Subject: Family » Parents (Page 3)

Adolescence is that period in a kid’s life when parents become more difficult.

(1941 – ) American actor

When I was 16 years old, the morning of my birthday, my parents tried to surprise me with a car, but they missed.

American comedian

I get on very well with my parents, give or take my mother.

English comedian & actor

As you get older you realize your parents don't look so dumb – and that you're not as smart as you thought you were.

(1957 – ) American comedian, actor & writer

When my parents got divorced, there was a custody fight over me… no one showed up.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

My parents used to take me to the pet department and tell me it was a zoo.

(1942 – ) Scottish comedian, musician & actor

Parenthood: Feeding the mouth that bites you.

Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.

(1835 – 1902) English composer, author & satirist

Parents: People who bear infants, bore teenagers, and board newlyweds.

I don’t blame my parents for my dysfunctions… I blame their parents.

(1947 – ) comedian & actor

As a child my parents said they believed in Santa Claus but that I didn’t exist.

(1947 – ) comedian & actor

My mother and father were really so poor they couldn’t afford to have any children, the lady next door had us.

(1933 – 1998) comedian & actor

Parents – especially step-parents – are sometimes a bit of a disappointment to their children; they don’t fulfill the promise of their early years.

(1905 – 2000) English writer

Parents: People who use the rhythm method of birth control.

When I was a kid my parents moved a lot, but I always found them.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

The same parent who tells you it’s time to find yourself will also tell you to get lost.

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

Parents: The one thing children wear out faster than shoes.

I’m adopted, and I’m glad that my parents were honest enough with me to tell me that I’m adopted, but why every day?

(1972 – ) stand-up comedian & writer

No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will sometimes produce bizarre behavior… and I’m not talking about the kids.

(1937 – ) comedian & television actor

Americans, indeed, often seem to be so overwhelmed by their children that they’ll do anything for them except stay married to the co-producer.

(1928 – ) British journalist, writer & columnist

One year my parents got me Hide and Seek for Christmas.

(1968 – ) Welsh comedian