Comedy Quotes · Page 158

Comedy is truth. We should not apologize for it.

— Joan Rivers

I love doing comedy. One of my favorite things in the world is to do 'Parks and Recreation'; a big fun character.

— Ben Schwartz

I only lie for sex or money or to practice for when I need to lie for sex or money.

— Stephen Schneider

I was very young when 'The Carol Burnett Show' came out, but that kind of comedy and the spontaneity of her, I…

— Sandra Oh

Let's face it, Fox News, you'll miss me when I'm gone. It'll be harder to convince the public that Hillary Clinton was…

— Barack Obama

As far as what makes a viral video, then it's gotta be something that you've either never seen before, a fresh piece…

— Adam McKay

My dad's my biggest fan. When I went to college, my dad came into my life in full-on dad mode. I was…

— Jo Koy

Directors have been trying to get me to do comedy for a long time, ever since One Eight Seven.

— Clifton Collins, Jr

Only Fools' wasn't just a comedy show, it became part of people's lives.

— Paul Whitehouse

“Be twice as funny as you are outrageous, because no one can resist the truth wrapped in a good joke.”

— Milo Yiannopoulos

You get dinged for wanting to do a comedy, then wanting to do a big-budget action film, and then wanting to do…

— Nicolas Cage

When I started out, I didn't feel like I was really accepted in the music or comedy communities, and I was somewhere…

— Al Yankovic

What's fascinating about doing comedy about the referendum is, because it is the first time, it is the most extraordinary atmosphere. You…

— Rory Bremner

Comedy used to be a vehicle for change. Now, comedy has gotten to this quirky, nonsensical place, which I enjoy. But I…

— Kenya Barris

I drew the duck blue because I've never seen a blue duck before and, to be honest with you I wanted to…

— Adam Sandler

The first night you walk down to a comedy club, at least for me, I had my voice, and then I went…

— Bill Burr

There's not many comedy characters that make me laugh as much as The Rock does; it's nice to have a big muscly…

— James Acaster

They are just really stupid people in Hollywood. You write them a script, and they say they love it, they absolutely love…

— P. J. O'Rourke

I worked on dramas before, I love sinking my teeth into something dramatic or a period piece, but there's something so fun…

— Skylar Astin

Life is too serious to do farce comedy.

— Buster Keaton

I'd like to keep exploring comedy. I didn't necessarily think of myself as a comedic actress, but it's a lot of fun.

— Mamie Gummer

Being a creative person is a really personal process so there is no one-size-fits-all advice, that's kind of the first thing I'd…

— Elizabeth Banks

“I’m warning you because you’re young and vulnerable. He’s a dirty, lying, conniving piece of shit and he’s dangerous.” Gottfried Baumauer.”

— Carla H Krueger

I think I'm someone who is really prone to melancholy, and the super heavy, thick shows kind of spiral me out into…

— Sara Bareilles

Somehow, it was so happy a time. Those early days of comedy are when you get addicted to it.

— Colin Quinn

So I'm over there in England, you know, trying to get news about the riots... and all these Brit people are trying…

— Bill Hicks

If you are doing stand-up comedy, you have to be confident in what you are doing. That doesn't mean just because you…

— Judah Friedlander

I really believe that comedy is an incredible tool, and you can use it in many ways.

— Raphael Bob-Waksberg

Some comedians tell nice jokes that you can tell to your kids. Some use bad words - they work 'blue.' If you…

— Gilbert Gottfried

It has become cliché to say I laughed until I cried, but when I'm done reading one of [Kupperman's] underground comics my…

— Conan O'Brien

Comedy is just one of the many professions that women are taking over.

— Natasha Leggero

And writing comedy and it really taught me how to kind of like craft jokes, it sounds like weird but really focus…

— Nicholas Stoller

Even when I go do comedy stuff live, I can still feel the drummer in me about to go onstage.

— Fred Armisen

The emphasis in 'Notting Hill' was perhaps, I thought, slightly more on the romance than on the comedy. But I think 'Mickey…

— Hugh Grant

Life is neither comedy or tragedy, life is what you make of it.

— Radha Mitchell

I take my fun very seriously, whether it's playing the drums or acting in comedy bits. The need to be disciplined about…

— Max Weinberg

“Spanish—how shall I say this?—is like Portuguese spoken with a speech impediment.”

— Sol Luckman

I have a lot of respect for actors who do comedy. They do it naturally.

— Mahira Khan

I'm not looking to be the King of Comedy, or the King of Hollywood. I just want to be able to keep…

— Mike White

I think horror comedies tend to skew more comedy than horror, for the most part.

— Elijah Wood