--- title: "9 Art Comedy Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Art Comedy quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Art Comedy sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/marlon-wayans-7828_art_there-s-an-art-to-comedy-2508296_2508296.jpg" --- > [There's an art to comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlon-wayans/there-s-an-art-to-comedy/) [Marlon Wayans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlon-wayans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/marlon-wayans-7828_art_there-s-an-art-to-comedy-2508296_2508296.jpg) > [I was always interested in being funny and amusing and creating art and comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-rainbow/i-was-always-interested-in-being-funny-and-amusing-and-creating-art/) [Randy Rainbow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-rainbow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/077/randy-rainbow-5471_always_i-was-always-interested-in-being-funny-a_1649260.jpg) > [Perhaps we could do without tragedy in art - but what about comedy? Is it a coincidence that so many of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-malinowski/perhaps-we-could-do-without-tragedy-in-art-but-what-about-comedy-is/) [Tom Malinowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-malinowski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acf/tom-malinowski-5887_american_perhaps-we-could-do-without-tragedy-in-a_752781.jpg) > ['Billy on the Street' is a persona. It's crafted; it has writers. It's a mixture of performance art and comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/billy-on-the-street-is-a-persona-it-s-crafted-it-has-writers-it-s-a/) [Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6da/billy-eichner-2900_art_billy-on-the-street-is-a-persona-it-s-cr_2690044.jpg) > [I'm happy and feel myself to be fortunate that I've been gifted with this art of comedy, where I can make people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sunil-grover/i-m-happy-and-feel-myself-to-be-fortunate-that-i-ve-been-gifted-with/) [Sunil Grover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sunil-grover/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d17/sunil-grover-5996_art_i-m-happy-and-feel-myself-to-be-fortunat_807016.jpg) > [I can't pretend that I'm a great student of the art of comedy because anybody that becomes philosophical about humour doesn't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-mason/i-can-t-pretend-that-i-m-a-great-student-of-the-art-of-comedy-because/) [Jackie Mason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-mason/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc4/jackie-mason-7965_art_i-can-t-pretend-that-i-m-a-great-student_780886.jpg) > [There is a lot of catarsis that passes itself off as art or comedy and I'm kind of critical of that. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/there-is-a-lot-of-catarsis-that-passes-itself-off-as-art-or-comedy/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/147/mindy-kaling-672_art_there-is-a-lot-of-catarsis-that-passes-i_1442648.png) > [I had always drawn, every day as long as I had held a pencil, and just assumed everyone else had too…Art had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noel-fielding/i-had-always-drawn-every-day-as-long-as-i-had-held-a-pencil-and-just/) [Noel Fielding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noel-fielding/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf7/noel-fielding-2869_ambition_i-had-always-drawn-every-day-as-long-as_3067840.jpg) > [I think art is beautiful. It's decoration and adornment. But art is also a really important vessel for social change, and social…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chloe-wise/i-think-art-is-beautiful-it-s-decoration-and-adornment-but-art-is/) [Chloe Wise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chloe-wise/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/892/chloe-wise-38244_art_i-think-art-is-beautiful-it-s-decoration_2439323.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art-comedy/#itemlist", "name": "Art Comedy Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's an art to comedy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Marlon Wayans" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlon-wayans/there-s-an-art-to-comedy/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/marlon-wayans-7828_art_there-s-an-art-to-comedy-2508296_2508296.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/marlon-wayans-7828_art_there-s-an-art-to-comedy-2508296_2508296.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/marlon-wayans-7828_art_there-s-an-art-to-comedy-2508296_2508296.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There's an art to comedy.” — Marlon Wayans", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was always interested in being funny and amusing and creating art and comedy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Randy Rainbow" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-rainbow/i-was-always-interested-in-being-funny-and-amusing-and-creating-art/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/077/randy-rainbow-5471_always_i-was-always-interested-in-being-funny-a_1649260.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/077/randy-rainbow-5471_always_i-was-always-interested-in-being-funny-a_1649260.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/077/randy-rainbow-5471_always_i-was-always-interested-in-being-funny-a_1649260.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was always interested in being funny and amusing and creating art and comedy.” — Randy Rainbow", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Perhaps we could do without tragedy in art - but what about comedy? 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