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Get the deets on all the quotes and one-liners that made you snort laugh. Click on any funny quote below to see it in context and find out where it falls on Shmoop's pretentious scale. We'll give you details on who said it, when they said it, and in some cases, why on earth they thought it was okay to say it.

Taylor Swift
"'Cause you know I love the players, and you love the game."
Source: Blank Space | Speaker: Taylor Swift
Ogden Nash
"A bit of talcum is always walcum."
Source: Reflection on Babies | Author: Ogden Nash
Frank Underwood
"A lion does not ask permission before he eats a zebra."
Source: House of Cards | Speaker: Frank Underwood
Igor
"Abby... normal."
Source: Young Frankenstein | Speaker: Igor
Ace Ventura
"Alrighty then."
Source: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Speaker: Ace Ventura
Various Villains
"And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling kids!"
Source: Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! | Speaker: Various Villains
Hannah Horvath
"Any mean thing someone's gonna think of to say about me, I've already said to me, about me. Probably in the last half hour."
Source: Girls | Speaker: Hannah Horvath
Leslie Knope
"Anything. Can be a slam. Poem. If you say it like this."
Source: Parks and Recreation | Speaker: Leslie Knope
Cher Horowitz
"As if!"
Source: Clueless | Speaker: Cher Horowitz
Ralph Kramden
"Baby, you're the greatest."
Source: The Honeymooners | Speaker: Ralph Kramden
Backstreet Boys
"Backstreet's back, all right!"
Source: "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" | Speaker: Backstreet Boys
Sheldon Cooper
"Bazinga!"
Source: The Big Bang Theory | Speaker: Sheldon Cooper
Chris McConnell
"Because I was afraid of worms, Roxanne! Worms!"
Source: Roxanne | Speaker: Chris McConnell
Scott Pilgrim
"Bread makes you fat?"
Source: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Speaker: Scott Pilgrim
Kelso
"Burn!"
Source: That '70s Show | Speaker: Kelso
Joan Holloway
"But that's life. One minute you're on top of the world. The next minute, some secretary is running you over with a lawnmower."
Source: Mad Men | Speaker: Joan Holloway
Tina Belcher
"Butts."
Source: Bob's Burgers | Speaker: Tina Belcher
Piper Chapman
"By all means, attribute my legitimate feelings of sadness to menses."
Source: Orange Is the New Black | Speaker: Piper Chapman
The Coneheads
"Consume mass quantities."
Source: SNL sketch "The Coneheads" | Speaker: The Coneheads
Igor
"Could be raining."
Source: Young Frankenstein | Speaker: Igor
Joey Gladstone
"Cut it out."
Source: Full House | Speaker: Joey Gladstone
Homer Simpson
"D'oh!"
Source: The Simpsons | Speaker: Homer Simpson
Sebastian the Crab
"Darlin' it's better, down where it's wetter, take it from me!"
Source: Under the Sea | Speaker: Sebastian the Crab
Ron Swanson
"Dear frozen yogurt: you are the celery of desserts. Be ice cream or nothing. Zero stars."
Source: Parks and Recreation | Speaker: Ron Swanson
Steve Urkel
"Did I do that?"
Source: Family Matters | Speaker: Steve Urkel
Ghostface
"Do you like scary movies?"
Source: Scream | Speaker: Ghostface
Electric Light Orchestra
"Don't bring me down…Bruce!"
Source: "Don't Bring Me Down" | Speaker: Electric Light Orchestra
Bart Simpson
"Don't have a cow, man."
Source: The Simpsons | Speaker: Bart Simpson
Alvy Singer
"Don't worry. We can walk to the curb from here."
Source: Annie Hall | Speaker: Alvy Singer
James "J.J." Evans Jr.
"Dy-no-mite!"
Source: Good Times | Speaker: James "J.J." Evans Jr.
Bart Simpson
"Eat my shorts!"
Source: The Simpsons | Speaker: Bart Simpson
Fred Sanford
"Elizabeth, I'm coming!"
Source: Sanford and Son | Speaker: Fred Sanford
LMFAO
"Every day I'm shuffling."
Source: Party Rock Anthem | Speaker: LMFAO
Tommy
"Fat guy in a little coat... fat guy in a little coat..."
Source: Tommy Boy | Speaker: Tommy
Cast of Rent
"Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes. How do you measure, measure a year?"
Source: Seasons of Love | Speaker: Cast of Rent
Various characters
"Frak!"
