Eddie Condon Quotes

And I loved Fats Waller. I love his instrumental abilities, his vocal abilities and his sense of humor.

I'm a big fan of comedy music.

I started off playing the clarinet, after I was inspired by listening to my dad's Benny Goodman records.

Benny Goodman was one of the big influences as a clarinet player. That's why I wanted the clarinet.

Music is never inherently funny!

Music can be witty, but it's not funny unless it's conceptually funny.

Now, this one might be a little stringy, but then again, it's fiddle player." That isn't fiddle player, it's piccolo player." How can you tell?" It's PIPING hot!" Then blow on it first!

For me, humor is everything!

To me, comedy is a game.

I think I write funny songs that make people kind of, like, stop what they're doing and be like, 'What did you say?' And then it makes them laugh a little bit.

Plus, I love comic writing. Nothing satisfies me more than finding a funny way to phrase something.

My mother was really into big band. It was played in the house all the time.

The best shows to tweet about are the ones that are hilarious, but they might not necessarily be trying to be hilarious. Those are the easiest and the funniest because you're like 'come onnnn.'

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

Cool is the enemy of funny. You can't be cool and be funny at the same time. Only Eddie Murphy could do that.

If it gets laughs, it's funny.

Funny is funny.

We are fans of Mozart and Beethoven, as well 'South Park' and Borat. We believe that we can attract many people who eschew the serious ambiance of concert halls and don't go to classical music concerts because of such reasons. However, there is a 'serious humor' on the stage: funny and ridiculous. That is important!

We do not take humor seriously enough.

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

If possible, be funny.

I'm not trying to teach anybody anything, I'm not trying to say anything, I have no political motive whatsoever. My motive is just the big laugh.

I don't think that there's necessarily a side to drama that has to be completely bleak. You have to have a flicker of humor 'cause everyone has a flicker of humor, something they find funny in life.

I have no line. If I think it's funny, it's funny.

There's no type of music I don't like. I think it's important to be able to make fun of all types.