Comedy Quotes · Page 178

I always felt that my way into comedy would be through my writing rather than my acting.

— Simon Bird

Comedy was a secret want, but it wasn't anything I pursued.

— Tig Notaro

As a comedian I appreciate every kind of comedy. You decide for yourself what you're going to do.

— Jeff Foxworthy

Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white skinned at the blackamoor.

— Juvenal

There was always another side to a joke, the side of the victim.

— Graham Greene

In England, you laugh at yourselves; in France, we laugh at others.

— Lou Doillon

“A child's giggle is worth one hundred pounds of gold.”

— Amy Leigh Mercree

“Never second guess yourself. Or do, maybe. Whatever you feel good about.”

— Dan Florence

I love romantic comedies. I know how terrible they are, but I love them! And I don't think that makes me less…

— Roxane Gay

When things get so absurd and so stupid and so ridiculous that you just can't bear it, you cannot help but turn…

— David Byrne

“It was good to laugh. I wanted to laugh and laugh and laugh until I laughed myself into becoming someone else.”

— Benjamin Alire Sáenz

The comic spirit masquerades in all things we say and do. We are each a clown and do not need to put…

— James Hillman

Being able to write jokes is great, but you still have to get used to performing them and being on stage -…

— Neal Brennan

Comedy should speak truth to power. It should always be aimed upward. When it's aimed downward, it's called bullying.

— Jimmy Dore

“Of course, they're not clowning around trying to make me laugh. They're doing their best to live very serious lives, and they…

— Haruki Murakami

Holy Cow' is our effort in the right direction where with humour we make some pertinent points which we hope will get…

— Sanjay Mishra

Let's face it: families behind closed doors are the funniest thing ever - the way people talk to each other, the way…

— Wendi McLendon-Covey

I know there are fewer women comics, and I think there'll continue to be an inherent sexism in many industries, comedy being…

— Miranda Hart

I've had tragedy in my life, and it doesn't stop comedy, so I think it's important to do both. Particularly in a…

— Patty Jenkins

You must realize that honorary degrees are given generally to people whose SAT scores were too low to get them into schools…

— Neil Simon

Yeah, it constantly feels like you're constantly checking if you're funny enough, because I think this country's naturally funny. I think the…

— Lucy Beaumont

The second disk was taped at our all-night anniversary show. And some of those sets are taped at like 4:30 or 5…

— B. J. Porter

People laugh at me. Sometimes I know why, and sometimes I don't. But I can pretty much find humor in anything. That…

— Jennifer Aniston

As far as outlining is concerned, I don't outline humor. I might right down a word or two to remind myself of…

— Dave Barry

I was never the class clown, and I've no idea where the comedy came from.

— Jasper Carrott

I look at some 'Fast Shows' now and I just think, 'Where are the jokes?'

— Paul Whitehouse

I don't leave a room unless I leave a smile. I want to leave them laughing.

— Jenifer Lewis

If I don't offend somebody, then I'm probably not funny.

— Tracy Morgan

Writers of comedy have outlook, whereas writers of tragedy have, according to them, insight.

— James Thurber

“You can't take a crash course in comedy, there is no crash course in comedy.”

— Amit Kalantri

“Laugh heals smart people, but it insults the stupid ones.”

— Jan Werich

Once you've been in a mental institution, people are going to look at you funny.

— Drew Barrymore

“Laugh now, and laugh hard. For laughter is the bell. And when it rings, it cleanses the air.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

I think anything that you can't poke fun at is a little too precious.

— Annie E. Clark

Once you realize what a joke everything is, being the Comedian is the only thing that makes sense.

— Alan Moore

That's what kept us going - a sense of absurdity, rather than humor.

— Frank McCourt

I'm always amazed that people are interested in comedy.

— Bobcat Goldthwait

Sometimes all you can do is laugh to keep youself from crying.

— Anonymous

The awkward moment when you make a joke and nobody laughs

— Kyran

I really like to inject humor in whatever situation I'm in, that's important to me.

— Dorit Kemsley