Source: Battlestar Galactica | Speaker: Various characters
Eddie Haskell
"Gee, Mrs. Cleaver..."
Source: Leave It to Beaver | Speaker: Eddie Haskell
Archie Bunker
"Get out of my chair, Meathead."
Source: All in the Family | Speaker: Archie Bunker
Elaine Benes
"Get out!"
Source: Seinfeld | Speaker: Elaine Benes
Glen Quagmire
"Giggity giggity"
Source: Family Guy | Speaker: Glen Quagmire
Charlie Brown
"Good grief!"
Source: A Charlie Brown Christmas | Speaker: Charlie Brown
Uncle Jesse<em> </em>
"Have mercy."
Source: Full House | Speaker: Uncle Jesse
Dr. Peter Venkman
"He slimed me."
Source: Ghostbusters | Speaker: Dr. Peter Venkman
Beavis and Butt-Head
"Heh heh."
Source: Beavis and Butt-Head | Speaker: Beavis and Butt-Head
Jerry Seinfeld
"Hello, Newman."
Source: Seinfeld | Speaker: Jerry Seinfeld
The Daily Show
"Here it is, your moment of Zen."
Source: The Daily Show | Speaker: The Daily Show
Hank Kingsley
"Hey now!"
Source: The Larry Sanders Show | Speaker: Hank Kingsley
Buster Bluth
"Hey, brother."
Source: Arrested Development | Speaker: Buster Bluth
Elton John
"Hold me closer, Tony Danza."
Source: "Tiny Dancer" | Speaker: Elton John
Frank Barone
"Holy crap!"
Source: Everybody Loves Raymond | Speaker: Frank Barone
Homey D. Clown
"Homey don't play that."
Source: In Living Color | Speaker: Homey D. Clown
Jack Griffith
"How sweet it is!"
Source: Papa's Delicate Condition | Speaker: Jack Griffith
Joey Tribbiani
"How you doin'?"
Source: Friends | Speaker: Joey Tribbiani
Dr. Rumack
"I am serious. And don't call me Shirley."
Source: Airplane! | Speaker: Dr. Rumack
Sarah Palin
"I can see Russia from my house!"
Source: TV Interview | Speaker: Sarah Palin
Ralph
"I can't believe I ate that whole thing."
Source: Alka-Seltzer commercial | Speaker: Ralph
Pam Swynford de Beaufort
"I don't know what it is about me that makes people think I want to hear their problems."
Source: True Blood | Speaker: Pam Swynford de Beaufort
Alvy Singer
"I don't want to move to a city where the only cultural advantage is being able to make a right turn on a red light."
Source: Annie Hall | Speaker: Alvy Singer
Mickey
"I had a great evening; it was like the Nuremberg Trials."
Source: Hannah and Her Sisters | Speaker: Mickey
Tess McGill
"I have a head for business and a bod for sin."
Source: Working Girl | Speaker: Tess McGill
Piper Chapman
"I have been starved out, felt up, teased, stalked, threatened, and called Taylor Swift."
Source: Orange Is the New Black | Speaker: Piper Chapman
Jack Byrnes
"I have nipples, Greg. Can you milk me?"
Source: Meet the Parents | Speaker: Jack Byrnes
Al Gore
"I invented the internet."
Source: Al Gore | Speaker: Al Gore
Sergeant Hans Schultz
"I know nothing!"
Source: Hogan's Heroes | Speaker: Sergeant Hans Schultz
Sir Mix-a-Lot
"I like big butts and I cannot lie."
Source: Baby Got Back | Speaker: Sir Mix-a-Lot
Matt Foley
"I live in a van down by the river."
Source: Saturday Night Live, Motivation | Speaker: Matt Foley
Brick Tamland
"I love lamp."
Source: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Speaker: Brick Tamland
Frank Underwood
"I love that woman. I love her more than sharks love blood."
Source: House of Cards | Speaker: Frank Underwood
Ogden Nash
"I might love the people upstairs more If only they lived on another floor."
Source: The People Upstairs | Author: Ogden Nash
Leslie Knope
"I stand behind my decision to avoid salad and other disgusting things"
Source: Parks and Recreation | Speaker: Leslie Knope
Isaac Davis
"I think people should mate for life, like pigeons or Catholics."
Source: Manhattan | Speaker: Isaac Davis
H.I. McDunnough
"I'll be taking these Huggies and whatever cash you got."
