Comedy Quotes · Page 174

We do have a zeal for laughter in most situations, give or take a dentist.

— Joseph Heller

I don't know who the hell Paul Lynde is, or why he's funny, and I prefer it to be a mystery to…

— Paul Lynde

In comedy, it's very, very important to be able to open up so that people feel they're included.

— Ian McLeod

Recognition is one of the three big elements of comedy.

— Bill Maher

If you can find the line between sympathetic and creepy, you have reached a very funny area.

— Jason Segel

I'm offended by political jokes. Too often they get elected.

— Henny Youngman

I started comedy as a hobby, really, and it still doesn't seem like a proper job.

— Sara Pascoe

“One day we'll look back on this, and it will all seem funny”

— Bruce Springsteen

You can make people laugh, but having them really want to hear what you have to say, that takes trust and time.

— Iliza Shlesinger

I learned that you can be powerful and funny at the same time, and you don't have to be liked. I think…

— Michelle Buteau

I would say laughter is the best medicine. But it's more than that. It's an entire regime of antibiotics and steroids.

— Stephen Colbert

I think the most horrible name for a crime has to be manslaughter. ... "I slaughtered a man! Just like a pig!…

— Brian Regan

I'm the ultimate studier of comedy. I grew up in a very funny household. My dad is the king of one-liners; my…

— Susan Kelechi Watson

“Laughter has proven to be useful in other ways, too. It can make an awkward silence a lot less awkward, like when…

— Colin Nissan

I try to find a reason to laugh each day. Somehow, if you can incorporate laughter into your day, every day, it…

— Faith Hill

I've always wanted to make serious films. Comedy's important, it's very good to laugh. But when I look back at all my…

— Omid Djalili

“it’s that particular connection between melancholy and humor that Klibansky, Panofsky, and Saxl examined in Saturn and Melancholy (1964). Just as melancholy…

— Italo Calvino

Horror is one of the few genres - romance and comedy are the other two that come to mind - that's all…

— Stephen R. Bissette

I think for me, the best comedy comes from when something feels real and genuine, so even though Miranda is this wacky…

— Colleen Ballinger

I definitely feel like Ive learned a lot about comedy working on this show. Id never really done comedy before Community, so…

— Gillian Jacobs

I don't really know of the Jewish tradition of comedy, only the Jewish tradition of not keeping your mouth shut. Complaining about…

— Fred Melamed

Stand-up is so rewarding, and I enjoy the acting opportunities I've had, but the only time I really feel bad is when…

— Jim Gaffigan

My friends say I make them laugh a lot, so I think that somewhere in me is a little comedic ability that…

— Selenis Leyva

I read that John Hughes script for 'Mr. Mom,' and I thought, 'This guy is a funny writer.' I went: 'You ought…

— Michael Keaton

Stand-up is therapy. I'm sure every comedian has something wrong with them.

— Lee Evans

In a funny sort of way, the ramshackle bunch known as the Happy Mondays were a lifesaver for me.

— Bez

Most practical jokes, I'll feel too bad for the other person so I'll stop just before the punchline.

— Larry David

“I wouldn’t be caught dead sacrificing myself for this country.”

— Sol Luckman

Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers.

— Bill Cosby

I love inside jokes. I hope to be a part of one some day.

— Michael Scott

I can only write what makes me laugh, and what makes me laugh is the comedy I grew up on.

— Brendan O'Carroll

There is nothing in the world so incomprehensible as the joke we do not see.

— Agnes Repplier

On 'Robot Chicken' we parodied a lot of things but it was done out of love.

— Seth Green

It doesn't feel like you're preaching, if you can say something in a joke.

— Martin McDonagh

Once you let go of your morals, everything becomes funny

— David Hayden

“People used to laugh at me when I said I wanted to be a comedian. Well they're not laughing now.”

— Bob Monkhouse

All of us black comedians are trying to be mainstream, but you don't want to lose the edge.

— Jamie Foxx

There's a fear when you're a comedian of just being hectoring, so you do try to fight against that.

— Nish Kumar

What I wanted to do was the comedy, and I found that. I found my bliss, I think.

— Riaad Moosa

“Learn to laugh when others will cry, darling, and nobody will ever be able to faze you.”

— Gina LaManna