Comedy Quotes · Page 168

“None of us would still be here if we hadn't learned to laugh so no one could see us cry." Hiding”

— Kit Rocha

The reason why you know more funny dudes than funny chicks is that dudes are funnier than chicks.

— Adam Carolla

I can never tell a joke, I've always found it easier to just fall over.

— Norman Wisdom

To be able to laugh and celebrate life is also a talent ! Don't wait for it, cultivate it .

— Ritu Ghatourey

The only cure for vanity is laughter. And the only fault that's laughable is vanity.

— Henri Bergson

Everyone's got their own velocity, and there's no real time frame with comedy.

— Sarah Silverman

“It’s still all “ifs” “buts” and “maybes”.’ ‘Maybe,’ I said. ‘But if what I’m saying is correct …”

— Terry Murphy

You have to make them laugh and then make them listen.

— Aidan Quinn

I have little comedy notebooks, and I also have notes in my phone, and I'll write on my laptop for longer stories.

— Michelle Buteau

What I think is funny is when people, despite tragic situations, are still hopeful, still trying. It's sweet and sad - and,…

— Casey Wilson

So in all humours sportively I range; My muse is rightly of the English strain, That cannot long one fashion entertain.

— Michael Drayton

Time will mellow it, make it a moment for laughter. But now it was not funny, now I did not laugh. It…

— Daphne du Maurier

Joke stealing is a big deal to me, but I mean, I'm not going to investigate it if it doesn't effect me…

— Greg Giraldo

I write funny. If I can make my wife laugh, I know I'm on the right track. But yes, I don't like…

— Gene Wilder

I suggest taking the high road and have a little sence of humour and let things roll off your back. I think…

— Sally Ride

When I see something, I know why something's funny or seems to be funny. But in the end it's just another picture…

— Garry Winogrand

Jokes are great capsules of information. I think they should never be censored. They often are offensive - and we're offended by…

— Lynne Tillman

I would never stop watching film. The reason why I say I like the old ones is I like the subject matter…

— Debbie Reynolds

I think I have an inner confidence that my tastes are pretty simple, that what I find funny finds a wide audience.…

— Rowan Atkinson

When you see a comedian on stage, the best comedians make it feel like a conversation. But it's not. We have very…

— Hari Kondabolu

I always try to stick to the script because I want to respect the writers, and I want to respect the director.…

— Rob Riggle

Do you think it's funny to be so serious when I'm not even out of high school?' she asked. 'I don't see…

— John Steinbeck

“Follow your heart, but take your brain with you!" After buying an armload of funny books filled with clean jokes, one-liners, and…

— Susan C. Young

There's a potter that lived back in the 1800s, in Biloxi, Mississippi, and his name was George Ohr. He was of Russian…

— Lance Henriksen

When I left school I was full of angst, like any teenager, and I channeled it all into comedy.

— Matt Lucas

All of my comedian friends are some of the best joke writers in the world.

— Ron White

I thought comedians had to have black on their faces or red beards.

— Dorothy Gish

I think it's very funny that someone would exaggerate to make himself look worse.

— David Leavitt

Why shouldn't I be allowed to say stupid, outrageous things?

— Sebastian Horsley

You just can't take yourself too seriously, especially in comedy.

— Paula Patton

It makes me laugh when you bring two things together which have nothing to do with one another.

— Jean-Luc Godard

The tragic or the humorous is a matter of perspective

— Arnold Beisser

I mean my goal is to get Michael Richards to do stand up at the Laugh Factory to an all black audience.

— Daniel Tosh

I started doing standup when I was in college, and I would incorporate a lot of characters into my act.

— Roger Craig Smith

Well, you've got to learn how to make fun of yourself - you know what I mean?

— Lil Jon

I love doing improv. I love comedy. I have always felt this way, even when I was really young.

— Dakota Johnson

I really don't take any interest at all in contemporary comedy.

— Paul Merton

Comedy is all about timing, and playing the truth of the moment.

— Krysten Ritter

Never in a million years did I get into comedy to make anyone upset.

— Sarah Sherman

Comedy can simultaneously allow you to dive headfirst into the world's pain and escape it.

— Abbi Jacobson