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There is nothing sillier than a silly laugh.

—Catullus, c. 60 BC

Comedy, like sodomy, is an unnatural act.

—Marty Feldman, 1969

Laughter always arises from a gaiety of disposition, absolutely incompatible with contempt and indignation.

—Voltaire, 1736

Jesters do oft prove prophets.

—William Shakespeare, c. 1605

I used to think that everyone was just being funny. But now I don’t know. I mean, how can you tell?

—Andy Warhol, 1970
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