Lewis Grizzard Quotes

What's politically correct a lot of times is not funny.

I don't look at comedy as a sliding scale of offensiveness.

Let's face it: It's difficult enough to be funny without worrying about what is going to offend whom.

Comedy can always be taken the wrong way. If I do a bit that is meant to diffuse racism or sexism, I'm not going to avoid it on the chance that a small portion of the audience might take it the wrong way.

I'm a take-no-prisoners type of comic, and I'm lucky because my fans get me and never have a problem with the politically incorrect themes of my act. But I am continually amazed by how a certain section of our society seems to be so freakin' sensitive about jokes.

Well, I'm not afraid to say something if I think it's funny, even if it's harsh or racist.

I'm not for gratuitous nudity, but if there's humor, I don't have a problem.

In the 1990s, it's OK to do comedy about the Chernobyl disaster or the Space Shuttle blowing up. It's acceptable to ridicule the Pope or the President of the United States, but God forbid you do a joke... about gays. The gay community is the last sacred cow in this society.

If you make comedy, if you try and make comedy where no one gets upset or offended, you're going to fail.

It's easier not to make a particular joke in case it offends. But every joke will offend someone, and I've always believed that the audience is bigger than one person. The danger is that things will become bland.

If it's inappropriate to write about, if there's nothing funny about it, then it's not funny.

I think humor is such a personal thing, and you put a microphone in somebody's face, they're going to say something that offends somebody.

My secret to comedy is don't offend anybody. Don't offend anybody ever. That's my secret.

We seem to have lost our British sense of humour. It's a great shame. We have to be so careful nowadays; we have lost a lot of humour because people are too frightened of getting too near touchy subjects.

Humour or comedy should not offend anyone.

I think you can safely joke about anything. Mostly.

Some people don't have a sense of humor about certain things, and other people do.

I think all the funny people were bullied. When they talk about outlawing bullying, it's like, what? You want no Comedy Central?

There's a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at.

It's all been satirized for your protection.

You shouldn't get too close to the truth, because then maybe you stop being funny.

We don't apologize for a joke. We are comics. We are here to make you laugh. If you don't get it, then don't watch us.

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.'

A gorilla with a cellphone riding a bicycle is bound to generate some clever captions.

Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.