What people will – or will not – laugh at is mainly determined by their social conditioning. Steve Allen Read Quote
To the extent that there is anything properly identifiable as dignity in our society today, our present writers of comedy would be inclined to treat it as a proper object of ridicule. Steve Allen Read Quote
There used to be an art form called the ‘comedy of manners.’ Why aren’t comedies of manners made now in this country? The answer is simple. We no longer have manners to speak of. Steve Allen Read Quote
It often seems that, for whatever strange reasons, comedians, in addition to their formal performances, have more comic experiences in real life than other people do. Steve Allen Read Quote
We will take almost any kind of criticism except the observation that we have no sense of humor. Steve Allen Read Quote
One of the nice things about problems is that a good many of them do not exist except in our imaginations. Steve Allen Read Quote
Given a little time for the pain to subside, dreadful experiences often can be the basis of funny jokes or stories. Steve Allen Read Quote
