What would a Martian visitor think to see a human being laugh? It must look truly horrible: the sight of furious gestures,… — Marvin Minsky Copy Share Image
I've had a wonderful time in 'Foyle's War' and I don't mind being typecast. But I'm not prim. I'm chaotic, happy, and… — Honeysuckle Weeks Copy Share Image
There's not swelling music and emotional scenes in life, and there's not long pauses when you tell a joke for everybody to… — John Krasinski Copy Share Image
I love sketch comedy. My real goal is to do something with Albert Brooks. That would be my fantasy. I stay up… — Illeana Douglas Copy Share Image
Now it looks like I'll be known as the musical comedy guy. Which is good news for me. Or I'll be known… — Bret McKenzie Copy Share Image
My children have made me a better man, which is - in the end, that's probably more important than two more comedy… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
Because I started doing stand-up relatively late - 29 - someone can shout something at me but it's not going to be… — Sarah Millican Copy Share Image
I love the comedy world and really grew up in green rooms, so I wanted to show the positives and negatives. — Mae Martin Copy Share Image
With a live audience, it's very clear when you've pushed it too far to the edge - because you fall off that… — Michael Patrick King Copy Share Image
My siblings and I, we were raised on TV and films. Not a day went by that we weren't watching one of… — Teddy Sears Copy Share Image
I learned so many things from Louis C.K., but the most impactful thing was witnessing his work ethic. He works harder than… — Ted Alexandro Copy Share Image
Comedy can be silly and gross and offensive, as long as there's sort of a point. You can make a joke that,… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
When we came to the network, it was a very interesting time where Portlandia had just come on the air and had… — Scott Aukerman Copy Share Image
I came to the conclusion that in comedy, everybody gets what they need, whereas in horror, everybody gets what they deserve. I… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
If you're gonna tell a story from beginning to end, I always think you have to have a great structure in a… — Sandra Bullock Copy Share Image
The movie [ The Innkeepers] is in no way a comedy, but I would put some of the funny scenes up against… — Ti West Copy Share Image
“I'm sorry," he says. "I don't usually like people. So when I do, part of me is really amused and the other… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
Comedy should never be over-analysed. It's either funny or it isn't. There's a subtle difference between those who say funny things and… — Ken Dodd Copy Share Image
I think there is much more storytelling in stand-up now. Less emphasis on the joke. Jokes are still important, but it feels… — Doug Benson Copy Share Image
I love good romantic comedies. There just aren't a lot of them. But, I love comedies, and I'll never stop doing them. — Sandra Bullock Copy Share Image
“When the football team was down I just told some jokes and got them laughing their butts off." -Chris Pratt” — Joe Allan Copy Share Image
I have a good sense of humor. I'm not Martin Lawrence by any means. I'm a little too country to be Chris… — Mark Henry Copy Share Image
Stand-up used to be much more of a form combat. Heckling was much more common [in the '90s]. And I couldn't get… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
For me, YouTube was about creating content because I had an interest in beauty and comedy and wanted to find a way… — Franchesca Ramsey Copy Share Image
Sometimes you'll laugh. Sometimes you'll cry. Life never tells us, the when's or why's. When you've got friends, to wish you well.… — Whitney Houston Copy Share Image
Comedians act every night on stage, so they have great performing chops. They especially know how to play themselves, which is how… — Ted Alexandro Copy Share Image
A lot of people that are always trying to be funny and "on" and performing are just hiding. It's just a cover… — Manny Montana Copy Share Image
The person who can laugh with life has developed deep roots with confidence and faith-faith in oneself, in people and in the… — Democritus Copy Share Image
Jokes do finish themselves. I really do see them as ongoing conversations about personal themes that I ruminate on. — Marc Maron Copy Share Image
'When you slip on a banana peel, people laugh at you. When you tell people you slipped on a banana peel, it's… — Nora Ephron Copy Share Image
I think the premises of my comedy are Cosby-esque, but I don't come out with a sweater. I come out with a… — Jim Breuer Copy Share Image
“I thought I was having a fucking stroke," I say as they free me from my coated elastic prison, making them laugh… — Trish Doller Copy Share Image
Even with the most stressful situation you can laugh in its face. No one is built to continuously accept the psychological lashes… — Mariana Fulger Copy Share Image
I would love to make lighter entertainments that have you sort of hopping and skipping and jumping out of the theater, but… — Karyn Kusama Copy Share Image
That's what it's like to be a comedian. You basically stand and stare at the world and hope it craps out cause… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
I don’t think men have time to be funny because they have to make all of our rules about what we can… — Jenny Slate Copy Share Image
There's a lot of comedy in being the outsider. You can say, 'That's weird. Why do you do it that way? That's… — Ronny Chieng Copy Share Image
There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke. But you and I, we've been through that,… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
In the comedies I've been lucky enough to be a part of a world like Judd Apatow's, where I believe comedy comes… — Jonah Hill Copy Share Image
It's my mission to try and give people fighting the disease the same gifts of laughter and a positive attitude I had.… — Robert Schimmel Copy Share Image
![“The movie [ The Innkeepers] is in no way a comedy, but I would put some of the funny scenes up against some of the funnier comedies this year. I think it's genuinely really funny, but it's out of the gallows.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/910/ti-west-2310_comedy_the-movie-the-innkeepers-is-in-no-way-a_1585964.jpg)
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