The secret to humor is surprise.

Humor has to surprise us; otherwise, it isn't funny. It's a death knell for a writer to be labeled a humorist because then it's…

— Garrison Keillor

I think it's part of the responsibility of an artist to shock, to upset, to make people think differently, and to surprise people. And…

— Bill Plympton

I think there's something funny about people who laugh in the face of convention or surprise us morally.

— Phoebe Waller-Bridge

I always worked on holidays when I had to wait tables and stuff like that, so I'm used to it, but now I just…

— Chris Redd

The alternative comedy scene is actually pretty small, I guess.

— Casey Wilson

I think if I have any kind of unique gift, it's more in the comedy area than it is in the dramatic area.

— Susan Sullivan

Humor is the only reason to live.

— Marcel Duchamp

You can't cheat comedy. You know, it either is going to be there on the day you capture or it's not.

— Justin Lin

For comedy action, I must know the language.

— Sammo Hung

All comedy comes from a dark place.

— Katt Williams

“Men circle like bees around honey, buzzing to communicate their sexual despair.”

— Carla H Krueger

There's a difference between delivering real funny and just silly funny.

— Lil Rel Howery

In the future, I would like to do more films with contemporary themes. Perhaps comedy, which is something I have done in theater but…

— Luke Evans

Joking about violence is not funny.

— Perez Hilton

'Mad TV' is one of my most favorite shows of all time and is a huge part of my obsession with sketch comedy.

— Shane Dawson