Source: Raising Arizona | Speaker: H.I. McDunnough
A deli patron
"I'll have what she's having."
Source: When Harry Met Sally | Speaker: A deli patron
Aqua
"I'm a Barbie girl in a Barbie world."
Source: Barbie Girl | Speaker: Aqua
Barf
"I'm a mog—half man, half dog. I'm my own best friend."
Source: Spaceballs | Speaker: Barf
Anna Scott
"I'm also just a girl standing in front of a boy asking him to love her."
Source: Notting Hill | Speaker: Anna Scott
Abbi Jacobson
"I'm an adult, and I'm responsible. Let's go get some candy."
Source: Broad City | Speaker: Abbi Jacobson
Raymond Babbitt
"I'm an excellent driver."
Source: Rain Man | Speaker: Raymond Babbitt
Tommy DeVito
"I'm funny how? I mean, funny like I'm a clown?"
Source: Goodfellas | Speaker: Tommy DeVito
Larry
"I'm Larry, this is my brother, Darryl, and this is my other brother, Darryl."
Source: Newheart | Speaker: Larry
Tina Belcher
"I'm no hero. I put my bra on one boob at a time like everyone else."
Source: Bob's Burgers | Speaker: Tina Belcher
Chris Robinson
"I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV."
Source: Vicks Formula 44 | Speaker: Chris Robinson
Dante Hicks
"I'm not even supposed to be here today."
Source: Clerks | Speaker: Dante Hicks
The Offspring
"I'm pretty fly for a white guy."
Source: "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" | Speaker: The Offspring
LMFAO
"I'm sexy and I know it."
Source: Sexy and I Know It | Speaker: LMFAO
Beetlejuice
"I'm the ghost with the most, babe."
Source: Beetlejuice | Speaker: Beetlejuice
Danny Kaye
"I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts."
Source: "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts" | Speaker: Danny Kaye
Ace Ventura
"If I'm not back in five minutes… just wait longer."
Source: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Speaker: Ace Ventura
Ron Swanson
"If it doesn't have meat, it's a snack."
Source: Parks and Recreation | Speaker: Ron Swanson
Pablo Neruda
"If suddenly
you forget me
do not look for me,
for I shall already have forgotten you."
Source: If You Forget Me | Author: Pablo Neruda
Buffy Summers
"If the apocalypse comes, beep me."
Source: Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Speaker: Buffy Summers
Tina Belcher
"If you need me, I'll be down here on the floor. Dying."
Source: Bob's Burgers | Speaker: Tina Belcher
Commercial Narrator
"It keeps going and going and going..."
Source: Energizer Commercials | Speaker: Commercial Narrator
John Cameron Swayze
"It takes a licking and keeps on ticking."
Source: Timex Commercials | Speaker: John Cameron Swayze
Shanghai Lily
"It took more than one man to change my name to Shanghai Lily."
Source: Shanghai Express | Speaker: Shanghai Lily
Norm Peterson
"It's a dog eat dog world, Sammy, and I'm wearing Milkbone underwear."
Source: Cheers | Speaker: Norm Peterson
Ed Sullivan
"It's a really big show tonight!"
Source: The Ed Sullivan Show | Speaker: Ed Sullivan
Pitbull and Kesha
"It's going down. I'm yelling, "Timber!""
Source: "Timber" | Speaker: Pitbull and Kesha
Narrator, The Rocky Horror Picture Show
"It's just a jump to the left... and a step to the right."
Source: The Timewarp | Speaker: Narrator, The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Jerome
"Jerome's in the house! Watch your mouth!"
Source: Martin | Speaker: Jerome
Kevin McCallister
"Keep the change, ya filthy animal."
Source: Home Alone | Speaker: Kevin McCallister
Homer Simpson
"Kids, you tried your best, and you failed miserably. The lesson is: never try."
Source: The Simpsons | Speaker: Homer Simpson
Barney Stinson
"Legen—wait for it—dary!"
Source: How I Met Your Mother | Speaker: Barney Stinson
Shaun
"Let's go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint, and wait for this all to blow over."
Source: Shaun of the Dead | Speaker: Shaun
Various Saturday Night Live Cast Members
"Live from New York; it's Saturday Night!"
Source: Saturday Night Live | Speaker: Various Saturday Night Live Cast Members
Steven McCroskey
"Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue."
