Ken Dodd Quotes

Humor comes from the surprise release of some buried tension.

Whether planned or not, humor takes our mind off of our troubles.

Being funny, in some ways, is about being connected to psychology.

Humor can alter any situation and help us cope at the very instant we are laughing.

Laughing about something is one of the more accessible ways to approach a difficult issue.

I had enough therapy to know when I broke it down, it became clearer to me: Yes, comedy was kind of a cleansing thing for me to do.

I am a complete sucker for funny films. There is something so therapeutic about laughing until you cry.

Comedy gigs are there because you are all in acceptance that the world is not the way it should be. You have to give yourself a break; otherwise, you would sit crying in a darkened room.

Humor is a way to deal with stresses. It is a way to cope.

Sometimes, humor is the only way we get through the day.

I don't think there would be many jokes, if there weren't constant frustration and fear and so forth. It's a response to bad troubles like crime.

Humor (is) the process that allows one to brush reality aside when it gets too distressing.

A sense of humor is an escape valve for the pressures of life.

So, I sit at the hotel at night and I think of something that's funny. Or, If the pen is too far away, I have to convince myself that what I thought of wasn't funny.

being funny is a way of being liked and a way of dealing with sadness.

If you don't laugh, you're going to cry and people are crying. That's why I guess you have lots of people like comedians to keep us laughing.

Comedy is the blues for people who can’t sing.

I'm looking for something to laugh over. After long enough, your body just needs to keep the hydration. You can't keep crying it out.

Laughter, along with madness, seemed to be the only way out, the emergency exit for humans.

Swearing relieves the feelings - that is what swearing does. I explained this to my aunt on one occasion, but it didn't answer with her. She said I had no business to have such feelings.

Laughter is the only thing that'll cut trouble down to a size where you can talk to it.

By the time we get to church, I need church cuz I've been yelled at by everyone in the family.

When life gets you down, make a comforter!

I realized that I really enjoy writing comedy, and how important comedy is when you feel like total crap.

Humor is laughing at what you haven't got when you ought to have it ... what you wish in your secret heart were not funny, but it is, and you must laugh. Humor is your own unconscious therapy. Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air, and you.