A civil servant doesn't make jokes.

A civil servant doesn't make jokes.

Whatever is funny is subversive, every joke is ultimately a custard pie... a dirty joke is a sort of mental read more

Whatever is funny is subversive, every joke is ultimately a custard pie... a dirty joke is a sort of mental rebellion.

The aim of a joke is not to degrade the human being, but to remind him that he is already read more

The aim of a joke is not to degrade the human being, but to remind him that he is already degraded

A clown is like aspirin, only he works twice as fast.

A clown is like aspirin, only he works twice as fast.

If you've heard this story before, don't stop me, because I'd like to hear it again.

If you've heard this story before, don't stop me, because I'd like to hear it again.

A clown sees life simply, without complications.

A clown sees life simply, without complications.

It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds read more

It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.

I see myself as an intelligent, sensitive human, with the soul of a clown which forces me to blow it read more

I see myself as an intelligent, sensitive human, with the soul of a clown which forces me to blow it at the most important moments.

Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any read more

Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any number of dull arguments.