Comedy brings religious persecutors, dictators, and tyrants to their knees faster than any other weapon. - Mel Brooks

Tragedy is when I stub my toe. Comedy is when you fall into an open manhole and die.

My wit is often characterized as being Jewish comedy. Occasionally, that’s true. But for the most part to characterize my humor as purely Jewish humor is not accurate. It’s really New York humor. New York humor is not just Jewish humor. It has a certain rhythm. It has a certain intensity and a certain pulse.

Dr. Frankenstein:: Igor, would you give me a hand with the bags?
Igor:: [doing a Groucho Marx] Certainly, you take the blonde and I'll take the one in the turban.