2 Quotes by Ruth R. Wisse

Both mystic and comedian aspire to get the better of a world they are powerless to reform.

Stand-up comedy is all about nerve--a battle between aggressor and victims with wit as the weapon and laughter as the prize. Different from prizefights that pit people against one another in the presence of paying spectators, comedy pits the fighter against the paying customers, with silence as the killer, and the detonation of laughter as the victory.