“Søren laughed softly. Kingsley loved making Søren laugh. Kingsley theorized the whole course of human evolution had led to Søren, and when… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I feel more comfortable in drama. Comedy is a high-wire act. I find it stressful. It's a precision science in a way. — Colin Firth Copy Share Image
A lot of actors are like, 'Why do I do this? My character wouldn't do this? This doesn't make sense.' And in… — Kathryn Hahn Copy Share Image
Everything is funnier in retrospect, funnier and prettier and cooler. You can laugh at anything from far enough away. — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
I always loved comedy, but in my mind, it wasn't a viable career option. I always thought, 'You go to college. You… — Michelle Wolf Copy Share Image
It is also important to guard against mistaking for good-nature what is properly good-humor,--a cheerful flow of spirits and easy temper not… — Richard Whately Copy Share Image
I like all kinds of comedy. I like comedy that doesn't talk about real beliefs or serious thoughts, but then I also… — Maria Bamford Copy Share Image
Given a little time for the pain to subside, dreadful experiences often can be the basis of funny jokes or stories. — Steve Allen Copy Share Image
I listened to my first comedy album in 6th grade. It was Bill Cosby. My brother and I would play it over… — Felipe Esparza Copy Share Image
Why does that pharmacist have to be two and a half feet higher than everybody else? Who the hell is this guy?… — Jerry Seinfeld Copy Share Image
My stand-up has always been very character-based. I'm not really the kind of person that's like, 'Hey, here's what's on my mind!… — Mary Lynn Rajskub Copy Share Image
My abject hatred of actors and the acting world. I went to college as an actor, and halfway through, I switched to… — Christian Finnegan Copy Share Image
The skill of a good actor is to make it always seem like you're in that fantastically spontaneous moment. Very often, a… — Colin Firth Copy Share Image
Laughter is a pleasant sound, it spreads joy all around Whether you're young or old, laughter can be like Magic to our… — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
“Dodger made haste towards the house of the Mayhews while in his mind he saw the cheerful face and hooked nose of… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
The woman is skin covered prozac I like to call her. Half the trick to a film like this is keeping a… — Ryan Reynolds Copy Share Image
As an actor, you don't become Meryl Streep by doing the same type of comedy. You get there by being challenged. — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
There's a glorious sense of freedom in comedy, just allowing myself to tell jokes, allowing myself to interrupt myself and tell old… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
And I think comedy obviously a great way to get a message out because you know the reason why things are funny… — Laurie David Copy Share Image
If your master is surly, from getting up early (And tempers are short in the morning), An inopportune joke is enough to… — W. S. Gilbert Copy Share Image
I feel like you've gotta be able to get up every night in front of a live audience. Whether it's 10 people… — Sandra Bernhard Copy Share Image
Life is a like a movie,if u r sad- drma,if u r afraid -suspense.if u r angry action,when u look at mirror-horror,now… — Melchor Lim Copy Share Image
You don't want to keep on mentioning being blind because it stops being funny - if you are just talking about that,… — Chris McCausland Copy Share Image
One is healthy when one can laugh at the earnestness and zeal with which one has been hypnotized by any single detail… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
A lot of people have got into it because of money, but true comedians do it because they can't help it, and… — Peter Kay Copy Share Image
I, like all artists in Western cultures, am a shaman...come in the guise of a comic...to heal perception by using...'jokes'... — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
I got into stand-up because I love stand-up. Specifically in stand-up, I love jokes. I love short, structured ideas and a punch… — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
[Mel Gibson] played this kind of sadistic motorcycle cop. He was terrific. And he had this great sense of visual comedy. — Keith Carradine Copy Share Image
Oh all the time when Victoria Wood and I did our series. There were people asking 'Can women be funny?' People still… — Julie Walters Copy Share Image
English humor resembles the Loch Ness Monster in that both are famous but there is a strong suspicion that neither exists. — George Mikes Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
A 'naughty pickle' is how I'd best describe myself. I think fun and laughter is the whole point of life. — Celia Imrie Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Sayings designed to raise a laugh are generally untrue and never complimentary. Laughter is never far removed from derision. — Quintilian Copy Share Image
I had started in the comedy world in a more traditional way. I was auditioning for TV, film, and commercials while I… — Grace Helbig Copy Share Image
The more things we can laugh about, the more alive we become: The more things we can laugh about together, the more… — Frank Pittman Copy Share Image