Comedy Quotes · Page 303

To do comedy, there are so many hurdles one has to cross.

— Johnny Lever

There is a lot of comedy in magic, and magic going wrong, and also it is a dramatic subject.

— J. K. Rowling

I always have considered Michael Keaton to be a phenomenal actor because he navigates drama and comedy.

— Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

I always told my parents, 'Just give me till I'm 27 to do comedy, to make it'.

— Nikki Glaser

One of my favorite things about sketch comedy is doing parodies and music videos.

— Adam Conover

Pain is deeper than all thought; laughter is higher than all pain.

— Elbert Hubbard

No one ever thought Clint Eastwood was funny, but he was.

— Annie Leibovitz

“life has a funny way of testing you to see if you really want, what you say you want.”

— Turcois Ominek

We all know him: everybody has an Archie Bunker in their family, so you love to laugh at him, and you never…

— Vicki Lawrence

I'm happy to try any genre, from drama to comedy and anything in between. Although, to be fair, for most of my…

— Chris Pratt

“A sense of humor is a measurement of the extent to which you realize that you are trapped in a world almost…

— Gene Weingarten

Comedians by and large are some of the most sensitive people on earth. Even if they're socially callous.

— Dave Chappelle

I don't know how many sacred cows there are today. I think there's a little confusion between humor and gross passing for…

— Bob Newhart

I think people like comedies and I think concept driven comedies seem to be working when it's a clear concept and you…

— Todd Phillips

I like to approach comedy from character, to have the stakes for the individuals in the story be very high.

— Seth Gordon

Since I can remember, I always had some sort of social media where I would post memes and humorous things for my…

— Alex Consani

It didn't have to be a newfound respect for the craft, I knew that it's notoriously difficult and frightens a lot of…

— Colin Firth

“Humor has always been my tool of choice when confronting intolerance or ignorance, not only because “funny” material is much more likely…

— George Takei

Not living in fear is a great gift, because certainly these days we do it so much. And do you know what…

— Stephen Colbert

I am absolutely okay with jokes on me now, but initially, yes, I was perturbed ki why me? I am not a…

— Alok Nath

When I first started working in... television, for instance, I didn't know that people who write for television generally choose one: either…

— Cord Jefferson

When I was three, my dad thought it would be hilarious to teach me swear words, then have me say them to…

— Sarah Silverman

You can't pretend to be witty because wit is dry, subtle, lacerating, cynical, elitist, and risque - all impossible to fake. Humor,…

— Florence King

Laughter is a unique medicine that places your problems in perspective, relaxes your tense muscles, reassures those around you, and helps you…

— David Brinkley

Learning humor is like learning math - practice makes perfect.

— Jim Pelley

Nothing is better than the unintended humor of reality.

— Steve Allen

There is nothing quite as loud as the silence of an audience when a comedian is on stage.

— Dominic Holland

I love comedy, but I was just obsessed with 'SNL' growing up.

— Abbi Jacobson

Todays Relationships: You can touch each other, . . but . . . . not each others phones..!!:D:p

— Julie Prince

I don't know now if I'm funny. I just keep talking and hope that I hit something that's funny.

— Craig Ferguson

“Laughter is the sound of the soul dancing. My soul probably looks like Fred Astaire.”

— Jarod Kintz

I think that life is very dark at times and there are things that are very funny about that.

— Brett Gelman

“Good sex and good humour have one important thing in common: good timing”

— Alan Daniels

Creator: A comedian whose audience is afraid to laugh.

— Anonymous

I'm an entertainer, not a commentator. If you're a comedian your job is to make people laugh.

— Johnny Carson

The deeper the pit, the more humor you need to dig yourself out of it.

— Jim Norton

I'm not a stand up at all, it's such a fear of mine. My sister does it, and she's really great at…

— Abby Elliott

In comedy it helps if there's a friendly atmosphere on the set.

— Chris O'Dowd

I want to make people laugh and I want to try to encourage world peace.

— Jackie Chan

“If we are to become friends I must laugh the way I really do, LOL is not my thing.”

— Gabbo De La Parra