Jen Kirkman Quotes

You can be funny and say what you mean; these ideas are not mutually exclusive. Some of the best jokes came from people who meant it. See: Pryor, Bruce, Carlin, etc.

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

Sometimes a witticism has no truth behind it.

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

I've always been very upfront about the way I write, and I've always used the tools humorists use, such as exaggeration.

I've heard too many times where people say that I'm this ultra-serious guy. In truth, I've got an extremely absurd sense of humor. I thrive on the absurd - I love it.

A lot of truth is said in jest.

A joke's a joke; you can either take it, or you can't.

In order to be able to write a good joke, you have to find the truth.

The absolute truth is the thing that makes people laugh.

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

Sometimes laughing isn't the best judge of what's funny, 'cause I think there's a lot of things that are really funny that don't make you laugh, that don't make you physically, audibly make a noise, but is something that is much more powerful than that.

Humorous writing is often thought of as substandard in comparison to work with a more dramatic or tragic intent. I don't know what to say to this except that I disagree wholeheartedly.

I think jokes can actually go to places that drama can't.

You don't necessarily equate me with humor!

I find something funny when it lives on many levels - a level of self-deprecation, of knowledge and heightened reality.

Being funny is very complex.

You can't deny the truth. And that's what makes smart comedy so good.

If the social evolution leads to jokes, I use them.

I enjoy making people laugh, but what I find funny and put online, others might misconstrue and find jerkish.

Comedy too can sometimes discern what is right. I shall not please, but I shall say what is true.

I have always found humor in places where humor wasn't necessarily intended.

It's good just to laugh sometimes, and if it comes out of some truth, it's even stronger.

Irreverence is easy - what's hard is wit.

I love astute observations and really great wordplay. I love the way that Louis C.K. observes life, and I love the way Patton Oswalt talks about it.