Subject: Marriage (Page 32)

My girlfriend say’s that I’m afraid of commitment… well she’s not my girlfriend… more a wife.

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer

When I meet a beautiful girl, the first thing I say is 'will you marry me? … the second thing I say is, 'how do you do?”

(1894 – 1967) English heir, New York socialite (married 13 times)

Marriage: The state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress, and two slaves, making in all, two.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Brides aren’t happy – they are triumphant.

(1882 – 1942) American actor

Alimony: The fee a woman charges for name-dropping.

The secret of a happy marriage remains a secret.

(1906 – 1998) English-born American comedian

Group sex… are you kidding, I had group sex… my wife screwed me in front of the jury.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

I’m in a same-sex marriage… the sex is always the same.

English police officer, writer, stand-up comedian & radio performer

Before we make love, my husband takes a painkiller.

(1935 – 2014) American comedian, television personality, writer & director

One time I went to a hotel; I asked the bellhop to handle my bag; he felt up my wife!

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

I never mind my wife having the last word; in fact, I’m delighted when she gets to it.

(1920 – 2000) American actor

We sleep in separate rooms, we have dinner apart, we take separate vacations – we're doing everything we can to keep our marriage together.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

Married or Single? … there is no good choice; it’s like when your doctor says, ‘Ointment?' or ‘Suppositories’?

(1957 – 2007) American stand-up comedian & actor

I've never been married, but I tell people I'm divorced so they won't think something's wrong with me.

(1952 – ) comedian

Middle Age: When you no longer care where your wife wants to go – so long as you don’t have to go with her.

I once gave my husband the silent treatment for an entire week, at the end of which he declared, “Hey, we’re getting along pretty great lately!”

Canadian-American comedian & writer

I believe people ought to mate for life… like pigeons or Catholics.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

Marriage is supposed to be permanent; it’s like a tattoo that yells at you.

American comedian & actor

Marriage is the chief cause of divorce.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

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

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who can't sleep with the window shut, and a woman who can't sleep with the window open.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist