Act II
Source: 1900s, John Bull's Other Island (1907)
“My way of joking is to tell the truth. That's the funniest joke in the world.”
Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) African American boxer, philanthropist and activist
This is actually from Ali's autobiography "The Greatest". However, this was said by Don King to George Foreman.
Misattributed
“Jokes? There are no jokes. The truth is the funniest joke of all.”
Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) African American boxer, philanthropist and activist
Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007) American writer
Interviewed by J. Rentilly, "The Best Jokes Are Dangerous" http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2002/09/16vonnegut1.html, McSweeny's (September 2002) <br class="br">Various interviews
“The jokes of the gods are long in the telling.”
Gene Wolfe (1931–2019) American science fiction and fantasy writer
Volume 3, Ch. 1
Fiction, The Book of the Long Sun (1993–1996)
“Joking is a barrier between man and the world. Joking is the enemy of love and poetry.”
Milan Kundera book The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
Source: The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
“Knock Knock. Who's there? The Truth. No joke.”
Stephen Colbert (1964) American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor
Jimmy Carr (1972) British comedian and humourist
Nick Ahad (November 19, 2004) "Comedian who delivers some nice lines", Yorkshire Post.
“Vegans tell corny jokes, not cheesy ones.”
Mark Hawthorne (author) (1962) American activist
"Vegans Tell Corny Jokes, Not Cheesy Ones", in Satya (April–May 2007) http://www.satyamag.com/apr07/hawthorne.html
