Comedy Quote by Abbi Jacobson

Comedy tends to come out of things which are quite painful and serious.

— Helen Fielding

Comedy is often about pain.

— Eric Andre

Comedy is only funny when there's real pain.

— Sebastian Stan

The real reason for comedy is to hide the pain.

— Wendy Wasserstein

Comedy provides an escape from the horrors of real life.

— Michael McIntyre

Comedy is a coping mechanism, and it helps us stay alive.

— Thundercat

I think that comedy is one of the more serious things that you can do in our day, especially in the world that we're…

— Antonio Banderas

Comedy is tragedy that happens to other people.

— Angela Carter

I don't see the point of doing comedy unless it comes from pain.

— Simon Amstell

There's the power that comedy gives you, and the enjoyment. It's like 'Yes, you're deferring pain, but isn't it more fun to laugh while…

— Maya Rudolph

As with anything that involves emotional pain, comedy isn't too far behind. There's that element of no matter how painful something is - as…

— Ben Miller

Comedy is allied to justice.

— Aristophanes