Controversial Humor Quotes

Even conservative columnists tend to prefer humor that isn't fit to print.

I love the South Park guys, Trey Parker and Matt Stone. They're geniuses. I throw that word around a lot, but I really do mean it.

My comedy is unapologetic and fearless. Like, sometimes you'll wind up having condomless sex with someone that you probably shouldn't. I'm interested in sharing that part of myself unapologetically so that other people will hopefully feel better.

Some felt as if 'Charlie Hebdo' was obsessed with its 'Screw Allah' stance. It's a sort of provocation that caused a lot of debates.

In the '50s, critics used to say I had a 'dangerous' act.

I wrote an article for Revolver and it was very offensive.

I don't have an act. I just talk. I'm just Lenny Bruce.

A good analogy [Charlie Hebdo] in lots of ways is "South Park" - the hugely popular American cartoon show - and the things that the "South Park" creators have created, like "The Book Of Mormon," the Broadway musical. If I were a devout Mormon, I would be offended by a lot of things that go on in "The Book Of Mormon," right? It mocks mercilessly the pretensions to truth of Mormonism and the pretensions to virtue of Mormon missionaries.

I have profound respect for Sacha Baron Cohen, but Borat is not a particularly comfortable movie for me to sit through.

I'm from Arkansas, so I didn't even know who Howard Stern was until I was about 18 or 19. I only kind of knew what I had heard about him; then I saw him doing his thing. That's what I really liked about him.

My least favorite joke right now is Donald Trump.

I'm known for my slightly inappropriate remarks.

I like to joke about being gay because it's something teenagers would never joke about.

While I understand the Howard Stern comparisons to help contextualize my craft for other people, and while I relate to the moral stance he took against a bigger corporate machine, that's probably where our similarities stop.

Bob Saget is the dirtiest comic who's ever lived. Nobody touches him.

Everybody in my family had a real sick, twisted sense of humor. Most of the jokes we make in our house, we would just never even dream of making anywhere else. Just sick, horrible stuff. That wasn't anything new to college.

I'm not a shock jock at all.

I loved reading when the critics in New York would say that some of my films reminded them of Lenny Bruce.

I hate to say it but I hate black humor. I feel like a Klan member saying it, but it's just not funny.

Humor that is edgy is never squeaky clean.

I think when 'The Simpsons' first came on, there was an uproar. People got used to it. They realized the show's really funny, it's got a heart, so I think it's pretty safe.

Bill Maher fancies himself the reincarnation of Lenny Bruce.

Alright, let's admit it, we Jews killed Christ - but it was only for three days.

Not only should we laugh about Hitler. We must laugh about him. Especially in Berlin.

If you listen to Howard Stern, go back and listen to Lenny Bruce, so you can hear what real talent is.