable.

By the very nature of satire or parody, you have to love and respect your target and respect it enough to understand every aspect of it, so you can more effectively make fun of it.

Everything needs to be lampooned. I believe that there's not any sacred ground.

The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually releases him again for another chance.

Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.

The key to humor is often self-loathing or sarcasm. In a sense, that's how self-loathing is made palatable.

We are suffering from too much sarcasm.