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Eddie Murphy said once in an interview that nothing is offensive if it's funny. I sort of agree with that, but if something's funny and you're the subject of it, sometimes it's more offensive. If someone's insulting you, you want them to sound like an idiot.

— Artie Lange

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Let's face it: It's difficult enough to be funny without worrying about what is going to offend whom.

— Alan King

If I don't offend somebody, then I'm probably not funny.

— Tracy Morgan

Somebody saying something offensive to you or insulting to you is not pleasant, but it's part of life.

— Megyn Kelly

I have a rule - 'funny is funny!' When I write comedy, it's not my aim to upset people. I will be offensive, edgy and immature, but I will also be very intelligent and relevant. At my shows, there are no holy cows.

— Vir Das

If you are truly offended by an 80-year-old man saying you're not funny, then you're probably not funny.

— Sarah Silverman

I don't think comedy is necessarily an attack. It's finding humour in life. I don't think if you're making a joke about something you're automatically demeaning it.

— David Walliams

I think humor is such a personal thing, and you put a microphone in somebody's face, they're going to say something that offends somebody.

— Jane Lynch

Insult is powerful. Insult begets both rage and humor and often at the same time.

— Suzanne Fields

Well, I'm not afraid to say something if I think it's funny, even if it's harsh or racist.

— Sarah Silverman

✗Opposing Perspectives

Whether it's an innate ability or an acquired way of regarding the world around us, being labeled as funny can only be accepted as a compliment.

— Alan Zweibel