“He turned to Matt and gave a huge smile, one hand on her withers. James reached out and pulled Matt to him,… — Anne Tenino Copy Share Image
“New Rule: Stop calling bagpipes a musical instrument. They're actually a Scottish Breathalyzer test. You blow into one end, and if the… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
My friend and I founded the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival to counter the negative images of Arabs in media. And we… — Maysoon Zayid Copy Share Image
I always wanted to write, even before I realized that there was a comedy writers' world, or what that life was like.… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
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Performing music is a way to do comedy, but without the obligation to do a solid hour, hour and half of a… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
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TV has eaten up everything else, and Warhol films are all that are left, which is fabulous. Pork could become the next… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
Although humor is present in every one of my films, it has always been used as a way to make the darker,… — Lynn Shelton Copy Share Image
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If you are doing stand-up comedy, you have to be confident in what you are doing. That doesn't mean just because you… — Judah Friedlander Copy Share Image
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“The phrase, ‘dollars to donuts’ came suddenly to mind. Because of the last several decades of hyperinflation, the phrase has been replaced… — Daniel Thorman Copy Share Image
“It’s Professor Emerson, and I went to Harvard. Where did you go, an anti–oral sex college?” “Darling.” Julia placed a restraining hand… — Sylvain Reynard Copy Share Image
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My humor is channeling everything through my brain. For example, when I talk about something, it's how Richard Lewis feels about it.… — Richard Lewis Copy Share Image
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What I love about comedy is that it's unquestionably working. There are varying degrees of that, where there's something that makes you… — Abbi Jacobson Copy Share Image
There is some humour in 'Family Values.' I don't want everyone to think it's not going to make them laugh. But there… — Wendy Cope Copy Share Image
I like cinnamon rolls, but I don't always have time to make a pan. That's why I wish they would sell cinnamon… — Mitch Hedberg Copy Share Image
The older I've gotten, the more the need to exert comedy no matter how tragic a character I may be portraying because… — Ed Asner Copy Share Image
“Tim Minchin's musings on Tony, the first 'fish' ever to have feet: Imagine what Tony would think, standing there on his brand… — Tim Minchin Copy Share Image
I never feel like it'll be something where like, 'Aha, I've got it. I'm funny for the rest of my life. I… — Jaboukie Young-White Copy Share Image
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“Over the years I've received thousands of e-mails looking for guidance. Some have real problems; some talk about monkeys and poo--though those… — Eugene Mirman Copy Share Image
“Behold, my children!" she said. "The instrument of my revenge. I will call it a scythe!" The Titans muttered among themselves: What… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
They are two very different people. It's almost a modern-day 'Odd Couple,' if I had to characterize it, with the two of… — Dawn Ostroff Copy Share Image
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I have no clue what Plato was talking about when he said that the unexamined wife was not worth leaving. I don't… — Rock Cowles Copy Share Image
“They danced on the shore in marvelous, civilized, humorous reels in which the old contributed wit when they could not contribute grace,… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
If a comic laughs at their own jokes, I don't like it. They shouldn't find it funny; they should seriously believe in… — James Acaster Copy Share Image
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I was stuck in traffic and I looked in the mirror and in the car behind me there was a couple having… — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
For Keeping the Faith, I looked at [George ] Cukor's old films like The Philadelphia Story, stuff that's hilariously funny and really… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
The stuff I did in 'Rescue Me' was great. It gave me the opportunity to play comedy, and Denis Leary was the… — Kevin Chapman Copy Share Image
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As I write, I control my anxiety and anguish thanks to the invaluable aid of irony and humor. But every night I… — Enrique Vila-Matas Copy Share Image
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