“It’s funny,” Mercy of Kalr said. “You’re what I’ve lost, and I’m what you’ve lost.” — Ann Leckie Copy Share Image
There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you. — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
I've done so many dramas in my life, and people don't even know I came from comedy. — Kim Basinger Copy Share Image
Rest and laughter are the most spiritual and subversive acts of all. Laugh, rest, slow down. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
It's like geographical humor. You just don't get it unless you were there. — Melina Marchetta Copy Share Image
Specifically in stand-up, I love jokes. I love short, structured ideas and a punchline. — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness. — Bible Copy Share Image
I think so. I can't think of anything that requires more finesse than comedy, both from a verbal and visual point of… — Stacy Keach Copy Share Image
I believe this thought, of the possibility of death - if calmly realised, and steadily faced would be one of the best… — Lewis Carroll Copy Share Image
I get frustrated by the fact that comics go on stage with some kind of agenda beyond comedy - I'm not sure… — Andrew Lawrence Copy Share Image
Bill Hicks wasn't just a comic, he was a crusader against humanity's relentless capacity to underachieve — Simon Pegg Copy Share Image
The cause of laughter is simply the sudden perception of the incongruity between a concept and the real project. — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
I'm not good at telling a joke, but I can say a line in a certain way that makes people uncomfortable because… — Walton Goggins Copy Share Image
If you look at vaudeville in theaters vamping between acts, it was always jokes written and banter in the moment. — Moshe Kasher Copy Share Image
When it's going well, stand-up is the best thing in the world, but when it's not, it feels like all your toes… — Jennifer Coolidge Copy Share Image
There is a cliche that probably has some anecdotal evidence on the side that comedians are very depressed people, but that's because… — Robert Klein Copy Share Image
When a joke works, it works. It can make a point in a really simple way; it can be a great little… — Jon Lovett Copy Share Image
It started when I did a 20-minute act in the comedy clubs and only had enough material for 17 minutes, so I… — Omid Djalili Copy Share Image
Someone's killed 100,000 people. We're almost going, "Well done! You killed 100,000 people? You must get up very early in the morning!… — Eddie Izzard Copy Share Image
We're passionate musicians, but we felt classical concerts were more like a funeral because nobody talked and everybody was dressed so conservatively.… — Aleksey Igudesman Copy Share Image
Remember laughing? Laughter enhances the blood flow to the body’s extremities and improves cardiovascular function. Laughter releases endorphins and other natural mood… — Patch Adams Copy Share Image
He knows all the golf lingo. You know? You hit your ball, he's like "there's a golf shot. That's a golf shot."… — Bill Engvall Copy Share Image
“The Joke...Audience as reflexive cast; 35 mm. X2 cameras;variable length; black and white, silent. Parody of Hollis Frampton’s ‘audience-specific events,’ two Ikegami… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
I feel it's easier to scare or thrill people than to make them laugh. — Priyadarshan Copy Share Image
It's hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one. — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
What is comedy? Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them puke. — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
Comedy makes you humble. Because there are so many opportunities to miss, and strike out. — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, you have to let emotions leave your heart. Laugh it all off, or it’ll consume you.” — Claudia Y. Burgoa Copy Share Image
Frequent and loud laughter is the characteristic of folly and ill manners. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A human being should beware how he laughs, for then he shows all his faults. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
If I can make myself laugh about something that I should be crying about, that's pretty good. — John Prine Copy Share Image
If men could read minds, They will laughing very hard until doesn't have time to being serious — Anonymous Copy Share Image
As I see it, there's mainstream comedy - and then there's me, out in the badlands. — Rik Mayall Copy Share Image
