I think serious situations actually make for the best kind of belly laughs. But theyre also the hardest to convert into comedy… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
That's humour - doing what funny people have done since comedy began without being edgy and pushing boundaries. — David Jason Copy Share Image
I think it might be interesting to give an Emmy to an outstanding background performance in either a comedy or drama series. — Joe Morton Copy Share Image
People in comedy are just gorgeous, just the best human beings. They are naturally interested in other people and in playing something… — Sarah Alexander Copy Share Image
As with most audiences when there is a live celebrity on stage, our laughter is performative, disproportionate, and noncontextual: a semaphoric ass… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I got married. My wife changed her name. I know some women have a problem with that. But I wanted her to… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
If I had a choice, I would do comedy all the time. It's just the most challenging thing. To make someone laugh… — Bruce Willis Copy Share Image
When I tell people I'm a comedian they say, 'Oh, are you funny?' I say, 'No, it's not that kind of comedy.' — Susan Sarandon Copy Share Image
Humor relies on the traditions of a society. It takes what we know and it twists it. ... Because women are on… — Liza Donnelly Copy Share Image
I remember watching that show [Golden Girls] with my parents and not totally understanding it. Like, a lot of comedy flew over… — June Diane Raphael Copy Share Image
It's a weird one: nobody notices when a brilliant comedian is fat or has sweat marks under their arms. Peter Kay isn't… — Michael McIntyre Copy Share Image
Upon reading the deeply serious opening of Scott Spencer's 'Endless Love', you will very likely laugh out loud. The tone is something… — Ben Dolnick Copy Share Image
I have to say that my background in comedy, of performing live, has been such a great foundation for what we do… — Lauren Ash Copy Share Image
In my comedy, I'm not always trying to say something, but when I'm playing a creepy dude, you're laughing because you know… — Nicole Byer Copy Share Image
This industry should behave like a mother whose child has just run out in front of a car. But instead of clasping… — Marilyn Monroe Copy Share Image
It seems to me that humour is everybody's way of keeping sane and standing off from the situations so that they can… — Diana Wynne Jones Copy Share Image
Humor is a bit like Mary Poppins' sugar-it helps the medicine go down. A little bit of humor allows people to think… — James Fadiman Copy Share Image
Life to most Greeks may be either tragic or comic or a mixture of both; but one thing it never is -… — Helen Clark MacInnes Copy Share Image
If you're public speaking, imagine yourself feeling confident; if you're nervous about a date and thinking, 'I'm gonna be a dork,' picture… — Lindsey Stirling Copy Share Image
[On creating] And you get that little endorphin buzz, it's great. Why do you think Einstein looked like that? I don't think… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
Almost all comedy is of its time. You can't expect audiences now to laugh at what amused people 60 years ago. — Denis Norden Copy Share Image
“A smile is healing. A laugh is healing. Your voice can be healing. Your thoughts can be healing. The light energy that… — Lee Vickers Copy Share Image
That's the nature of comedy. You always want to be improving and growing and changing with what's happening in the world. That's… — Margaret Cho Copy Share Image
It always astounds me that over the course of my career, and having lived in four comedy cities - New York, Boston,… — Marc Maron Copy Share Image
I was very lucky when I started doing comedy because I hadn't seen much stand-up. I just got up on stage and… — Natasha Leggero Copy Share Image
Half of being a comedian is knowing how to pace a joke, how to say it, so someone else could be given… — Janelle James Copy Share Image
When you have an entire amphitheatre of people laughing that way, it makes you feel so funny and it frees you to… — Kelly Ripa Copy Share Image
The mistake that people make in stand-up is thinking they're profound or they're deep when there are so many people who have… — Colin Quinn Copy Share Image
Just to talk in front of people is scary. And now you gotta learn how to be funny, and now you gotta… — Jo Koy Copy Share Image
Any good parody takes a grain of truth and exaggerates it for the big screen. People ask me if I'm offended at… — Mort Crim Copy Share Image
I gravitated toward stand-up because there's no overhead. I mean, literally, there's no overhead: Often, you're outdoors performing in front of groups… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
I learned that comedy is born out of strong characters. I won't begin writing a character until I have a clear take… — Maria Semple Copy Share Image
I never considered game show host as a career, but it's fun because I get to inject some of my comedy into… — Scott Rogowsky Copy Share Image
I do films that I like. I have done comedy, romance, everything, and I always like to do it differently from the… — Abhishek Bachchan Copy Share Image
I feel like my comedy voice is to take the news and everything that's happening and put a funny spin on it… — Katherine Ryan Copy Share Image
With every film, I try and give the audiences a little more than the previous film in terms of comedy, action, drama… — Salman Khan Copy Share Image
Comedy's so subjective, and if someone comes to watch, doesn't get it, doesn't find it funny, then fine. — Johnny Vegas Copy Share Image
My criteria for doing a television series never changed. I wanted more stability, I wanted more of a sense of family, I… — Kathryn Bigelow Copy Share Image
You can find pictures anywhere. It's simply a matter of noticing things and organizing them. You just have to care about what's… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
I learned from Roger Rabbit that if you make people laugh, they'll do anything for you - which is almost true. — Tiffany Haddish Copy Share Image
![“I remember watching that show [Golden Girls] with my parents and not totally understanding it. Like, a lot of comedy flew over my head, a lot of the sexual stuff I didn't know. But because there was a laugh track, I'd laugh really hard, and I'm now remembering the look on my parents' faces - I had…” quote by June Diane Raphael](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/d32/june-diane-raphael-9279_comedy_i-remember-watching-that-show-golden-gir_2682193.jpg)
![“[On creating] And you get that little endorphin buzz, it's great. Why do you think Einstein looked like that? I don't think he was going "You know this is some dynamite weed! It's all relative you know."” quote by Robin Williams](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/873/robin-williams-682_buzz_on-creating-and-you-get-that-little-endo_1002088.jpg)
