I do think that stand-up comedy in general heavily favors masculinity and so I like to act a little feminine onstage. — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
Rhetoric does not get you anywhere, because Hitler and Mussolini are just as good at rhetoric. But if you can bring these… — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
Jackie Gleason said that comedy is the most exacting form of dramatic art, because it has an instant critic: laughter. — Chuck Jones Copy Share Image
I think that no matter how much you don't like yourself or the drama of your life you can still find some… — Tommy Lee Jones Copy Share Image
I hate to force anything. A lot of people say that comedy is twenty percent truth, and eighty percent fallacy. I believe… — Tone Bell Copy Share Image
With comedy, don't try to be funny. That's really helped me. Just say the lines as you would say them, interact with… — Ariel Winter Copy Share Image
Humor is how you change people's opinions, and if you can make someone laugh, they'll listen, even if they hate you. — John Waters Copy Share Image
That's part of our policy, is not to be taken seriously because I think our opposition, whoever they may be in all… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I was seeing this girl and she wanted to get more serious. But I wasn't ready to, I had just gotten out… — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
I believe that people, more often than not, act with the best possible intentions. And when they don't, that's funny to me.… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
For the Baul, life is not a serious thing. It is fun, it is laughter, it is joy. So you cannot find… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
For me and most of my friends who are comedians, if you've been doing comedy for a while, your tolerance for things… — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
The tone of 'On My Block' has you going from bent-over laughter to shedding thug tears from scene to scene, and even… — Jason Johnson Copy Share Image
“Oh really?’ said Mayes raising a mocking eyebrow which put Rob in mind of a poor man’s Roger Moore. ‘And what on… — Dougie Brimson Copy Share Image
I always get a little bit pissed off when stand-up comedy is not recognised as being as good a craft as being… — Jim Jefferies Copy Share Image
Comedy Central wanted to do a show with me, I had a couple failures under my belt with them already, but they… — Daniel Tosh Copy Share Image
When the American people get through with the English language, it will look as if it had been run over by a… — Finley Peter Dunne Copy Share Image
[Mock singing] And shall my sword sleep in my hand [Speaking] NOT a good idea, youre gonna roll over and cut your… — Eddie Izzard Copy Share Image
I have done comedy and now I did a negative role. So for future I guess I wanna do an emotional character… — Chunky Pandey Copy Share Image
When you look at the comedies that are out there, 99 per cent of the time, men are the heroes. It's often… — Audrey Tautou Copy Share Image
Bobby Ball, who plays my dad in 'Not Going Out,' is very funny. He has a magical sense for comedy that nobody… — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
I'm no way one of those comedians who want to do drama. I really do love comedies. I hope to go back… — Molly Shannon Copy Share Image
You've got to realize that when all goes well, and everything is beautiful, you have no comedy. It's when somebody steps on… — Phyllis Diller Copy Share Image
A smile starts on the lips, A grin spreads to the eyes, A chuckle comes from the belly; But a good laugh… — Carolyn Birmingham Copy Share Image
Women, a lot of the time, are so much funnier than men, but they just choose not to do comedy for a… — Ali Wong Copy Share Image
I'm not saying everyone who has a problem in their relationship should be a comedian, but I think if you're to work… — John Bishop Copy Share Image
My comedy is not like the tightest thing in the world. There are punchlines, there are jokes, but it's like, I like… — Tim Dillon Copy Share Image
One Shot' could not have existed with commercials on Comedy Central, in my opinion. It would be needlessly breaking up the entire… — Tony Hinchcliffe Copy Share Image
We sometimes laugh from ear to ear, but it would be impossible for a smile to be wider than the distance between… — Malcolm De Chazal Copy Share Image
If you look at a bill of comics at a comedy club they spread the women out over the months because there… — Sarah Millican Copy Share Image
I was in my friends garage, and he had; a kite, a yo-yo, and a boomerang. I was like "Dude, you have… — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
Mirth is a Proteus, changing its shape and manner with the thousand diversities of individual character, from the most superfluous gayety to… — Edwin Percy Whipple Copy Share Image
I made some jokes about weed, got some laughs, made some more jokes, got some more laughs; next thing you know, I'm… — Doug Benson Copy Share Image
All I know how to do is take what's on my mind and spit it out funny. I don't know what else… — Ron White Copy Share Image
It's one thing to break stuff and damage people's possessions, but when you start aiming at the ideology of America, that's dangerous… — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
Things are more complex today, and I think humor has changed a a great deal. People are more sensitive today. — Lewis Grizzard Copy Share Image
Laugh loud, and laugh often. It’ll keep you happy, keep you healthy, and keep your attitude headed in a positive direction. — Mac Anderson Copy Share Image
Candidates should be extremely cautious in displaying a sense of humor. If he or she tells a joke with a point, there… — Jack Germond Copy Share Image
Stand-up comedy had an interesting effect on me in terms of how I started to think about constructing things, because I really… — Mark Leyner Copy Share Image
I like my stationery to be funnier, like, 'Here's my note, and it's an elephant with a lady smoking a cigarette on… — Kate Spade Copy Share Image