I would rather have my people laugh at my economies than weep for my extravagance — Oscar II Of Sweden Copy Share Image
“A dry chuckle rolled out of the old lungs like a fall of dry wood.” — Adam Dravnieks Copy Share Image
I used to dream about presenting a comedy show and also about directing films. — Joe Cornish Copy Share Image
Making someone laugh is the simplest, most basic positive human connection. — Nell Scovell Copy Share Image
If you've ever made up something on the spot and made somebody laugh, you can credit Jonathan Winters with inspiration. — Rob Reiner Copy Share Image
Comedy has sort of been my life-long obsession. I literally obsessed over comedy. I really didn't play sports - for me it… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
That's the great test: if you're going to be a great comic writer, not a humorist, you've got to take it into… — Howard Jacobson Copy Share Image
I think it's probably much easier to do political comedy from a two-party point of view, in that the majority have some… — Doug Stanhope Copy Share Image
My parents are very practical people and they told me, 'If this comedy thing is an actual career and a job that… — Ayo Edebiri Copy Share Image
I don't feel any pressure to be funny at all. I'm funny because I want to be funny. I could sit here… — Jim Carrey Copy Share Image
Matt LeBlanc thinks his own jokes are funny which is problematic when you're driving along - he expects you to laugh and… — Chris Harris Copy Share Image
When I see something, I know why something's funny or seems to be funny. But in the end it's just another picture… — Garry Winogrand Copy Share Image
What reaches an audience is honesty. If you're saying something truthful that's supposed to be a funny line, it's going to be… — Barbra Streisand Copy Share Image
I knew I didn't want to be a doctor but didn't know what I wanted to do. I prayed, and all I… — Yvonne Orji Copy Share Image
“All practical jokes, friendly, harmless or malevolent, involve deception, but not all deceptions are practical jokes. The two men digging up the… — W.H. Auden Copy Share Image
I think in a lot of romantic comedies it ends with a kiss, and I feel like in modern day relationships, and… — Elizabeth Meriwether Copy Share Image
I'm a take-no-prisoners type of comic, and I'm lucky because my fans get me and never have a problem with the politically… — Lisa Lampanelli Copy Share Image
“Although I hate to read publicly, I began to get addicted to speaking publicly. For a grandiose opportunist like myself, AA can… — Jeff Nichols Copy Share Image
I've been driving in the city for years because, as a stand-up in N.Y.C., you can perform at more comedy clubs a… — Judah Friedlander Copy Share Image
I think comedy directors tend to feel a need to justify the bad behavior, and I just never think that. I like… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
