Subject: Family

I’m so ugly – my father carries around a picture of the kid who came with his wallet.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

Sh*t on my Hands: A Down and Dirty Companion to Early Parenthood

I’d like to have a kid, but I’m not sure I’m ready to spend ten years of my life constantly asking someone where his shoes are.

A gypsy girl sent an email to an [advice columnist] “I am 12 years old and haven’t had sex yet, do you think my brother is queer?”

(1942 – ) Scottish comedian, musician & actor

If men had to have babies, they would only ever have one each.



Be kind to your mother-in-law, but pay for her board at some good hotel.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

If you ever start feeling like you have the goofiest, craziest, most dysfunctional family in the world, all you have to do is go to a state fair.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

What ya eat ain't got nuttin' to do with how old ya are. That all depends on your ancestors. It's what they call a matter of heresy.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)

The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers.

(1935 – ) columnist, journalist & novelist

One of my grandfathers died when he was a little boy.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

[A successful parent is one] who raises a child who grows up and is able to pay for his or her own psychoanalysis.

(1941 – 2012) American novelist, producer, screenwriter & director

I feel like having a baby and having a dog are pretty much the same except for the part where your vagina gets ruined.

(1982 – ) American actress & comedian

All kids are trouble, Edith; and I don’t wanna spend my reclining years trying to raise another one.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)

Let the kids pay it – they still owe us rent and gas money.

(1927 – 1997) Am. comedian & satirist notable for mock presidential campaign

When I was a boy, I laid in my twin size bed, wondering where my brother was.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

My father was a small claims court jester.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Family reunions are when relatives gather from all over to be reminded why they scattered in the first place.

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

Never raise your hand to your children it leaves your midsection unprotected.

(1927 – ) magician & comedy writer

I wrote a few children's books… not on purpose.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

I can’t have kids because I have white couches.

(1953 – ) American comedian, writer & actor

The easiest way for your children to learn about money is for you not to have any.

(1928 – ) British journalist, writer & columnist