Corbin Bernsen Quotes

The classic comedian says there's nothing that's taboo; if you laugh at one thing you've got to laugh at everything, that comedy is taking people to dark areas and showing them the light.

Jokes that make me laugh out loud when I write them almost always bomb. I have no idea why.

There's always a message in my comedy.

I don't consider myself a political comedian because it's so hard. It takes time away from me saying terrible things about TV.

I'm probably not very funny. The scripts just don't come in, or the ones that do aren't that good. I suppose I'm just an old drama queen, really.

Saying gay people shouldn't be the punchline is basically saying don't make people the punch line, which I think is ridiculous. The whole point of comedy is, on some level, to make fun of ourselves and put everything into an absurdist context.

It's a different world: when I'm writing 'Toast,' I've got one foot in 1974 and one foot in the modern day, because the modern day is nowhere near as funny or interesting.

I don't have to write jokes. I don't have to write insults. If you ask the man of the hour in the hot seat, my mere existence is clearly insult enough.

I never write jokes, I just try to make myself laugh.

I think it's hilarious when middle-aged white men try to take themselves seriously. It makes me laugh.

To see a comedy in an environment where you're surrounded by other people that are laughing is great. That's probably more satisfying than just watching it by yourself.

To label any subject unsuitable for comedy is to admit defeat.

If I had a sense of humor, I'd be laughing right now.

Everyone is a comedy. If people are laughing at you, they just don't quite understand the joke that is themselves.

No matter how you feel, you've got to be able to laugh at yourself. If you can laugh at Donald Trump, then you better be able to laugh at yourself, too. For us as comedians, we have to point out what's funny.

What people like are things to laugh at. Funny shows. It's all in the execution, the writing and the characters, not the setting. And the writing and the execution and the characters are GREAT on (Everybody Loves Raymond).

I'm generally not a social dramatist or comedy writer. My interests have always been more in psychological stories or personal relations and comic ideas.

Write what makes you laugh not what you think will make someone else laugh.

Frank Sebastiano is a real write. He has two Emmys, one from 'SNL' and the other from 'The Chris Rock Show' . The only award I have is an FM-mmy.

I will laugh at the world. And most of all, I will laugh at myself for man is most comical when he takes himself too seriously.

I'm a comedian so I'm not waiting around for someone to write a part for me. I don't have to wait for somebody else to create my next job; I have the ability to basically write my own ticket.

Writing is the great skill, the creative skill. The acting is more an interpretative skill. And the thrill for me is the moment when I think of something. And then the challenge is how to get that funny idea to work in terms of the structure and that kind of thing, which is - and that's what I really love doing.

If you can't laugh at yourself, you may be missing the colossal joke of the century.

Comedy is quite a difficult place for queers and for women.

When you're a young comedian the first thing you want to do is get a laugh.