We always wanted to make a comedy that was a little bit…

A big part of the humor is in identifying with the tragic elements of the film. The New Zealand sense of humor is very…

— Taika Waititi

I get painted quite a bit as a tragic figure because of some of the stuff that's happened in my life.

— Tori Amos

I don't think you get a lot of comedians who are homeopaths. Comedy is essentially about not being hoodwinked.

— Ben Miller

Comedy is essentially about watching a bunch of people who you really love lose their dignity.

— Adrian Dunbar

Comedy is essentially made by young men, or older men with some form of arrested development, for young men or immature older men.

— Harold Ramis

The irony is that we're really good at comedy in Britain, but for some reason, we make very few comedy films. And when we…

— Alice Lowe

When we make a comedy film, its important to have a light atmosphere on the sets so that the mood reflects in the film.

— Javed Jaffrey

I don't think my comedy is that political. It's more social. But whatever. When you make comedy and you do stand-up, you work alone.…

— Chris Rock

All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl.

— Charlie Chaplin

Trying to demonstrate good leadership was not our raison d'etre. We're still just trying to make a comedy.

— Brendan Hunt

If you're going to make a comedy and if your sole interest is in making people laugh and feel good and entertaining them, then…

— Dwayne Johnson

My whole life I try to make into a comedy, so it would be nice to see that onscreen.

— Saoirse Ronan

We try to make the comedy situations more natural and organic .You don't want to be cutesy for cutesy's sake but the writers have…

— Sarah Shahi

I hope I don't just do the exact same thing my whole life. I also feel like it's really hard to make comedy. It's…

— David Wain

I want to make out-and-out comedy movies.

— Gurpreet Ghuggi