Source: Airplane! | Speaker: Steven McCroskey
Ricky Ricardo
"Lucy, you got some 'splainin' to do."
Source: I Love Lucy | Speaker: Ricky Ricardo
Tommy Smothers
"Mom always liked you best."
Source: The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | Speaker: Tommy Smothers
The Bruce Dickinson
"More cowbell."
Source: Saturday Night Live | Speaker: The Bruce Dickinson
Mona Lisa Vito
"My biological clock is ticking like this."
Source: My Cousin Vinny | Speaker: Mona Lisa Vito
Pam De Beaufort
"My mad face and my happy face are the same."
Source: True Blood | Speaker: Pam De Beaufort
Mork
"Nanu nanu."
Source: Mork & Mindy | Speaker: Mork
Kip Dynamite
"Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day."
Source: Napoleon Dynamite | Speaker: Kip Dynamite
Leo Durocher
"Nice guys finish last."
Source: Leo Durocher | Speaker: Leo Durocher
The Soup Nazi
"No soup for you!"
Source: Seinfeld | Speaker: The Soup Nazi
Cardinal Ximénez
"Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!"
Source: Monty Python's Flying Circus | Speaker: Cardinal Ximénez
Marcel Marceau
"Non!"
Source: Silent Movie | Speaker: Marcel Marceau
Valerie Cherish as Aunt Sassy
"Note to self: After a long day at work, I don't need to see that!"
Source: The Comeback | Speaker: Valerie Cherish as Aunt Sassy
Gretchen Wieners
"Oh my God, Karen, you can't just ask people why they're white."
Source: Mean Girls | Speaker: Gretchen Wieners
Tina Belcher
"Oh, it's okay. I guess I wasn't meant to have a good life."
Source: Bob's Burgers | Speaker: Tina Belcher
Nefretiri
"Oh, Moses, Moses, you stubborn, splendid, adorable fool."
Source: The Ten Commandments | Speaker: Nefretiri
Captain Spaulding
"One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know."
Source: Animal Crackers | Speaker: Captain Spaulding
Billy Collins
"Pardon the egg salad stains, but I'm in love."
Source: Marginalia | Author: Billy Collins
Ida Corwin
"Personally, Veda's convinced me that alligators have the right idea. They eat their young."
Source: Mildred Pierce | Speaker: Ida Corwin
Sugar Kane Kowalczyk
"Real diamonds! They must be worth their weight in gold!"
Source: Some Like it Hot | Speaker: Sugar Kane Kowalczyk
Rufus T. Firefly
"Remember, you're fighting for this woman's honor, which is probably more than she ever did."
Source: Duck Soup | Speaker: Rufus T. Firefly
Fairy Godmother
"Salagadoola mechicka boola bibbidi-bobbidi-boo!"
Source: Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo | Speaker: Fairy Godmother
George Burns
"Say goodnight, Gracie."
Source: The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Speaker: George Burns
Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar
"Schwing!"
Source: Saturday Night Live and Wayne's World | Speaker: Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar
Frank Costanza
"Serenity now!"
Source: Seinfeld | Speaker: Frank Costanza
WOPR/Joshua
"Shall we play a game?"
Source: WarGames | Speaker: WOPR/Joshua
Damian Leigh
"She doesn't even go here."
Source: Mean Girls | Speaker: Damian Leigh
Kids
"Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids!"
Source: Trix Commercial | Speaker: Kids
Allen Funt
"Smile! You're on Candid Camera."
Source: Candid Camera | Speaker: Allen Funt
Loretta Castorini
"Snap out of it!"
Source: Moonstruck | Speaker: Loretta Castorini
The Sock-It-To-Me girl
"Sock it to me."
Source: Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Speaker: The Sock-It-To-Me girl
The Mask
"Somebody stop me!"
Source: The Mask | Speaker: The Mask
Archie Bunker
"Stifle."
Source: All in the Family | Speaker: Archie Bunker
Barney Stinson
"Suit up!"
Source: How I Met Your Mother | Speaker: Barney Stinson
Rollo
"That ain't no Etch-a-Sketch. This is one doodle that can't be undid, Homeskillet."
Source: Juno | Speaker: Rollo
Liz Lemon
"That's a dealbreaker!"
Source: 30 Rock | Speaker: Liz Lemon
Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie
"That's hot."
Source: The Simple Life | Speaker: Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie
Michael Scott et al
"That's what she said."
