Big head, little wit.
—French proverb
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Comedy, like sodomy, is an unnatural act.
—Marty Feldman, 1969I used to think that everyone was just being funny. But now I don’t know. I mean, how can you tell?
—Andy Warhol, 1970Some things are privileged from jest—namely, religion, matters of state, great persons, all men’s present business of importance, and any case that deserves pity.
—Francis Bacon, 1597Jesters do oft prove prophets.
—William Shakespeare, c. 1605