“Even if it’s a really funny joke, don’t laugh if the devil’s the one telling it!” — Sean Patrick Brennan Copy Share Image
My family's always been really funny. I feel like comedy's hard. I feel like it's so important. — Christine Taylor Copy Share Image
I've noticed a surge when I go out somewhere, or if I'm doing stand-up. — Kevin Nealon Copy Share Image
Of course, my whole theory of comedy is based in reality. The funniest stuff comes from real life. — Philip Rosenthal Copy Share Image
A lot of the comedic work Ive done has been over-the-top, sketchy stuff. — Kim Wayans Copy Share Image
It's easy to say standup for yourself. The problem is if you don't feel like you're physically capable of handling the repercussions… — Eve Torres Copy Share Image
I do some very high energy comedy, vaudeville, music hall stuff, and people who've seen my work on camera, on TV and… — Denis Lawson Copy Share Image
It's much easier to write a solemn book than a funny book. It's harder to make people laugh than it is to… — Fran Lebowitz Copy Share Image
There's no life without humour. It can make the wonderful moments of life truly glorious, and it can make tragic moments bearable. — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
“One more optional piece of advice: If you ever have to give a speech, start with a joke, if you know one.” — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
Audiences have proved time and again that they don't want a steady diet of any entertainer airing his social views - especially… — Johnny Carson Copy Share Image
No one likes the fellow who is all rogue, but we'll forgive him almost anything if there is warmth of human sympathy… — W. C. Fields Copy Share Image
You could be laughing one day about the same issues that you're crying about the next day, so that's life. — Taraji P. Henson Copy Share Image
I'm a huge fan of Jonathan Winters. He's influenced everyone who's ever done improvisational comedy. You look to Jonathan Winters for inspiration.… — Rob Reiner Copy Share Image
Oh, Mona, we're all damned fools! Some of us just have more fun with it than others. Loosen up, dear! Don't be… — Armistead Maupin Copy Share Image
To me, when something's really funny, there's, like, a wildness to it, and it's very close to the wildness of something potentially… — Perfume Genius Copy Share Image
Monty Python crowd; half of them came from Cambridge, and half of them came from Oxford. But, there seems to be this… — Rowan Atkinson Copy Share Image
I dont think I could compare myself to Macaulay Culkin, because were pretty much two different kinds of actors. Hes done a… — Brian Bonsall Copy Share Image
You ever go to shop for tuna, and it says "dolphin safe", and you look at it and kind of go, "Yeah,… — Louis C. K Copy Share Image
For me, I believe comedy's about taking risks, taking chances, working in a safe environment where you're comfortable making a fool of… — Michael Spiller Copy Share Image
It would not occur to me to write a joke like, 'This would be great if I was more like Andrew Dice… — Josh Gondelman Copy Share Image
“Every child needs a father. Even if he turns out to be Darth Vader.” — Jackson Radcliffe Copy Share Image
“For with dandies, a joke is the only way of making yourself respected.” — Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly Copy Share Image
If you can step back and laugh at yourself and at a situation, it's healing. — Jim Breuer Copy Share Image
It's tough to do comedy. After 'Mister', my inhibitions with respect to comedy have come down. — Varun Tej Copy Share Image
A sense of humor isn't everything. It's only 90 percent of everything. — Cynthia Heimel Copy Share Image
For some comedians it feels so cool to be like: 'I'll say anything, man!'. I'm not quite there yet. — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
I did a lot of standup from ages 19 to 24 but then stopped to focus on sketch with Broken Lizard. — Jay Chandrasekhar Copy Share Image
“I ordered a single espresso because I wanted a drink I could hook up with.” — Randy Kagan Copy Share Image
Got to have a sense of humor about things and not take ourselves too seriously. — Layla Kayleigh Copy Share Image
Im the kind of girl that laughs at her mistakes so pardon me if I laugh in your face. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
