I consider myself to be doing comedy in a post-Jon Stewart world to a certain extent. — Adam Conover Copy Share Image
You are a manipulator. I like to think of myself more as an outcome engineer. — J.R. Ward Copy Share Image
I was mostly into comedies, growing up. That still will always be my favorite thing. — Emma Stone Copy Share Image
You've got to be able to make fun of yourself every once in a while and loosen the situation up. — Kyle Schwarber Copy Share Image
At the shock of a joke, everything disappears but the present moment. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
Today's cinema is a proliferation of comedies, which are in some ways creating caricature images. They're one-dimensional. — Danny Glover Copy Share Image
If you think women aren't able to cope on TV comedy panel shows, then have I got news for you: you're wrong. — Julia Hartley-Brewer Copy Share Image
It's embarrassing to say you want to be a comedian. Admitting that you want attention and you think you're such a laugh. — Natasia Demetriou Copy Share Image
“You were laughing at where I work." "So? You do!" "Yes, because I work there. I'm laughing in the face of adversity,… — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
I knew that drinking and doing stand-up was going to make me less of an effective comedian. And I just had a… — Greg Fitzsimmons Copy Share Image
I began to feel lighthearted. Don't ever do that; it tempts some dark and evil force abroad in the universe. — Tanith Lee Copy Share Image
If someone wants to make a joke about me smoking too much pot, I'm not going to get mad at them, because… — Doug Benson Copy Share Image
I never thought of myself in comedy at all... I loved going to the theatre and seeing people wearing beautiful clothes come… — Imogene Coca Copy Share Image
The stage is more beholding to love than the life of man. For as to the stage, love is ever matter of… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
The one thing I think I've noticed about shows that are supposed to be funny on television is that they've sort of… — Alan Alda Copy Share Image
My heroes are Bill Murray and Dustin Hoffman. Those are the two actors that both do comedies and dramas, seamlessly. Also John… — Jonah Hill Copy Share Image
The entire Bible, viewed as a "divine comedy," is contained within a U-shaped story of this sort, one in which man, as… — Northrop Frye Copy Share Image
I suppose in our culture - in our lifetime - we've always enjoyed people who tell it straight. We like our presidents,… — Oliver Stone Copy Share Image
I've found out why people laugh. They laugh because it hurts- because it's the only thing that'll make it stop hurting... I… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
I love writing comedy and being a part of it, but as a visual, physical presence in a story, I probably am… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
The really good stand up comedians can be angry but relatable, and they have interestingly humanizing personalities. Their observational skills are far… — Kunal Nayyar Copy Share Image
