Comedy Quotes · Page 79

Some PEOPLE'S LAUGH is FUNNIER than the JOKE.

— ALYSSA

Laughter is life-giving. It makes you breathe.

— Kristin Chenoweth

A lot of people my age think stand up sucks.

— Aziz Ansari

People need to laugh and turn their brains off.

— James Roday

Ive predominantly done comedy over the years.

— Nicky Whelan

“it's better to laugh than to cry!”

— Suzette Francis

I was offered a lot of romantic and comedy films.

— Kartik Aaryan

One does not have humor. It has you.

— Larry Gelbart

If I make fun of somebody at my show, believe me, it's something we can all laugh at.

— Tracy Morgan

Laugh my friend, for laughter ignites a fire within the pit of your belly and awakens your being.

— Stella McCartney

I never sort of thought of myself as a comedy writer, by nature.

— Lena Dunham

I never use a napkin on my lap at a restaurant...because I believe in myself.

— Hannibal Buress

It's the stand-up in me - I like to figure out what makes people laugh, what makes people tick.

— Chris Redd

Some people play a horse to win, some to place. I should have bet this horse to live.

— Henny Youngman

Realize that doing comedy is only going to make your depression worse.

— Jim Norton

I have not seen anyone die of laughter, but I know millions are dying because they are not laughing.

— James Merrow

With comedy especially, it feels like such a clear-cut thing to be a writer-director. There is so much nuance and tone in…

— Todd Phillips

Humor and pathos, tears and laughter are, in the highest expression of human character and achievement, inseparable.

— James Thurber

So long as I am acting from duty and conviction, I am indifferent to taunts and jeers. I think they will probably…

— Anonymous

I love to make people laugh and having fun doing things like playing games and doing activities as well.

— Jonita Gandhi

Comedians have to challenge the power. Comedians should be dangerous and devastating - and funny. That's the hardest part.

— Mort Sahl

Comedians kind of write what comes to them. You can give yourself little assignments, but it's what inspires you.

— Jim Gaffigan

The thing about my comedy is that I'm so comfortable with my disability that you don't have a right to be uncomfortable.

— Josh Blue

That kind of language is what makes us laugh. Like, "Well, just eFax that to me, and I'll take a look at…

— Tim Heidecker

I think there's nothing better than laughing in life, so that's nice, to be thought of as someone who can make someone…

— Joan Cusack

The jokes I was always attracted to, and that I would tell for the longest, were jokes where I cared about the…

— W. Kamau Bell

I guess I've kind of recognized what my worth is and what my specific brand of humor is. And that's not necessarily…

— Dave Franco

I liked the character very much and even in general roles like this entice me. I started my journey in Punjabi film…

— Binnu Dhillon

It's like being a stand-up comedian is what leads to being a talk-show host. That life is not cut out for a…

— Chelsea Handler

It was getting to that point where it was just 'Anthony is just the funny guy.' Before it got to that point…

— Anthony Anderson

An early editor characterized my books as 'romantic comedy for intelligent adults.' I think people see them as funny but kind. I…

— Elinor Lipman

I would love to be able to play anywhere, but to me the sweet spot is clubs and theaters, just because I…

— Michael Che

I suppose I'm a fairly unreliable comedian and man.

— Tim Key

A German sense of humor is an oxymoron.

— Joan Rivers

Laughing is also good for your respiratory system.

— Allen Klein

Amusing and perfectly self-conscious charlatans.

— Noam Chomsky

Laughter can bring a new perspective.

— Christopher Durang

The bigger the audience, the better with comedy.

— Jimmy Carr

Everybody's funny if you love them.

— Anna Torv

The weeping of an heir is laughter in disguise.

— Publilius Syrus