Comedy Quotes · Page 140

“Her dad turned to me. "You. Follow Me." "Woof," I said.”

— Jennifer Echols

Everything is funny,only when its happening to somebody else.

— Anonymous

Part of standup is being loose and having a good time yourself and that translates to the audience.

— John Mulaney

There is almost no topic that can't benefit from being talked about in a humorous way.

— Rachel Parris

Laughter springs from the lawless part of our nature.

— Agnes Repplier

I got to the stage where I physically couldn't carry on unless I gave comedy a go: it was necessity.

— Greg Davies

Humor is serious work. But it keeps everybody at the table.

— Idra Novey

The DC Improv food is amazingly edible for a comedy club.

— Jim Gaffigan

My job as a comedian is to heighten awareness about locally grown produce, fight factory farming, and promote euthanasia, but in a…

— Dov Davidoff

I think the fundamental issue with comedians is everyone wants to be a famous comedian. That's a really difficult thing to achieve…

— Andrew Santino

When people aren't having any fun, they seldom produce good work. Kill the grimness with laughter. Encourage exuberance. Get rid of sad…

— David Ogilvy

Then Saturday Night Live spawns... well, everything right down to American Pie 9, where all humor has to be irrelevant, which can…

— P. J. O'Rourke

A Fool will love thrice at a joke, 1. When others are laughing (2) when he knows its a joke (3) and…

— Agbessi Charles

Basically, I got into stand-up because I'm too egocentric to be an actor and not disciplined enough to be a writer.

— Christian Finnegan

I'm making fun of myself and I think I'm making fun of all men in our desperate, desperate attempt to understand the…

— Robert Mankoff

Acting-wise, I haven't done a lot of comedy, so I would love to work with Jane Lynch. I think she's hilarious.

— David Sutcliffe

Everyone has experienced laughing at a funeral, and not even inappropriately. It could be a response to a moment of absurdity or…

— Harold Ramis

I totally have the ability to laugh at myself. I don't think one should take oneself seriously, ever. As long as you…

— Alia Bhatt

When you do see me, you'll get the idea from when you see me that it's all off the top of my…

— Don Rickles

'Writing' always means 'not writing' to me because I will do anything to put it off. I think this is mainly because…

— Catherine Tate

When people have no interest in a subject, it's very hard to get them to laugh about it. If I had to…

— George Meyer

I missed the whole thing [X-files series]. And I know it went for nine seasons, and I think I saw bits and…

— Rhys Darby

“Things seem a little prickly between the two comics. Stephen Fry is the next player out and the two of them end…

— Victoria Coren

No wonder all the great comedians had such destructive private lives. ... After you get the audience into that kind of frenzy,…

— Margaret Cho

If you want to be an actor, you need to learn how to act first, even in sketch comedy.

— Nicole Sullivan

I'll accept bad taste in a minute, as long as there's some great comedy minds and performances.

— Mel Brooks

Everybody's got a different sense of humor. It's just different styles.

— Colin Quinn

I have a humorous side but these days humour can be a risky thing.

— Narendra Modi

I don't really think of myself as quirky; I have sort of an unusual sense of humor.

— Kyle MacLachlan

“Sorry, pigtails, but subtlety isn't an option anymore.”

— T. A. Miles

I don't think I'm a funny person in general. I have had to learn comedy.

— Ashton Kutcher

I think jokes can actually go to places that drama can't.

— Robert Webb

I can't get through a joke without making a mistake, or giving away the punchline.

— Rebecca Front

Everything's funny - in the right context and done by the right person.

— Chris Rock

But this show reminds me that there are other aspects to me besides the fact that I'm a funny chick.

— Kristen Johnston

You see, with me, when I'm nervous, I smile and laugh.

— Paula Radcliffe

We always say, one day we will laugh at this. I always try to make sure that this one day is today.

— Jacob Aagaard

As I get older, I don't think the world is becoming that funny. Comedy is changing a bit.

— Bobby Lee

Life is a tragedy for those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.

— Horace Walpole

I didn't do it... Then why are you laughing? Cause whoever did it, is a freaking genius!

— Anonymous