Humor is essential to a full and happy life. It is a reliever and relaxer of pressure and tension, and the saving… — Richard L. Evans Copy Share Image
Gallows humor is part of our coping mechanism. It's part of our grief process. If we don't know what else to do,… — James Roday Copy Share Image
Soon I learned that the worse the puns and jokes, the funnier they could be, if you knew how to deliver them. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
Sex is a very narrow avenue. You only have so many holes and parts, and eventually, you run out of things to… — Doug Stanhope Copy Share Image
Comedy is much more challenging, because you have to have the same level of belief but you have to make people laugh,… — Jenna Elfman Copy Share Image
With comedy, it's really hard to tell if something's working on the page - you really need the actors to bring it… — Maggie Carey Copy Share Image
Somebody come here and look at this...look at this...God damn cat drinking milk out the bowl. GET OUT THE BOWL! — Kevin Hart Copy Share Image
There are things we could do like let Brad Dourif play Charles Lee Ray's brother or father , something like that, but… — David Kirschner Copy Share Image
I've had varying luck with comedy in the past, but I'd really like to give that another go. I don't know if… — Dennis Quaid Copy Share Image
Sometimes my humor does offend people, and I've said it before: I don't write jokes to be offensive. I write jokes to… — Moshe Kasher Copy Share Image
Teasing is often healthy and fun, not to mention an important part of interpersonal and individual development. But when it's abused, 'just… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
“I asked Meyer what drew him to comedy, he said, “I love to make people laugh, entertain people, and try to make… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
I've always felt that acting is acting, at the end of the day, so whether you're doing comedy or heavy drama or… — Benjamin Bratt Copy Share Image
“[On Dr. Strangelove ]: My idea of doing it as a nightmare comedy came in the early weeks of working on the… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share Image
The intention is to make people laugh, to make people happy. It's unselfish, it's in the service of others, and as a… — Margaret Cho Copy Share Image
I don't care if you hate me or if you like me, as long as somebody gives me a character that is… — Salma Hayek Copy Share Image
I'm one of those people that laughs at a joke 3 TIMES: >>ONCE when it's told to me >>ONCE when it's explained… — Tamika-leeigh Copy Share Image
The greatest enemy of authority, therefore, is contempt, and the surest way to undermine it is laughter. — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
Stand-up comedy is a sickness. Who wouldn't want a room full of people laughing and screaming at you just because of who… — Howie Mandel Copy Share Image
jokes are ideally pleasurable. They are an act of assassination without a corpse, a moment of total annihilation that paradoxically makes anything… — Penelope Gilliatt Copy Share Image
I experimented with my own one-man show a couple of years ago in Aspen when HBO used to have their comedy festival… — Alan Zweibel Copy Share Image
I think if you turn down the volume on the good comedy, you should not even know if it's a comedy or… — Peter Billingsley Copy Share Image
The more trauma and bad experiences you have, the more you are able to laugh on yourself and the situation. — Neena Gupta Copy Share Image
“I want people to be allowed to make jokes about, and discuss, anything they want. I don’t think people should be ostracized… — Milo Yiannopoulos Copy Share Image
I can't think of another place other than TV where a five-person sketch comedy group could make a living. — Adam Conover Copy Share Image
When You Laugh The holl World Will Be Next To You To Laugh With You But When You Cry No One Will… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Laughter is like surfing; it's like a wave coming out of the auditorium - before it has died off, you must come… — Denis Lawson Copy Share Image
I've had a very positive experience in L.A. in the comedy world and found everyone to be very nice and welcoming. It's… — Gillian Jacobs Copy Share Image
“instead of translating what they're saying, she says to the Mandarin-speaking audience, “Our presenter is telling a joke right now. The polite… — David Livermore Copy Share Image
There's a reason Tony Stark makes fun of 'Thor,' and mentions 'Shakespeare' in the park in 'The Avengers.' It's great to play… — Joss Whedon Copy Share Image
Every joke is either taken by ads or The Simpsons. It's all about being able to get your ideas out into the… — Rich Fulcher Copy Share Image
In nearly everything I write, I am like a ventriloquist, throwing my voice into my characters, animating them by the slightest twitch… — Norman Lock Copy Share Image
I am not comfortable telling people I am trying stand-up because to me that implies confidence. I'm - well, I'm not. — Jessie Cave Copy Share Image
There's something about political comedy that sometimes closes people off, and my general goal is to open people right up. — Negin Farsad Copy Share Image
You have to be careful with parodies. I don't like when they're too obvious, 'cause it can be a little cheap. — Randy Rainbow Copy Share Image
After graduation, I was floundering in L.A., doing stand-up comedy and working in a shoe store in the Valley. — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image
Laughter is a release of tension. When influencing, make the other person laugh; you'll gain rapport instantly. — Marshall Sylver Copy Share Image
“Kid, don't miss an opportunity to laugh, because laughter is what makes the boot heels of life palatable.” — Bryan R. Dennis Copy Share Image
Being a screenwriter for a comedy, you're writing for characters in them in their voice. I could write anyone. — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
An improper art aims at exciting in the way of comedy the feeling of desire but the feeling which is proper to… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
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