Comedy Quotes · Page 157

I want people to think I'm funny, and to make them laugh.

— Josh Blue

Tell people the truth, they laugh. The truth is so tragic they have to pretend it's a joke.

— Lucille Kallen

The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in Heaven.

— Mark Twain

“The best jokes in life, are the lies that have come out of your mouth”

— Melinda

Usually when I mention suspended animation, people will flash me the Vulcan sign and laugh.

— Mark Roth

Sometimes it's hard to tell if a joke is working or not for the first couple of minutes.

— Dave Attell

People don't come to a comedy club simply to hear someone's thoughts, no matter how profound.

— Ted Alexandro

A kitten is the delight of a household. All day long, comedy is played by an incomparable actor.

— Champfleury

Humor enables us to deal with and overcome many of the most painful and difficult situations in our lives.

— Frederick Lenz

“They will not remember the dirty glances that they received, or the convulsive talk that evaded their ears, but will commemorate the…

— Jordan J. Phelan

I think the word "intelligent" dictates a lot about someone's sense of humor, and the terms of reference in your life, the…

— Theresa Russell

If I know what something's about, and I can always have that touchstone, I feel like I can reach for really ridiculous…

— Scott Snyder

When we cant laugh again on the same joke, then why do we cry again and again for the one and the…

— Anonymous

Charlie Chaplin said something to the effect that humor is an act of defiance, that we must laugh in the face of…

— Doug Stanhope

All people go through moments that are tough, but looking at them through comedy is so fun. You can look at anything…

— Helene Yorke

I used to go to the library all the time when I was kid. As a teenager, I got a book on…

— Drew Carey

You know how hard it's been to write material? Because to do stand-up comedy, it takes time for the material to develop.…

— Maz Jobrani

I was open to anything. That doesn't mean I would do anything, it just means I was open to anything. I've met…

— Skylar Astin

TV has eaten up everything else, and Warhol films are all that are left, which is fabulous. Pork could become the next…

— David Bowie

“Oooh, dinner and a show! How come you never take us to dinner and a show?" He smiled at Roxy. "I would…

— Katie MacAlister

I always wanted to write, even before I realized that there was a comedy writers' world, or what that life was like.…

— Mindy Kaling

My friend and I founded the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival to counter the negative images of Arabs in media. And we…

— Maysoon Zayid

We used to get 27, 28 minutes to do a story in, and now they're lucky if they get 18 or 20…

— Dick Van Dyke

Doing [a relationship comedy] with Sam [L. Jackson] was exciting. I've done a lot of comedies with a lot of comedy people.…

— Samuel L. Jackson

Hey I don't mind you laughing at me, Just carry on..

— Ritu Ghatourey

“Even in Hell, we need to keep our sense of humor, sis.” (Rayea)”

— Anonymous

“ “Laughter is the effervescent form of holiness.” ”

— Annie Lamott

To tell you the truth, I always wanted to be a sketch comedian and a comedy actor.

— Artie Lange

It's so laughable that it's somewhere beyond comedy and right into tragedy again.

— Libba Bray

I love workplace comedies very much, they are just my favorite things in the world.

— Quinta Brunson

A lot of comics just joke around, but it's just as important to get the truth out there.

— Lisa Lampanelli

Nobody is a professional comedian for the first five, six years they're doing it.

— Taylor Tomlinson

I'm such a comedy fan that I just love laughing and so admire comedians who have brought me joy.

— Miranda Hart

Even in college I tended to get cast in the comedies more. It was what I liked doing.

— Jenna Fischer

It's too difficult to start right from scratch and try and be funny out of the blue.

— John Cleese

My portrayal of Fagin was all to do with my experience in comedy and revue.

— Ron Moody

When you're a young comedian the first thing you want to do is get a laugh.

— Baron Vaughn

I certainly think that live comedy on radio is my favourite thing.

— Rhod Gilbert

It's called a joke. Just read it and laugh. Don't try to analyze it and take it literally.

— Green Monk

Humor is so important to the American scene throughout history.

— Bob Newhart