I'm funny when I want to be. And I'm even funny when I don't want to be. — Elaine Stritch Copy Share Image
I love being around people who love to do what I love to do, which is comedy. — Tracy Morgan Copy Share Image
“Life is really very fantastic, and one has to have a peculiar sense of humour to see the fun of it.” — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
While some get tired out of laughing, some others cant find time even to mourn (over their sorrows). — Mak_786 Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be a snake. Every time I saw a snake on TV. I'd always say 'Why not me?' — Dane Cook Copy Share Image
Loads of blokes think they're funny, but it counts for nothing unless you get up and have a go. — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
Comedy is a very big part of the English culture, the sense of humor; it's a very dominant trait. — Kate Bush Copy Share Image
Doing stand-up is like running across a frozen pond with the ice breaking behind you. I love it because it's dangerous. — Steven Wright Copy Share Image
I try to tell the best story, and the story that has some heart and some genuine terror and some social commentary… — Alan Ball Copy Share Image
A straight factor is important in any comedy, because you need something to tee it up and also to ground it. — Jason Bateman Copy Share Image
Black Tragedy lets slip her grim disguise and shows you laughing lips and roguish eyes; but when, unmasked, gay Comedy appears, how… — Thomas Bailey Aldrich Copy Share Image
Nothing is sadder than laughter; nothing more beautiful, more magnificent, more uplifting and enriching than the terror of deep despair. — Federico Fellini Copy Share Image
When you take a character seriously, there's more room for comedy because you're not aware of how absurd you are. — Robin McLeavy Copy Share Image
Being in comedy you don't get any chance to be bored. You have a fun-filled day and at the same time enjoy… — Kiku Sharda Copy Share Image
It's much easier to cry or be angry, but to really laugh and genuinely be buoyant and laugh. That's hard if you… — Don Cheadle Copy Share Image
I love comedy. I suppose comedy is my first love, in a way. I did a lot of acting, funnily enough, unprofessionally,… — Sharlto Copley Copy Share Image
The funny thing about The West Wing is - and I don't know what Aaron Sorkin says about it - but I'm… — Tim Matheson Copy Share Image
Im fascinated by failure, and Im fascinated by finality. Shakespeares historical plays are more universal than his comedies because they relate to… — George Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
“I wanted to write something that made no linear sense. None. Zero. Something that was 87% pure nonsense, 12% pure alcohol, and… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
“Laughter may not be nearly as expressive as language, but it has two properties that make it ideal for navigating sensitive topics.… — Kevin Simler Copy Share Image
“Vikriti refers to the present state of humours in your body. It alludes to fleeting ailments, seasonal mood swings and transient changes… — Om Swami Copy Share Image
Humor is really one of the hardest things to define, very hard. And it's very ambiguous. You have it or you don't.… — Heinrich Böll Copy Share Image
Humor is so culturally based that when I try to tell a joke as me being a white American, if I tell… — Michael Emerson Copy Share Image
