I started in high school, and in college, I studied radio, TV, and film. The plan was to be a filmmaker, and… — Seth Meyers Copy Share Image
In Telugu, there can be ten comedians in one film and everyone gets along, without feeling intimidated or marginalised. — Kovai Sarala Copy Share Image
“Don’t be offended if you encounter some good-natured ribbing; the idea of writing a novel in a month deserves to be laughed… — Chris Baty Copy Share Image
When you've been doing comedy for forty years, you really do know most of the jokes. And even if you don't know… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
My job is trying to make people laugh. A room full of people laughing forget their worries, their issues, that's why I… — John Bishop Copy Share Image
You can teach somebody how to be a brain surgeon, but you cannot teach them how to walk on a stage and… — Ron White Copy Share Image
I would say, as far as heckling, there's benign and there's malignant; like tumors man. Sometimes you get really nice hecklers. I'd… — Godfrey Copy Share Image
My comedy comes from the actual music itself - they're observational musical gags. I could take the music away and it would… — Bill Bailey Copy Share Image
When we developed the 'Seinfeld' show, we took a bet on Jerry Seinfeld, who was not a household name. But Jerry had… — Warren Littlefield Copy Share Image
I was ballet dancing at four, playing piano by six, and doing commercials by 12. When I was 21, I was on… — Roselyn Sanchez Copy Share Image
A lot of comedy clubs are set up with people sitting at little tables and you have everything from the way they… — John Mulaney Copy Share Image
I was definitely prepared for it to be slower, and it has not worked out that way in any shape or form.… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
I talked to ex-wives of musicians of the '70s for research. They're the funniest people in the world, yet there is this… — Kate Hudson Copy Share Image
Something is funny, most of all, because it's true, and because the velocity of insight into this truth exceeds our normal standards.… — Steve Almond Copy Share Image
Parody by itself is not subversive, and there must be a way to understand what makes certain kinds of parodic repetitions effectively… — Judith Butler Copy Share Image
The chance to tell personal, language-specific, culturally specific stories is really flourishing on TV and I think it's just the nature of… — Matthew Weiner Copy Share Image
You'd see Asian faces on TV, but it was so rare, especially in the comedy space - that for me was Ken… — Jimmy O. Yang Copy Share Image
While I wouldn't say that I'm going to do another Disney TV show, I would like to do another comedy or something… — Ross Lynch Copy Share Image
Just trying to tell the truth about, you know, the struggle of - being alive is funny, it's just inherently tragic and… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
Sometimes we need to learn laugh and forge sometimes its hard to but it also sometimes helps us the most — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A tragedy can never suffer by delay: a comedy may, because the allusions or the manners represented in it maybe temporary. — Horace Walpole Copy Share Image
Comedy needs to happen naturally and be in touch with the character. When you see that guy in your office that everybody… — Terry Crews Copy Share Image
I had always been heavily influenced by stand-up. I was in a comedy team called Red Johnny And The Round Guy. — John DiMaggio Copy Share Image
SRK is a gem of a person. He told me that he is a keen viewer of 'Comedy Nights with Kapil' and… — Kiku Sharda Copy Share Image
I start laughing every time because the media talks to me like I'm finishing my career and I only have one year… — Caroline Wozniacki Copy Share Image
The comedy community is very friendly right now. I think that's why you see all the synergy and people doing each other's… — Jason Bateman Copy Share Image
I was taking myself very seriously when I was going through life changes. And I realized that I needed to laugh at… — Spencer Johnson Copy Share Image
That's the thing that most people don't realize. In real life, comedians aren't funny. They save it. They save it up. — Michael Showalter Copy Share Image
The mayor of Sochi is now saying that there are no gay people in Sochi. So the only thing that is flaming… — David Letterman Copy Share Image
I grew up watching 'Porridge' and it's so loved, it was a daunting prospect to take on. Fortunately, it was written by… — Mark Bonnar Copy Share Image
When I got the script for 'The Art of Seduction,' I realised I'd never been in a comedy, so I decided to… — Son Ye-jin Copy Share Image
Stand-up keeps you alive. It is definitely the most specialized field in comedy because you need to stay sharp and well-tuned every… — Tommy Davidson Copy Share Image
When people suffer from depression or anxiety or any sort of pain/mental anguish combo, being able to take the power out of… — Ruston Kelly Copy Share Image
I got involved in improv comedy. It settled me down when I was getting wild. I was sort of an evil teenager… — Bruce McCulloch Copy Share Image
The joys of making a comedy are that it feels very playful and silly, and the energy is totally different because they… — Sophie Rundle Copy Share Image
The purpose of laughter is to bring one to silence, and the purpose of silence is to bring one to laughter. — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Copy Share Image
Since I was younger, I was the first person to laugh at myself before other people would laugh at me, so we… — Adore Delano Copy Share Image
I had fun doing a lot of low-budget movies and web series. And I got back into stand-up where I started. — Mary Lynn Rajskub Copy Share Image
You can't know because everybody's got a different opinion and you might think 'Oh my God, this is amazing,' and people don't… — Mena Suvari Copy Share Image
“A herd of laughing kids zipped by the passenger-side window on Roller-blades. I hoped they never went from laughter to heartache as… — Dia Reeves Copy Share Image
