Jimmy Fallon Quotes

Jim Norton and Harland Williams always make me laugh.

Loads of blokes think they're funny, but it counts for nothing unless you get up and have a go.

I think in my case, I had no choice but to have a good sense of humor. I grew up with my dad, Danny Thomas, and George Burns and Bob Hope and Milton Berle and Sid Caesar and all those guys were at our house all the time and telling jokes and making each other laugh.

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.

I like Jon Stewart. He's not as obnoxious as Dennis Miller, whom I really can't stand.

Bob Hope, Red Skelton, and Eddie Cantor... help us keep our balance.

Things that make me laugh range from a wonderful stand-up like Jerry Seinfeld, Louis C.K. and Chris Rock to my son Gabe, who does great improv work. I also look backwards to the great comedic actors like Jackie Gleason, Paul Lynde and Phil Silvers.

I was a big Jay Leno fan, so I was sorry to see him go. But my number one person that I watch, she's not late night, but in terms of the comedian genre, is Ellen DeGeneres - love her.

I really appreciate comedy a lot.

I think I'm accidentally funny more so than thinking of it as a craft. I'm in awe of those comedians that know how to hit it again and again and again.

My heroes were Gene Wilder, Steve Martin, and Martin Short.

I love comedy, and I love listening to comedians talk.

I love storytellers. When I was growing up, my inspirations were watching Eddie Murphy, Dennis Wolfberg, and Louie Anderson. These guys were great at telling stories, and I made that my own style, talking about things that happened to me and trying to make them funny.

Claudia Winkleman is a good laugh and James Corden too.

It's not like every male comic you meet is funny. Like, a lot of them are not funny.

Even though I do a more traditional type of being funny on television, I still know a lot of comedians and stand-ups and improv actors.

I love Ice Cube and Charlie Day. They're brilliant men, great actors and very funny people.

I will do comedy until the day I die: inappropriate comedy, funny comedy, gender-bending, twisting comedy, whatever comedy is out there.

Fred Willard still makes me laugh.

I love 'Saturday Night Live,' and it's such a funny show. I don't know if I'm funny enough to be on it but definitely would be interested in doing it.

I like the sound of laughter. I was the guy in the group of friends that would always make the friends laugh. And everyone was like, 'You should do stand up,' so I gave it a shot, and ta-da! They were right.

I think Flip Wilson is a brillant comedian.

I really loved what I was doing being creative and being funny as a stand-up comedian.

For me, I've worked hard for people to think I'm funny.

I have to tell you I enjoy Jon Stewart. That's the truth. I actually think he's very funny. I've paid to see him do his stand-up routine.