For me, 'Sam & Cat' is cool because it's got this buddy-comedy aspect that 'iCarly' or 'Victorious' didn't have. — Jennette McCurdy Copy Share Image
Anyone who is considered funny will tell you, sometimes without even your asking, that deep inside they are very serious, neurotic, introspective… — Wendy Wasserstein Copy Share Image
“Did the universe evolve eyes and wings and sense organs and bitter amusement at the prospect of death all the same way?… — James S.A. Corey Copy Share Image
I think Maura'is funnier than I am, wittier than I am, more intelligent than I am, and I think she's just floating… — Jeffrey Tambor Copy Share Image
I feel the life expectancy of a comedian is 30 seconds. If you don't hook an audience in half-a-minute, you're dead. — Nipsey Russell Copy Share Image
Professional comedians, surprisingly, have a lack of humor. They're insensitive to the insanity of our times. — Mort Sahl Copy Share Image
No one is ever more him/herself than when they really laugh. Their defenses are down. It's very Zen-like, that moment. They are… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
No matter what the situation is - even if it's something that's not overly funny - people in Derry can always find… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Now obviously popularity isn't everything when it comes to stand up comedy, but the art form itself is better today than it… — Joe Rogan Copy Share Image
Kids are the ultimate trump card: a way to get out of co-op board meetings or lunch with a friend you don't… — Rumaan Alam Copy Share Image
Stand-up comedy is a different game all together. You have to improvise on the spot if you feel that the audience isn't… — Johnny Lever Copy Share Image
Sometimes I do readings and people can’t stop laughing, but I’m reading about pretty tragic things. I think Soviet humor is a… — Alina Bronsky Copy Share Image
I really do prioritise humour in people. It's a sign of intelligence. One of the most important things I heard that moulded… — Roisin Murphy Copy Share Image
Whatever comedian says he doesn't read comments, I never believe him, because we all have the same pathological problem to see what… — Joe Mande Copy Share Image
When someone who is known as a comedic actor goes to drama, it often doesn't work out, because they really just chose… — Jonah Hill Copy Share Image
An actor must communicate his author's given message--comedy, tragedy, serio- comedy; then comes his unique moment, as he is confronted by the… — Eleanor Robson Belmont Copy Share Image
I've been in the director's chair for 'Battlestar Galactica' since its first season. I directed the only comedy that's ever been done… — Edward James Olmos Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a comedian. I wanted to meet waitresses and felt that being a comedian was my best way to… — Dana Gould Copy Share Image
If life is just a stage, then we are all running around ad-libbing, with absolutely no clue what the plot is. Maybe… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
If you see our films like 'Coolie No 1,' 'Hero No 1' and 'Biwi No 1,' there is a very good story… — Jackky Bhagnani Copy Share Image
“I should like to knock their silly heads together. What is the sense of laughing all the time? They are not saying… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
No, my young apprentice. You said the exact right thing. Again. I'm just laughing at life." "Why?" he asked, opening both his… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'm hypersensitive to negativity and duplicity, and I want to push it away by writing comedy. Maybe that hypersensitivity comes across and… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
The real problem you get with humour is that you only have so many kinds of jokes within you, and you mine… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
I wasn't the crazy kid bouncing off the walls, I would just sit back a make comments and I made people laugh. — Tom Segura Copy Share Image
Love without laughter can be grim and oppressive. Laughter without love can be derisive and venomous. Together they make for greatness of… — Robert K. Greenleaf Copy Share Image
I'm more influenced by characters than standups. I love strong, comic women, because it's so hard and I have so much respect… — Amy Hoggart Copy Share Image
A sense of humor can help you overlook the unattractive, tolerate the unpleasant, cope with the unexpected, and smile through the unbearable. — Moshe Waldoks Copy Share Image
I have wanted to expand not only my comedy but also build a world with the many talented comedians I know. — Nate Bargatze Copy Share Image
I commend you, however, for passing the time in as merry a manner as you possibly could; it is assuredly better to… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Life is supposed to be fun. It's not a job or occupation. We're here only once and we should have a bit… — Billy Connolly Copy Share Image
The trick is always to write in pairs because if at least two people find it funny, you've immediately halved the odds… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
The best advice I was probably given and the best advice I could give someone who is trying to get into the… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
Timing and pace are important in any film, whether it be comedy or drama. And how better to learn the fundamentals of… — Charles Walters Copy Share Image
SNL' and 'Half-Baked' came and certainly brought me a bigger audience. But I lost the perspective of being a real good comedian. — Jim Breuer Copy Share Image
The original Dean Martin Comedy Hour handed me some hysterical sketches. I've got highlights on tons of these variety shows, given to… — Ruth Buzzi Copy Share Image
I don't want to do 20 minutes on Donald Trump. I want to do 10 minutes and move on. I wouldn't even… — David Cross Copy Share Image
Postmodern comedy doesn't work well with very old audiences, because it's making fun of the comedy they enjoy. — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
Probably it is impossible for humor to be ever a revolutionary weapon. Candide can do little more than generate irony. — Lionel Trilling Copy Share Image
Comedies are very hard to do. They are difficult. Unless there's the Judd Apatow school, where they're like okay, we know that,… — Don Cheadle Copy Share Image
