“The increasing seriousness of things, then that's the great opportunity of jokes.” — Henry James Copy Share Image
Forgetting how to smile is like forgetting how to think because you have to think something is funny.. — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
I've never laughed a woman into bed, but I've laughed one out of bed many times. — Jack Whitehall Copy Share Image
Juilliard gave me the ability to go and do classical, contemporary, comedy, drama, everything. — Wendell Pierce Copy Share Image
At Evergreen you can create your own major and your own classes. So I actually studied stand-up comedy. — Josh Blue Copy Share Image
It's so great to be able to make people laugh, because this is so often how we get our selves back. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Laughter of a person doesn't mean that they have an absence of problems and sorrow. But it means that the person has… — Anurag Prakash Ray Copy Share Image
Some comics are in it for what they can get out of it. Others are in it for a love of comedy.… — Johnny Vegas Copy Share Image
“If someone like this were to like me, to like my comedy, and to like the way I conduct myself professionally, it… — Patton Oswalt Copy Share Image
I personally have no interest in being a star or a celebrity. I want my stand-up comedy and how I think as… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
I think as a standup performer you have to feel the audience. So the audience kind of dictates what they get, you… — Pauly Shore Copy Share Image
I sometimes think humor and satire are more effective techniques for expressing social statements than direct comment. — Kristin Hunter Copy Share Image
I've never disguised the fact that I wasn't happy in teaching. But the reason was that I wanted to do comedy. I… — Greg Davies Copy Share Image
Do not hurt her heart with pain rather hurt her tummy with laughter because that's the only pain she can proudly call… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“It always pisses me off when I’m calling in to some Morning Zoo radio show to promote God-only-knows what—probably this book, so… — Kathy Griffin Copy Share Image
“Life makes fools of us all sooner or later. But keep your sense of humor and you'll at least be able to… — Paul Murray Copy Share Image
Few years ago [Donald] Trump was being roasted by Comedy Central. They always have rules about things that you can't joke about.… — Ben Domenech Copy Share Image
I grew up loving David Letterman and Pee-wee Herman, but as far as live performance comedy, all I knew were the Jerry… — Scott Aukerman Copy Share Image
I don't know if you know you're funny, but you enjoy being funny. I know I'm funny because people tell me I… — Greg Behrendt Copy Share Image
People really have come for a dialogue when they go to a stand-up show in the U.K. They say, 'I understand that… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
Everyone has been in a social situation where you say something and it goes unnoticed, then someone else says the same thing… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
I thought I'd be living a much more bohemian life and be very poor. I never thought I'd do comedy or be… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
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