“I know why we laugh. We laugh because it hurts, and it's the only thing to make it stop hurting.” — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
I work with quite a lot of black comedians and I don't think they think doing accents is racist at all. — Paul Whitehouse Copy Share Image
My cousin Dwayne was really the first person who was like, 'You're funny, man!' I was like, 'OK, sure.' — Sam Richardson Copy Share Image
I wanted to do comedy, but I didn't grow up wanting to be a standup. — Lolly Adefope Copy Share Image
Have four things going. I have stand-up comedy, two television shows and I'm working on a play. I like to work, and… — Joy Behar Copy Share Image
I think you actually get a kick out of being disappointed and under-achieving, because it's easier, isn't it? Failure and unhappiness is… — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
Wit, after all, is a mighty tart, pungent ingredient, and much too acid for some stomachs; but honest good humor is the… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
An individual deficient in the sense of humor represents more of a challenge to our idea of the human than a person… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
Comedy is quite hard and it takes like a decade to figure out what kind of comedian you are, so don't quit. — Rose Matafeo Copy Share Image
You learn quite a bit about your film from test screening audiences. With both comedies and movies that are intense, you need… — Rod Lurie Copy Share Image
Since things neither exist nor do not exist, are neither real nor unreal, are utterly beyond adopting and rejecting - one might… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Scrabble was invented by Nazis to piss off kids with dyslexia. This is true, they proved this one. The word dyslexia was… — Eddie Izzard Copy Share Image
Business, like life, is funny. We all go through difficult times, and we all have to face curve balls and challenges, each… — Ronnie Apteker Copy Share Image
Standup comedy was my weird hobby. I would drag my poor parents out to the only open mics that were in coffee… — Alexandra Petri Copy Share Image
I can only do it if there's humour, wit, comedy and drama. If you can get audiences laughing and then suddenly turn… — Nigel Cole Copy Share Image
For me, stand-up comedy is a conversation between me and the audience. I have to keep them listening. When I'm making jokes… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
If you were to hold me down and tickle me to pick my favorite 'plus-comic,' it would have to be Kevin James,… — James Wolcott Copy Share Image
A boring speech can be just a boring speech. But a speech with a joke that falls flat is awful. I hate… — Jon Lovett Copy Share Image
When I'm doing stand-up, it's just me depending on me. I know how to go out there and make people laugh. I've… — Eddie Murphy Copy Share Image
I always thought the point of life was something richer than that. Something full of great tragedy or comedy, reversal of fortune,… — Jonathan Raymond Copy Share Image
