American - Comedian | August 31, 1924 - June 30, 2003
As a child my family's menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it.
Buddy Hackett
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If you have the right voice and the right delivery, you're cocky enough, and you pound down on the punch line, you can say anything and make people laugh maybe three times before they realize you're not telling jokes.
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I've had a good day when I don't fall out of the cart.
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At the Sahara, the seats are banked and most of the audience is looking down at the stage. Everybody in the business knows: Up for singers, down for comics. The people want to idealize a singer. They want to feel superior to a comic. You're trying to make them laugh. They can't laugh at someone they're looking up to.
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You look up at drama, down at comedy. A singer, looking up is okay. A comic, it's death.
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I've had a few arguments with people, but I never carry a grudge. You know why? While you're carrying a grudge, they're out dancing.
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Ninety-nine percent is in the delivery. If you have the right voice and the right delivery, you're cocky enough, and you pound down on the punch line, you can say anything and make people laugh maybe three times before they realize you're not telling jokes.
I used to like to dig myself a hole just to see how long it took to get out of it.
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Golf is more fun than walking naked in a strange place, but not much.
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There have always been mixed emotions about Howard Cosell: Some people hate him like poison, and other people just hate him regular.
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I have the gift of laughter. I can make people laugh at will. In good times and in bad. And that I don't question. It was a gift from God.
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What makes a comedian has nothing to do with religion. Think of Red Skelton, Jimmy Durante, Jackie Gleason, who were all Catholics.
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