Comedy Quotes · Page 138

Comedy is an escape, not from truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.

— Christopher Fry

I mean, so what if it's a little dangerous? A one-armed kid is comedy gold.

— Zach Braff

When anyone lacks self-awareness and doesn't recognize their transparencies, it's always funny.

— Merrill Markoe

Knowing what jokes will work is second nature; you just feel it.

— Jermaine Fowler

There are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humor, cannot find its way.

— Samuel Johnson

“He had a body that begged to be painted…with chocolate.”

— L.G.A. McIntyre

I make jokes about myself because the laughter hides my pain.

— Anonymous

My only goal is to make you laugh, not tell you the truth.

— Ron White

I find that very appealing: the blurring of the lines between what's funny and what's tragic. And what's ordinary and what's not…

— Rachel Joyce

Comedy - particularly the frothy and frivolous - is notoriously neglected by festivals and awards. But it's bloody hard to get right.

— Colin Firth

“I only need to write about 3,000 one-liners a day to produce a million jokes a year. Simple. I’ll just get started…

— Jarod Kintz

I think that's something that people don't realize enough about when they get into comedy - it's not just about sitting back…

— Brett Gelman

Humor can prove to be the conversational lubricant you need to remove the tension from the most unpleasant management- and accountability-related conversations.

— Clay Clark

My stand-up is more like how I am in real life. I don't really do a character thing in stand-up. It's just…

— Zach Galifianakis

I think comedy Ive learned is really just about relaxing and trusting yourself and allowing yourself to fail.

— Jamie Lynn Sigler

It is a cliche, and it is also true, that humor springs from existential pain - from a need to blunt the…

— Gene Weingarten

I very rarely laugh. I remember I used to have a joy at comedy. I remember going to see Sean Lock for…

— Stephen Merchant

“The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I…

— Marjorie Pay Hinckley

You have to laugh at yourself. I do a lot of humor about all ethnicities that are at the show - Latinos,…

— Maz Jobrani

When you are use to having complete control it is really hard to give up control of things to other people so…

— Rhod Gilbert

"You ever walk behind someone walking so slow slow you have to hold yourself back from stabbing them? '...You better move it…

— Jim Gaffigan

You know, I'm playing the Mirage in Vegas, the main room... About 5 percent of all comics end up as the main…

— Billy Gardell

If you're in the writer's room, in any writer's room in the world, before you pitch a joke or suggest an idea,…

— Philip Rosenthal

I played Thersites and I remember we were also doing some places out of town before starting our run at The Old…

— Matt Lucas

Reclaiming the belly laugh can cure a world of woes.

— Jamie Sams

A comedian can only last till he either takes himself serious or his audience takes him serious.

— Will Rogers

I think if you understand your role, comedy won't create any tragedy.

— Sanjeeda Sheikh

Anyone can have a bad night and anyone can have a bad attempt at comedy.

— Elizabeth May

What I've always wanted to do is be as funny as possible.

— John Cleese

There are some actresses that can't do comedy; it's too heavy-handed.

— Bob Newhart

Ultimate seriousness in not without a dose of humor.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

From my point of view, humour and irony include tragedy; they're two sides of the same coin.

— Maurizio Cattelan

There is no more terrible fate for a comedian than to be taken seriously.

— Barry Humphries

People who know me know I have a sense of humor that can really push the envelope.

— Carmen Electra

You can accept that things are awful and still have a sense of humor about it.

— Daniel Tosh

I talk about my life; it is the funniest thing I can think of.

— John Pinette

“I smile, because if it's not exactly a joke, it is sort of related to one.”

— Julie Buxbaum

I feel like women are frequently seen as guests in the comedy world…

— Chelsea Peretti

Laughter takes the tyranny of the lies we are told and told and told and it blows them apart.

— Kate Clinton

If man had more of a sense of humor, things might have turned out differently

— Stanislaw Lem