“It’s better to get the last laugh than the joke.”
Ron English (1959) American artist
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“A joke can only get laughs for one reason because it resonates.”
— Yang Li
Source: "She Mocked Men’s Bluster. Then Came the Complaints." in The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/30/world/asia/male-confidence-comedian-china.html (30 December 2020)
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