People have many theories about comedy, but being just plain funny is the one most important thing.
Gilbert GottfriedWith me, traveling for work is arriving at the airport, checking into the hotel, leaving the hotel the next morning at 4 or 5 to do something like 'The Jimmy and Jackie Captain Crazy Morning Zoo,' doing a bunch of those in a row, then going back to the hotel, and then finally going to the club.
Gilbert GottfriedA lot of people who claim they're political comedians are just comedians who have opinions. But they stop being funny the minute they give their opinions.
Gilbert GottfriedYou can say "ass," but you can't say "asshole." That's why I always cringe when a character in a TV show refers to someone as an "ass." Unless you're British, calling someone an ass really doesn't work. But those are the rules of television. You can be a dirtbag, but not a scumbag.
Gilbert Gottfried