Comedy Is The Art Of Making

From an interview, this line offers Martin's working definition of the comedian's craft. The "without making them puke" qualifier is characteristically self-deflating — a serious point about comedy's need for taste and control, delivered in a way that immediately undercuts any pretension. It is consistent with his broader view, articulated at length in Born Standing Up (2007), that standup comedy is a serious discipline demanding the same rigour as any other performing art.