We always thought we wanted to do a show that you could both laugh and cry in thirty minutes, and I don't… — Lennon Parham Copy Share Image
I really never had any ambitions to be a standup comic. I was talked into it by guys that I used to… — Joe Rogan Copy Share Image
When we laugh out loud and we realize that there are others who think the same as us, then we feel better. — Sandi Toksvig Copy Share Image
Ultimately, when I go back to the stage, I want to be able to do everything. I want to be able to… — Eddie Murphy Copy Share Image
I did auditions at a club called the Comedy Connection. They wanted nothing to do with me. But one night they were… — Paula Poundstone Copy Share Image
On channels terrified of accusations of bias, or political retribution, comics making jokes about the growing power base of far-right politicians aren't… — Frankie Boyle Copy Share Image
When there are no women on the tour it can get awful and ugly - constant horrible jokes and gross behaviour. It… — Evan Dando Copy Share Image
“...you mustn’t pun, Brumm, puns are produced only in vacant minds. Keep high thoughts and visions of delightful things before you and… — John Davidson Copy Share Image
I started out playing big bands shows and different things. I was with several different small bands and groups, doing comedy and… — Hal Blaine Copy Share Image
People want to relate to that. That's a healthy place to be. Even movies do this: War movies or light-hearted comedies, they… — Sean Mahon Copy Share Image
There is reason to smile and celebrate when you win, but when you struggle, that is about laughter. That is the pathos… — Ronnie Apteker Copy Share Image
I've been doing comedy longer than I haven't been doing comedy, as I was performing for three years before I even got… — Steven Wright Copy Share Image
It goes without saying that 'Buncha Losers' comedies speak to tough times. The massive unemployment of the Reagan years gave us 'Taxi,'… — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
People have expectations from you - and the whole fun of acting is taking expectations and completely upending them. That's how you… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
When you go to a restaurant, sometimes you want to go to Heston Blumenthal's where you hear the sound of the sea… — Aisling Bea Copy Share Image
“Let me first establish—on your behalf—feelings of animosity and disgust at the mendacity inherent in this concept of "cartoon." Whenever someone hits… — Harlan Ellison Copy Share Image
I tend to head for what's amusing because a lot of things aren't happy. But usually you can find a funny side… — Maggie Smith Copy Share Image
The amount of energy spent laughing at a joke should be directly proportional to the hierarchical status of the joke teller. — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
Nothing in my childhood or the way my parents raised us ever would have allowed me to think that comedy was cool. — Greta Lee Copy Share Image
Things can be funny only when we are in fun. When we're 'dead earnest,' humor is the only thing that is dead. — Flip Wilson Copy Share Image
You may think it's funny to pick on someone but guess what, it's NOT! You don't know what's going on in their… — Sarah Moores Copy Share Image
I do believe if we opened up a comedy theater in a city, that we're going to be able to teach improv… — Matt Besser Copy Share Image
Many peoples will become funny like money,make sure you dont fall into the clown suit..Make the money dont let it take over… — FrenchQueen Copy Share Image
Since things neither exist nor do not exist, are neither real nor unreal, are utterly beyond adopting and rejecting - one might… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'm grateful for laughter of any kind, but it can be off-putting if one person is laughing at a different time or… — Gyles Brandreth Copy Share Image
Scrabble was invented by Nazis to piss off kids with dyslexia. This is true, they proved this one. The word dyslexia was… — Eddie Izzard Copy Share Image
Wit, after all, is a mighty tart, pungent ingredient, and much too acid for some stomachs; but honest good humor is the… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
An individual deficient in the sense of humor represents more of a challenge to our idea of the human than a person… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
Comedy is quite hard and it takes like a decade to figure out what kind of comedian you are, so don't quit. — Rose Matafeo Copy Share Image
You learn quite a bit about your film from test screening audiences. With both comedies and movies that are intense, you need… — Rod Lurie Copy Share Image
I think you actually get a kick out of being disappointed and under-achieving, because it's easier, isn't it? Failure and unhappiness is… — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
Hemingway and Saroyan had the line, the magic of it. The problem was that Hemingway didn't know how to laugh and Saroyan… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
I think one of the dangers of humor is becoming seduced by it and sacrificing the story for a few laughs. — Matthew Healy Copy Share Image
Have four things going. I have stand-up comedy, two television shows and I'm working on a play. I like to work, and… — Joy Behar Copy Share Image
There's nothing like the freedom of being in a roomful of strangers and trying to make them laugh... You either sink or… — Tony Rock Copy Share Image
There's a lot of comedy in 'The Guest,' so it was a bit more fun in a sense - it wasn't so… — Maika Monroe Copy Share Image
You can maybe be artistic and really original and creative, but as long as it's got that funniness at the root of… — Jason Gann Copy Share Image
Victoria Wood's 'Dinnerladies' is just exceptionally written; every single line is a setup or a punchline. — Rosie Jones Copy Share Image
“Sometimes Luna, the ability to laugh in terrifying moments is the strength that enables you to continue." - Riley” — Justine Winter Copy Share Image
I am a comedian. My brain is critical - it's overthinking - but you can find ways to turn it down and… — Pete Holmes Copy Share Image
