Comedy Quotes · Page 171

Laughter is really a gift. It's the most vulnerable state you can be in.

— David Dobkin

I'd always been quite wary of doing a romantic comedy. They all seem the same to me.

— Jim Sturgess

“People keep making excuses, that’s why everthing happens for a reason.”

— Roy Saputra

Every city has comedians who tap into local culture and have success but don't travel well.

— Les Dennis

I enjoy comedy and I hope that people enjoy watching me do it.

— David Duchovny

Humor -- the perfect relationship of the parts to the whole.

— Anonymous

Humor levels the playing field. I understood that early on - that was something I had.

— Robert Mankoff

People who do comedy really are the nastiest people on the planet.

— Sandra Bullock

Maybe if I could ever be a successful comedian then I could be an example that Christians can also have fun.

— Victoria Jackson

I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful.

— Bob Hope

I do think comedy needs to be a living thing, but I think without a great script and fully realized characters, you…

— Melissa McCarthy

I've been spoilt with 'Emmerdale' over the years. I've had a taste of high drama, action, explosive scenes, emotional scenes and the…

— Kelvin Fletcher

The people who like my work, I know that I can't trick them into laughing someplace where there is not a genuine…

— Takashi Miike

I keep doing specials because I think there are a lot of people who make movies and TV who are fans of…

— Bill Burr

Donald Trump announced today he is running for president of the United States. Traditionally that means six more weeks of comedy.

— Conan O'Brien

I have so many photos of me where I'm laughing like a crazy person. I don't know what it is, but I…

— Zach Woodlee

One of the things that comedy has given me over the years is a really good ability to laugh at myself and…

— Anna Faris

I've been very fortunate to be able to jump around. I just did this really wonderful film called Map of the World.…

— Sigourney Weaver

I can wax boringly about the role of comedy in mitigating pain. For so many comedians, comedy comes out of personal despair.…

— Tim Minchin

“Anyway, my writer gang: they kind of did their comedy apprenticeship with me and, during that period, when they were young and…

— Frank Skinner

So you see, the quality of humor is not a personal or a national monopoly. It's as free as salvation, and, I…

— Mark Twain

The true and lasting genius of humour does not drag you thus to boxes labelled 'pathos,' 'humour,' and show you all the…

— Mark Twain

I'm really happy that I've been able to make people laugh and distract them from their day to day bullshit at a…

— Joe Rogan

I think with drama, at least for me, my process, there's a lot of thought. I do a lot of back story.…

— Jamie-Lynn Sigler

Laughter is as good as jogging for our heart, lungs, and brain.

— Anonymous

“The body's a funny thing. It's so full of surprises that it makes conventional wisdom seem silly.”

— Pat Conroy

If you want anything done well, do it yourself. This is why most people laugh at their own jokes.

— Bob Edwards

What a strange world this would be if we all had the same sense of humor.

— Bernard Williams

Comedy is a noble art. And every comedian who does anything is serving a noble purpose.

— Margaret Cho

Unquestionably, standup comedy is and has always been an art form.

— Shelley Berman

The definition of comedy is 'unsafe space' - you can't control what people laugh at.

— Sara Pascoe

Comedy is important, and I do not want to end up being recognised for just one genre.

— Pankaj Tripathi

I would lying if I said I would laugh in the face of death.

— Mitch Albom

I find comedy easy, and I find drama exciting and tantalising.

— Ricky Gervais

We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers

— Anonymous

Laughing at something is a form of accepting it or at list making peace with it.

— Ted Alexandro

Instead of last man standing, it'll be last man smiling.

— John Currin

Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it.

— Cullen Hightower

Adding 'just kidding' doesn't make it okay to insult the Principal.

— Nancy Cartwright

I kind of thought, wouldn't it be funny to take a swing at being on the weird side of mainstream?

— John Mulaney