Perhaps the greatest magic of the human spirit is the ability to laugh, at ourselves, at each other, and at our sometimes… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I truly believe that if you can laugh at past mistakes or current difficulties, it can make the shadows they cast in… — Nick Spalding Copy Share Image
My theory about comedians is that their greatest fear is other people laughing at them. So comedy is an attempt to control… — Ben Miller Copy Share Image
“It seems to me that they only seem to mention things in the Bible that are within a 5 mile radius of… — Jim Jefferies Copy Share Image
Acting can be pretty challenging. I can't say making a romantic comedy is challenging, but to do anything well, you have to… — John Cusack Copy Share Image
When I was in improv workshops or doing stand-up or writing comedy with others, or just doing comedy, I just laughed. Funny… — Michael Keaton Copy Share Image
I shouldn't say bad things about the illiterate, though..I should write it. That way they won't find out. — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness keeps up… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
When you get down to it, at it's root, Comedy is truth, absurdity, and pain. One of my little mottos is: 'Do… — Lev Yilmaz Copy Share Image
I did a 'Last Comic Standing' audition in 2006, where you're just performing for three people in a comedy club, in a… — Hannibal Buress Copy Share Image
“Laughter IS the BEST medicine! It’s FREE! You can overdose on it! It helps you embrace the insanities of life! It reduces… — Comic Strip Mama Copy Share Image
It is unpardonable conceit not to laugh at your own jokes. Joking is undignified; that is why it is so good for… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
As a standup comedian, you have to develop a sense of fearlessness. It's really important for your livelihood and your well-being. And… — John DiMaggio Copy Share Image
Eleven years ago, my wife and I had had a baby, so I didn't go to Edinburgh Fringe for the first time… — Alex Horne Copy Share Image
I'd spent ten years in London, writing and performing my own comedy shows. They gave me the Cheers [scenes], and I thought… — Shelley Long Copy Share Image
A funny person is funny only for so long, but a wit can sit down and go on being spellbinding forever. One… — Diana Vreeland Copy Share Image
People have loved my comic antics and I will bring all that together to add more fun to this show 'Mad In… — Sunil Grover Copy Share Image
I do all these various activities like painting and writing, comedy and films probably because not that I'm good at everything but… — Takeshi Kitano Copy Share Image
I'm going to be criticized by lots of "scholars," but I think Shakespeare's best comedy often appears in his tragedies, actually. Not… — Chukwudi Iwuji Copy Share Image
“Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused,'" Gabriel quoted. "One of the unrecorded… — Terri Garey Copy Share Image
I prefer comedy, as I have to act while playing a gangster. I have to put in a lot of effort to… — Pankaj Tripathi Copy Share Image
But I also know in standup, there's nowhere to hide. You get on stage and you deliver, or you are eviscerated and… — Rob Delaney Copy Share Image
I've been to many funerals of funny people, and they're some of the funniest days you'll ever have, because the emotions run… — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
In New Zealand I think we often take ourselves too seriously, and being able to laugh at yourself is necessary in life… — Murray Mexted Copy Share Image
I do feel I'm kind of a magnet for crazy, and if there isn't enough crazy, I will insert myself in a… — Kathy Griffin Copy Share Image
Well Washington DC what are you going to do. They think the capitol steps are the state of the art in comedy.… — Harry Shearer Copy Share Image
Even when I do comedy, since I have no training in stand-up, I always approach a character like a character and not… — Sunil Grover Copy Share Image
Business, like life, is funny. We all go through difficult times, and we all have to face curve balls and challenges, each… — Ronnie Apteker Copy Share Image
I let the comedy come through the character and just try to make sure that everything is kind of rounded in a… — Eugene Levy Copy Share Image
You know, a comedian's comedian is just that - it's a guy who's original and funny and can make comics laugh. — Jim Norton Copy Share Image
“The life of every individual, viewed as a whole and in general, and when only its most significant features are emphasized, is… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
I am trying to work out what my taste is, comedy-wise. I look up to stand up comedians who appear to be… — Jessie Cave Copy Share Image
In real life I'm very low-key. A wallflower. One of the reasons I went into comedy and acting was that I was… — Jemaine Clement Copy Share Image
It's so easy to judge everybody and for some reason extra weight is the one thing everything feels OK to joke about. — Caroline Rhea Copy Share Image
“Things stop being funny if you have to explain them to people, especially if they need excellent attention spans.” — Santosh Kalwar Copy Share Image
So are all the kids on the East Coast repeating school next year? Get ready to see a lot of hairy eighth… — Olivia Wilde Copy Share Image
I learned how to make jokes because I wanted to give people as much fun as they did, and I guess I… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
“Isn’t life funny. It could drive you crazy if you thought about it too much. Turn this way and that happens. Turn… — Elizabeth Berg Copy Share Image
I don't believe in God, so I'd say that laughter is one of the only true weapons for fighting against real darkness,… — David Baddiel Copy Share Image
I was doing stand-up at a restaurant and there was a chalkboard on the street out front. It said, Soup of the… — Ellen DeGeneres Copy Share Image
![“I'd spent ten years in London, writing and performing my own comedy shows. They gave me the Cheers [scenes], and I thought it was the springboard for chatting about the show, because in England, that's what you do. So I walk in, and I'm looking around, and Jimmy Burrows said, "What are you looking…” quote by Shelley Long](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/204/shelley-long-20924_auditions_i-d-spent-ten-years-in-london-writing-an_644948.jpg)
