Subject: Family (Page 3)

I dedicate this show to my dad who was a roofer… so dad, if you’re up there…

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer

Homosexuality is God’s way of ensuring that the truly gifted aren’t burdened with children.

comedian, composer & lyricist

Telling a teenager the facts of life is like giving a fish a bath.

(1905 –1998) American author

There is not a man in America who has not had a secret ambition to boot an infant.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

My father… one of the great immorals, er, immortals, of our time.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

When I was born my father spent three weeks trying to find a loophole in my birth certificate.

(1924 – 1987) American stand-up ‘deadpan’ comedian and actor

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

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Have you ever thought about registering as a sex offender just so your friends won’t bring their kids over to your house?

(1967 – ) American stand-up comedian & actor

Nepotism is when the corporate ladder is built from the lumber of your family tree.

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

Only thing that’s worse than walking in on your parents making love is walking in on your grandparents making love.

(1969 – ) comedian & actor

Tranquilizers work only if you follow the advice on the bottle – keep away from children.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

Everyone talks about dead-beat dads; what about the kids who just aren’t worth the child support?

American comedian & writer

Familiarity breeds contempt… and children.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

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

Psychiatry enables us to correct our faults by confessing our parents’ shortcomings.

(1919 – 1990) educator & writer

The quickest way for a parent to get a child’s attention is to sit down and look comfortable.

American free-lance writer

I can be President of the United States, or I can control Alice [his daughter], I cannot possibly do both.

(1858 – 1919) 26th U.S. president

If it’s not one thing, it’s your mother.

(1964 – ) American country music singer

Apparently, one in five people in the world are Chinese… and there are five people in my family, so it must be one of them.

(1967 – ) English actor, writer & comedian

My father never raised his hand to any one of his children, except in self-defense.

(1894 – 1956) American radio comedian

The first half of our life is ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.

(1857 – 1938) American lawyer