Laughter, and the broader category of humor, are key elements in helping us go on with our life after a loss.

If you could choose one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.

Wit is a weapon. Jokes are a masculine way of inflicting superiority. But humor is the pursuit of a gentle grin, usually in solitude.

In my opinion, I think sarcasm and humor in a song, without turning it into a novelty song, is really charming.

The key to humor is often self-loathing or sarcasm. In a sense, that's how self-loathing is made palatable.

My mother was very funny. My dad had a great sense of humor. My grandmother, too.

Suspense is very important. Even though this is humor and they're short stories, that theory of building suspense is still there.

Political correctness? In my humor, I never talk about politics. I was never much into all that.

You're not going to see my sense of humor on the football field. That's not a place for me to joke around.

I think there's something about the Irish experience - that we had to have a sense of humor or die.