Comedy Quotes · Page 214

At home I've got a very puerile, juvenile sense of humour.

— Thom Yorke

Blessed are they, That can laugh at themselves, For they will never cease to be amused. ~

— Ritu Ghatourey

I like the laughter that opens the lips and the heart, shows at the same time the pearls and the soul.

— Victor Hugo

Comedy distances pain, but leaves signs of it everywhere.

— Mason Cooley

I like an English sense of humor: dry, dirty, a little bit off. That's kind of my taste.

— Brooklyn Decker

It's important to laugh at yourself. Especially if you want people to think you're clinically insane.

— Anonymous

Even the most tragic moments can have moments of comedy.

— Emily Meade

Humor is an amazing way to talk people down off a ledge.

— Joe Elliott

I did not go into comedy to escape anything. I went into comedy because I had parents who thought it was a…

— Seth Meyers

After the Rodgers and Hammerstein revolution, songs became part of the story, as opposed to just entertainments in between comedy scenes.

— Stephen Sondheim

Any philosophical and theoretical assurance that laughter is unique to the human being becomes somewhat unsure when one turns to the anthropological…

— Simon Critchley

I'm not a comedian - you've got to know your boundaries - but I think I could definitely do a comedic film…

— Jason Taylor

“As W.H. Auden pointed out, the Reaper takes the rolling in money, the screamingly funny, and those who are very well hung.…

— Stephen King

“Father said I have no sense of humor at all. He said I was unequipped to meet life because I have no…

— J.D. Salinger

An academic is what I would have been if I hadn't been successful as a comedian. I've never had a proper job.

— David Baddiel

I try to be smart with my comedy. Generally, it devolves into bathroom humour. I describe my comedy as, 'I have the…

— Jason Priestley

I don't think one gets to choose the kind of comedy he/she does. I may not talk about Rahul Gandhi's take on…

— Vir Das

I was a writer. I couldn't sell anything, and the comedians were among the dumbest people I had ever met. They'd all…

— Mort Sahl

Most comedians want to be the architect of their own embarrassment. They have horrible self-esteem issues. I would rather push myself into…

— Mike Myers

Lavatorial humour is just not my cup of tea. But, having said that, I'm really of the mind that comedy is so…

— Ruth Jones

I can't speak for the Jewish population, but I attribute my sense of humor to the tragic moments of my life. The…

— Jinkx Monsoon

Micro humor is a joke that's contained in the writing: it's a punch line, it's a turn of phrase, it's something that…

— Susanna Fogel

If you're into comedy, you will know what the show is about. We have so many comedy geeks, comedy enthusiasts, fanatical people…

— Rhys Darby

“Staring at my smoldering hot date, her husband stands tall for the first time in a decade, adjusting his toupee while flashing…

— Brett Tate

If I was reading a book about a comedian, I wouldn't really care too much about their childhood.

— Lee Mack

Humor is a social lubricant that helps us get over some of the bad spots.

— Steve Allen

Classic comedy is classic comedy, and it will go on for years.

— David Jason

I don't want to think I'm making fun of anything ever, especially my characters.

— Riley Stearns

Finding the funny is the key to never losing your edge

— Marie Forleo

I laugh in the face of danger.It's a silent laugh and I usually wait until danger turns around.

— Anonymous

The best-laid plans of mice and comedians usually wind up on the cutting-room floor.

— Jon Stewart

Female roles in comedies are usually quite silly, I think.

— Naomi Watts

There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt.

— Erma Bombeck

I used to think it was clever to confuse comedy with tragedy. Now I wish I could distinguish them.

— John le Carre

Comedy is one area that it's - it's all around me in my house.

— Jamie Brewer

“The easiest thing to do with something that was bothering you was always to make fun of it.”

— Michael Northrop

I no longer believe that just about everything is funny, if viewed from the proper angle.

— Tom Perrotta

As a comedian, you can't tell people that they're wrong or that they're stupid.

— Ardal O'Hanlon

People who want to be amused have lost the art of living.

— Holbrook Jackson

Creating a wonderful drama is an art form, while comedy is just entertainment.

— Jason Reitman