The improvisation had to be in public, because you only get value playing to strangers.

Don't come on to be funny - come on to solve problems.

I see a great lack of stories around. I bought six literary magazines and looked through them to see what people were doing. There wasn't a story in them. They were all about how poetic the feelings of the author were.

Every time you go the way the audience expects, they'll think you're original. People laugh with pleasure at the obvious.

The best laughs are on the recognition of truth.

Many teachers think of children as immature adults. It might lead to better and more 'respectful' teaching, if we thought of adults as atrophied children.

If you have a good idea, open your mouth and say something else.