I really like doing television shows, and I anticipated doing a comedy, because that's the place I feel the most comfortable -… — Lizzy Caplan Copy Share Image
“Driving is boring," Rabbit pontificates, "but it's what we do. Most of American life is driving somewhere and then driving back wondering… — John Updike Copy Share Image
People don't realize, or maybe they've forgotten, that there was a time in history when standup comedy wasn't something that you had… — Brad Stine Copy Share Image
Comedy is all about the character. When you're too focused on the gags, the character suffers, and you don't get the laugh.… — Brett Gelman Copy Share Image
Years have passed since I have set foot in a comedy club. If the comic is doing badly it's painful, and if… — Dick Cavett Copy Share Image
LORD ILLINGWORTH: The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life. MRS ALLONBY: And the body is… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Look at the opening sequence of 'The Blues Brothers,' which starts at the prison. The way it was filmed, it does not… — Jay Chandrasekhar Copy Share Image
I was a big fan of how Johnny Carson hosted awards shows. Dick Cavett, as well, I think did a really great… — Neil Patrick Harris Copy Share Image
A friend of mine was watching TV one day and he just was like, 'I bet you want to do comedy,' and… — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
“We have built cities that scrape the sky, machines that think and a global network that allows people to yell at each… — Natalie Kyriacou Copy Share Image
We're passionate musicians, but we felt classical concerts were more like a funeral because nobody talked and everybody was dressed so conservatively.… — Aleksey Igudesman Copy Share Image
I think with comedy I get very sort of critical of myself and try and do the best I can and it… — Elisha Cuthbert Copy Share Image
I came home in the afternoon to sleep, and there was this e-mail from Comedy Central saying they were interested in having… — Lev Yilmaz Copy Share Image
My uncle Shawn used to stay with us when we were really young, and I used to come downstairs and see him… — Damon Wayans, Jr Copy Share Image
I don't like swearing on the air. As a matter of fact, I'm not a prude, but I go to the movies… — Brian Lamb Copy Share Image
Same job, whether it's comedy or drama. Regardless of the weight of the role, I feel like the job is always kind… — Greg Kinnear Copy Share Image
When someone's an actor and you're an actor, you meet them and you feel like you know them. We're in the same… — Harold Ramis Copy Share Image
You really have no idea whether or not what you're writing is funny. In stand-up and sketch comedy, you know right away… — Michael Showalter Copy Share Image
Comedy clubs were something that came to pass in the '80s, but toward the end of that, in the early '90s, people… — Eugene Mirman Copy Share Image
I'm going to be criticized by lots of "scholars," but I think Shakespeare's best comedy often appears in his tragedies, actually. Not… — Chukwudi Iwuji Copy Share Image
Generally speaking, cancer - not that funny of a thing. When you hear about it, you don't go, 'Oh, hilarious!'... But within… — Lennon Parham Copy Share Image
I think a lot comes from having the experience of doing stand-up comedy. It allows you to figure out the psychology of… — Keenen Ivory Wayans Copy Share Image
The whole thing with comedy is that you are always in control. Writer, director, actor, producer, and sometimes bouncer. And you are… — Dane Cook Copy Share Image
The image of a person completely covered in cotton candy made me laugh the most. I'm not sure why. To me, being… — Misha Collins Copy Share Image
Life doesn't make any sense, and we all pretend it does. Comedy's job is to point out that it doesn't make sense,… — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
I just want to continue to do comedy. Comedy, I'm discovering, is my niche. It's what I'm born to do, so I… — Brandy Norwood Copy Share Image
People kept passing our [ with Robert Ben Garant] script around, and suddenly we had this reputation as screenwriters, which we're not… — Thomas Lennon Copy Share Image
I think it's true of every great comedy that it's rooted in some dramatic, incredibly personal truth. And it's true of all… — Lucas Hedges Copy Share Image
In my experience, it's not just that serious books get a hearing on comedy shows. But serious books get a serious hearing,… — Michael Mandelbaum Copy Share Image
I first fell in love with comedy when I'd visit my granny as a kid. Trips to her house meant staying up… — Jessica Williams Copy Share Image
I would love to do a dramatic comedy. All of that, it all interests me. At some point I want to do… — Eliza Coupe Copy Share Image
Approaching a comedy character is fun because you get to sit down with the director and ask, "What makes you laugh?" Then… — Matthew Lewis Copy Share Image
Comedy is a difficult thing for a critic, as, unlike all other art-forms, it has an inbuilt success-o-meter: laughter. Therefore, there's no… — David Baddiel Copy Share Image
As for making video comedy, pretty much anyone can do it. When I got started, I just filmed it with my webcam… — Simone Giertz Copy Share Image
It's one of my favourite types of comedy, just the awkward moments on camera. For many people, it's unbearable to watch, but… — Jason Jones Copy Share Image
I think any decent comedy worth its salt has to have heart, otherwise it's just a bunch of jokes. I think people… — Tom Bennett Copy Share Image
“You are enough to drive a saint to madness or a king to his knees Excerpt from To Kiss a King by… — Grace Willows Copy Share Image
The dark comedies tend to be in a non-releasable area. There can be romantic comedies. There can be dramas. But there's no… — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
Well, all comedy starts with anger. You get angry, and its never for a good reason, right? You know its not a… — Jerry Seinfeld Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I used to make up all these characters. I love comedy a lot, and I don't get… — Omar Dorsey Copy Share Image
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