It is easy for me to love myself, but for ladies to do it is another question altogether.

The line plays on self-deprecating comedy and gendered expectations. The speaker claims it is “easy” to love himself—an ironic boast that, coming from a comedian known for self-mockery, likely signals the opposite: insecurity masked as bravado. The second clause pivots to “ladies,” implying that women face different social pressures around self-regard—scrutiny of appearance, propriety, and likability—that can make self-love more fraught or publicly policed. The humor comes from the exaggerated contrast and the faux-philosophical framing (“another question altogether”), while the subtext gestures toward unequal cultural permission to be openly self-affirming.