Comedy Quotes · Page 310

A gentleman is often seen, but very seldom heard to laugh.

— Lord Chesterfield

One of the funny things in life to me is a guy who takes himself very seriously.

— Dennis Farina

The more times people laugh, the better the film is.

— Declan Lowney

I mean, no, I don't think anything is too far; you can make fun of anything.

— Neal Brennan

'Damadamm!' is a sweet comedy, and there is always room for watching a feel-good entertainer on Diwali.

— Himesh Reshammiya

And sometimes you can make your point better with comedy than you can through shouting about it.

— Rachel Parris

A really hard laugh is like sex-one of the ultimate diversions of existence.

— Jerry Seinfeld

I've a track record of successful comedy films spread over more than a decade.

— Govinda

My wife asked me once if I weren't a comedian what I would do. I couldn't answer the question. I never imagined…

— Dave Chappelle

Knowing about comedy has helped me with the drama. To see people laugh, it's like there are moments of catharsis in the…

— Steve Coogan

I'd like to do a comedy with Emma Thompson. I admire her as an actress so much. I love her. And I…

— Gene Wilder

My first job was selling doors, door to door. That's a tough job isn't it? Bing Bong; Hello, can I interest you…

— Bill Bailey

Comedy historians take note: this Gottfried character doesn't have the best eye for detail - and, for a Jew, he doesn't have…

— Gilbert Gottfried

Sayings designed to raise a laugh are generally untrue and never complimentary. Laughter is never far removed from derision.

— Quintilian

Often when you're filming comedy and you've done six or seven takes, the joke's been done and you know you're gonna have…

— Jim Howick

A 'naughty pickle' is how I'd best describe myself. I think fun and laughter is the whole point of life.

— Celia Imrie

That's when you're laughing the hardest because you're not really in character. You're just trying to learn the moves, but once they…

— Malin Akerman

When we started doing sketch comedy - actually in '91 in Chicago - making your own videos, which we did, took forever.…

— Matt Besser

But the great thing about shows now is since we've been doing (Comedy Death Ray), they have lightened up on their booking…

— Scott Aukerman

Irony won't save you from anything; humour doesn't do anything at all. You can look at life ironically for years, maybe decades;…

— Michel Houellebecq

There are quite a few very funny people in my life. You know those people who don't mean to be funny, they…

— Tori Amos

I have been confronted with many difficulties throughout the course of my life, and my country is going through a critical period.…

— Dalai Lama

Remember, we really grew up separately; our life experience was very different because of segregation. So I think comedy is a good…

— Riaad Moosa

“Anna is part of a generation that often seems frozen in place by their unreleting sense of irony. Virtually everything people believe…

— Scott Turow

It's like cooks don't watch cooking programmes - I suppose maybe comedians don't watch comedy shows.

— Bob Mortimer

There was just a lot of comedy on the TV in the house, and my parents are both very funny.

— Kate McKinnon

I would watch several English comedy shows and I have always wanted to be a part of one.

— Tejaswi Madivada

Evolution .. Just the right formula of science and comedy may get moviegoers through the door.

— Ivan Reitman

The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.

— Mark Twain

Laughter is the best medicine. Unless you've got genital warts.

— Anonymous

One should take good care not to grow too wise for so great a pleasure of life as laughter.

— Joseph Addison

Comedy characters that take themselves very seriously, but are actually fools, is so funny.

— Natasia Demetriou

I think anyone who behaves boorishly but without a good sense of humor is not as fun to watch.

— Gaby Hoffmann

I found Leonora Carrington's 'The Hearing Trumpet' really funny.

— Olga Tokarczuk

I always approach comedy roles pretending they aren't funny

— Brendan Fraser

Once you start classifying and trying to identify your own comedy style, you've ceased to be funny.

— Jane Lynch

To spoon-feed people their comedy is not the proper evolution of the art.

— Michael Mosley

When the needs of one person are being met by the other, there is laughter.

— Yakov Smirnoff

I surrender. Watch my freshies ! Watch my freshies ! Ahhh! Don't worry kids I'll save you.

— Pauly D

You shouldn't make jokes if it makes you so unhappy.

— Lewis Carroll