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I'm not big on fat jokes. That's a little beneath me. I'm not a huge fan of making a joke - and as I say this, I'm sure I do it - completely at someone else's expense.

— Michael Showalter

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Fat jokes aren't relevant, but they're hilarious when you find them.

— Joan Rivers

Gratuitous fat jokes always hurt, no matter what.

— Josh Peck

If you're a fat person - and especially if you're a woman - at all stages of your life you'll get abuse for it, so you have to work out a way of dealing with it. The best way is to be humorous about it - that defuses any tension.

— Jo Brand

The funny thing is, I don't actually think of myself as fat at all. I don't think I am. Not really.

— Jo Brand

I'm one of the most insecure people in the world, always have been, and when you're a fat kid, you try to make the fat jokes before other people make them.

— Stephen Furst

I like to write a joke without any fat on it. The shorter the better. I cater for people with ADD, basically.

— Jimmy Carr

First off, I don't do self-deprecation comedy based on being fat. I would always talk about it honestly. Secondly, I don't care how much I weigh.

— Jeff Garlin

It's so easy to judge everybody and for some reason extra weight is the one thing everything feels OK to joke about.

— Caroline Rhea

I don't go around calling myself a fat girl. It doesn't feel fun to me.

— Sarah Baker

✗Opposing Perspectives

Fat jokes to me are always, always hilarious, as long as they're done towards yourself.

— Zach Galifianakis