The stage is a training ground and it's where you learn what's funny and what's successful. — Matthew Lillard Copy Share Image
I guess I love mischief as much as Amelia Bedelia. I simply enjoy laughing at life. — Peggy Parish Copy Share Image
The sign on the bar said: 'girls- topless, bottomless', I went inside and there was nobody there! — Rodney Dangerfield Copy Share Image
The idea behind doing comedies is that you go home a little happier. — Kathleen Turner Copy Share Image
That is one of the reasons why a man should pick a path with heart, so that he can find his laughter. — Sheldon B. Kopp Copy Share Image
We need to have a little humor in our lives. .If the time ever comes when we can't smile at ourselves, it… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
People should genuinely care about stand-up. I'm not doing this just so I can do x, y, and z on TV. It's… — Tom Rosenthal Copy Share Image
There's gratification in making somebody laugh. It's a wonderful sound. I find myself, to this day, doing it, wanting to make people… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I did a gig as a standup when I was eight years old. I went on holiday with my family to this… — Romesh Ranganathan Copy Share Image
“I’ve never been bothered with my conduct. I’ve only been bothered by people that don’t get it correct when they gossip about… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
There is nothing far-fetched about disappointment as a subject for comedy. It's something we are all too familiar with. — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
I have an inability to enjoy things, but that's why we're in comedy. If we were happy, we wouldn't be funny, I… — Paul Feig Copy Share Image
“The perfect body protects its owner from disease, gives birth to amazing new people and stops your bones from falling out. The… — Heather Hill Copy Share Image
I started doing stand-up at the age of 20. This was back in 1976, around the time (coincidence?) that the first comedy… — Emo Philips Copy Share Image
The earliest stand-up comedy I was aware of was Bill Cosby. I watched Saturday Night Live as soon as I was aware… — Louis C. K Copy Share Image
“Didn’t even have to argue with her. She just told me she loved me and offered the back of her neck.” He… — Shelly Laurenston Copy Share Image
“I found myself surrounded by really old veterans wearing hats that said, "Retired Marine - SEMPER FI." These hats didn't appear to… — Mollie Gross Copy Share Image
I always wanted to do a light-hearted entertainer, and 'Bruce Lee' is such a film. The brother-sister sentiment and the relationship between… — Ram Charan Copy Share Image
I very much had wanted to do a picture with more humor than what I had been allowed to do earlier, which… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
As a performer, you get your 'thing.' You're the deadpan comedian, or the mad one, or the sexy one, and then you… — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
I just may laugh at different things than most people. I laugh at mistakes. I laugh at how you recover from mistakes.… — Jim Carrey Copy Share Image
Anger and humour are like the left and right arm. They complement each other. — James H. Cone Copy Share Image
Laughter and happiness is what life should be about, that’s your remedy for everything. — Fauja Singh Copy Share Image
I am a product... I'm a comedian. I'm not curing cancer. In the end, I tell jokes. I make people laugh. — Carlos Mencia Copy Share Image
I'm there to make people laugh. I'm not trying to come across as sexy. — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
I think it's hilarious when middle-aged white men try to take themselves seriously. It makes me laugh. — Chris Bauer Copy Share Image
One nice thing about telling a clean joke is there's a good chance no one's heard it before. — Doug Larson Copy Share Image
Well, it may be humorous to you, but it’s a very serious matter to the squirrels. — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
The lowest boor may laugh on being tickled, but a man must have intelligence to be amused by wit. — Roger L'Estrange Copy Share Image
I know the new comedy god is surrealism, but it doesn't touch my heart. — Jenny Eclair Copy Share Image
I like to do comedy. It's my real passion. I want to make people laugh. — Gad Elmaleh Copy Share Image
