Howard Stern Quotes

The kind of über-objective is to make people laugh. You always have to have that in the back of your mind, "Eh, I've got to figure out a way to make this funny."

I gravitate towards anything that has a grain of comedy to it.

Comedians, we're just people who whine. But we happen to be funny when we whine. Like, if Jerry Seinfeld wasn't funny, you'd want to punch him in the face; he'd just seem like a whiner to you. But the fact is that he's funny.

What's nice with comedy is that you know it's working if it's funny.

I'm not saying that comedy has to be a certain thing - I'm not trying to define comedy, where it's like, it can only be silly things. But I think part of what makes a comedy is that at least part of the mantra of the show is trying to make people laugh.

I'm a sucker for a good sense of humor.

Sometimes WRONG is worth the FUNNY!

I'm always going to do whatever I think is funniest. If something's dark, I'll do it. If it's a sock puppet, if it's a stool, I'll do it.

Humor is not far from my vocabulary.

You don't have to think really hard to get the joke. I think humor in general appeals to all people.

I like humor.

There's something quite joyful about doing comedy which doesn't really need much analysis. I'm not elitist. I like to do crowd-pleasing stuff which is a bit smart, but is just about belly laughs.

I think it's awesome to be able to make people laugh.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

I do love comedy, and when it's a comedy moment and you can make people laugh, of course it is wonderful.

If it gets laughs, it's funny.

Comedy is unique in the sense that laughter is a palpable noise that everyone makes.

They don't make you pay for the humor. It's up and down, but they're trying to give you as many laughs as possible in 2 minutes. They are the most honest comedians ever.

Patrice O'Neal is the best comic I ever saw.

I just say what I think is the funniest thing I could say. I'm not trying to make headlines. I'm just trying to say the stuff that I think is funny and will make people laugh.

I'm not one for blaspheming, but that one made me laugh.

I always like to watch comics and it's interesting that you can tell if someone's funny in 10 seconds.

Kind of the exhausting thing about doing pure comedy, or something that's broader, is you're kind of a slave to the laugh. If it's not funny, then there's not much point in doing it. The kind of ueber-objective is to make people laugh. You always have to have that in the back of your mind, 'Eh, I've got to figure out a way to make this funny.'

I pretty much will do anything for a laugh.

You gotta keep the funny intact.