Source: The Office | Speaker: Michael Scott et al
Franz Liebkind
"The Fuhrer was a terrific dancer."
Source: The Producers | Speaker: Franz Liebkind
Hubert Hawkins
"The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle."
Source: The Court Jester | Speaker: Hubert Hawkins
Unknown
"The proof is in the pudding."
Source: Proverb | Speaker: Unknown
Eric Northman
"They're like humans, but miniature. Teacup humans."
Source: True Blood | Speaker: Eric Northman
Marnie Michaels
"This is not one of your more convincing fake showers."
Source: Girls | Speaker: Marnie Michaels
Stanley Motss
"This is nothing!"
Source: Wag the Dog | Speaker: Stanley Motss
Michelle Flaherty
"This one time, at band camp…"
Source: American Pie | Speaker: Michelle Flaherty
Reporter
"Those stories (and Andy Rooney) tonight, on 60 Minutes."
Source: 60 Minutes | Speaker: Reporter
Tina Belcher
"Time for the charm bomb to explode."
Source: Bob's Burgers | Speaker: Tina Belcher
Fred the Baker
"Time to make the donuts."
Source: Dunkin' Donuts commercial | Speaker: Fred the Baker
John "Bluto" Blutarsky
"Toga! Toga!"
Source: Animal House | Speaker: John "Bluto" Blutarsky
Vincent "Vinnie" Barbarino
"Up your nose with a rubber hose!"
Source: Welcome Back, Kotter | Speaker: Vincent "Vinnie" Barbarino
Inga
"Vould you like to have a roll in ze hay?"
Source: Young Frankenstein | Speaker: Inga
Various Budweiser mascots
"Wassup?"
Source: 2000 Budweiser commercial | Speaker: Various Budweiser mascots
The Festrunk Brothers
"We are two wild and crazy guys!"
Source: Saturday Night Live | Speaker: The Festrunk Brothers
Brody
"We're going to need a bigger boat."
Source: Jaws | Speaker: Brody
Wayne and Garth
"We're not worthy! We're not worthy!"
Source: Wayne's World | Speaker: Wayne and Garth
Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino
"We've got a situation."
Source: Jersey Shore | Speaker: Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino
Oliver Hardy
"Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into!"
Source: Sons of the Desert | Speaker: Oliver Hardy
The Church Lady
"Well, isn't that special?"
Source: Saturday Night Live | Speaker: The Church Lady
Osgood Fielding III
"Well, nobody's perfect."
Source: Some Like It Hot | Speaker: Osgood Fielding III
Lina Lamont
"What do they think I am, dumb or something? Why, I make more money than Calvin Coolidge! Put together!"
Source: Singin' in the Rain | Speaker: Lina Lamont
Colonel Ehrhardt
"What he did to Shakespeare we are doing now to Poland."
Source: To Be or Not to Be | Speaker: Colonel Ehrhardt
Arnold Jackson
"What you talkin' 'bout, Willis?"
Source: Diff'rent Strokes | Speaker: Arnold Jackson
Clara Peller
"Where’s the beef?"
Source: Wendy’s Commercial “Fluffy Bun” | Speaker: Clara Peller
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
"Who's on first."
Source: The Naughty Nineties | Speaker: Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
Leo Burnett
"Wii (We) would like to play."
Source: Wii Commercial | Author: Leo Burnett
Manfred Mann
"Wrapped up like a douche..."
Source: Blinded by the Light | Speaker: Manfred Mann
Tommy Flanagan, the Pathological Liar
"Yeah, that's the ticket!"
Source: Saturday Night Live | Speaker: Tommy Flanagan, the Pathological Liar
Genie
"You ain't never had a friend like me!"
Source: Friend Like Me | Speaker: Genie
Ren Höek
"You eediot!"
Source: Ren & Stimpy | Speaker: Ren Höek
J
"You know the difference between you and me? I make this look good."
Source: Men in Black | Speaker: J
Taylor Swift
"You look like my next mistake."
Source: Blank Space | Speaker: Taylor Swift
Fernando Lamas
"You look mahvelous!"
Source: Saturday Night Live | Speaker: Fernando Lamas
Matty Walker
"You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man."
Source: Body Heat | Speaker: Matty Walker
Trent Walker
"You're so money and you don't even know it."
Source: Swingers | Speaker: Trent Walker
Lou Grant
"You've got spunk. I hate spunk!"
Source: The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Speaker: Lou Grant