The humorous story is American, the comic story is English, the witty story is French. The humorous story depends for its effect… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Hard comedy goes for the fences. It's also what you might call take-a-risk comedy because if you don't hit a home run,… — Bob Crane Copy Share Image
I suddenly realized that comedy, for me, was just being honest, and playing it for real. I've seen so many wonderful actors… — Bea Arthur Copy Share Image
“It’s a bit burned,” my mother would say apologetically at every meal, presenting you with a piece of meat that looked like… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
Fasting cures diseases, dries up bodily humors, puts demons to flight, gets rid of impure thoughts, makes the mind clearer and the… — Athenaeus Copy Share Image
“I had a dream about you. We couldn't decide on a sunrise. You wanted a tan, I only cared about the view.… — Bauvard Copy Share Image
Comedy used to be a vehicle for change. Now, comedy has gotten to this quirky, nonsensical place, which I enjoy. But I… — Kenya Barris Copy Share Image
“I took a six pound dump,” Jack offered. “You lie.” I laughed. The J’s could always make me feel better. “It’s true,”… — Kelly Oram Copy Share Image
“Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise... surprise and fear... fear and surprise... Our two weapons are fear and… — Monty Python Copy Share Image
“The Americans called theirs the Officers Club but the Canadians called ours the Officers Mess. The American term was the more honest;… — R.J. Childerhose Copy Share Image
PHONES with0ut signal, FACEBOOK with0ut friends, YOUTUBE with0ut music.. these are all strange.. but n0ne 0f them is m0re wierd than ME… — Meggy 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
Yeah, reaching people through comedy is the best, if you're making them laugh and then also making someone think about something differently.… — Amelia Dimoldenberg 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
“Love is nothing but lust, lust, and more lust, with a lot of cheating, lies, and general tomfoolery thrown in. Love is… — Jöns in The Seventh Seal Copy Share Image
“In Norwegian that would be 'hun ma dra. Kanskje er hun gravid.'" Astley sttempts to smile. i can't help teasing him. "Which?… — Carrie Jones Copy Share Image
“Why don't you come with me?" "Why? Where are you going?" "Home. I've had enough. I hate England." "Hate England?" It was… — Geraldine McCaughrean Copy Share Image
“He stared at me in complete puzzlement, “And while I’m committing incest for you is there anything else you’d like? Maybe a… — Candice Raquel Lee Copy Share Image
I always like the physical comedy because I actually do a lot of it in my own life, but not on purpose.… — Paula Patton Copy Share Image
I admire narcissism in Momus and others who "own" it and use it as a way to explore ideas/themselves and also as… — Marie Calloway Copy Share Image
“A realist writer might break his protagonist's leg, or kill his fiancee; but a science fiction writer will immolate whole planets, and… — Adam Roberts Copy Share Image
“They'd need to do some shopping. As he adjusted the shoulders of the last dress, their eyes met in the mirror. He… — Anneke Jacob Copy Share Image
I find I've always been judgmental about comedy (laughs) and it's hard to turn that off, really. But what constant exposure to… — Scott Aukerman Copy Share Image
“You know, the husband, John Bobbit, he formed a band after that whole thing. The Severed Parts," I tell him. "I'm pretty… — Hannah Harrington Copy Share Image
“Our department takes 1,120 calls every day. Do you know how many of the calls the public expects perfection on? 1,120. Nobody… — John Eversole Copy Share Image
“Who cares if you have a girlfriend, anyway?" "I care" Simon said gloomily. "Pretty soon the only people left without a girlfriend… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
“That´s the problem with planning a late night supper after the opera, not only does the hero or the heroine die singing,… — E.A. Bucchianeri Copy Share Image
Dane Cook is one of the most exciting comedy stars to emerge on the scene in many years, and his ability to… — Chris Albrecht Copy Share Image
There is an overarching comedy community, and then there are little comedy community pockets, almost like the way L.A. is structured. You… — Janet Varney Copy Share Image
What gets me is, I waited in line for an hour to do this. I could have experienced essentially the same level… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
“You have to enjoy power, have a certain ruthlessness, to accept the beauty and not mourn the fact that it overshadows everything… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
“You're not pathetic," she growled. "You're not worthless. But you are hurt. Maybe even a little confused and probably a lot of… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
“I loved to say quasi. I was saying it now a lot, instead of sort of, or kind of, and it had… — Lorrie Moore Copy Share Image
“Many if not most slaves would have each readily jumped, and many if not most slaves would each readily jump, at the… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“He turned to Harley, the oddly muscular eight-year-old son of Hephaestus. "Want to come with? I might need help with the projector."… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“The photographer is now charging real beasts, beleaguered and too rare to kill. Guns have metamorphosed into cameras in this earnest comedy,… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
“He plunged into the foliage, and was swept into a humid, wet world of towering trees, animal chirps and thick ferns. After… — T.P. Grish Copy Share Image
When I've had to edit my albums, I'll listen to it one time through, and I'll make edits. I want to remember… — Tig Notaro Copy Share Image
I don't like to be entertaining. I don't like the feeling of being entertaining. If there was a musical or a comedy… — Ryan Gosling Copy Share Image
When I heard that Hitler had problems with flatulence, it's funny. What - does that make him a funny man? No. It… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
