Comedy Quotes · Page 191

I think comedy's often the little and the large, isn't it?

— Eric Idle

Comedy. I think that's something I'd really like to do.

— David R. Ellis

Big studio comedies are such a headache.

— Penelope Spheeris

I'm quite a confident person in many ways, but there's only so much you can hear about being compared to Hattie Jacques.…

— Miranda Hart

The Four Levels of Comedy: Make your friends laugh, Make strangers laugh, Get paid to make strangers laugh, and Make people talk…

— Jerry Seinfeld

The definition of black irony is Pro-lifers killing Doctors who do abortions

— Bill Hicks

People are too afraid of uptown. A lot of people will tell you, like, "Don't go to Harlem. You can never go…

— Louis C. K

I suppose I walk that line between comedy and cruelty because I think one illuminates the other. We're all cruel, aren't we?…

— Martin McDonagh

I came from the Groundlings Theatre in L.A., and there, you're guaranteed to at least try something out in front of an…

— Taran Killam

'All Def' is unlike any other comedy show or set because 'All Def' goes back to the essence of how urban comedy…

— Tony Rock

Dane Cook is one of the most exciting comedy stars to emerge on the scene in many years, and his ability to…

— Chris Albrecht

I had seen some shows at the Groundlings [legendary L.A. improvisational and sketch comedy troupe] and thought, "If I could ever do…

— Wendi McLendon-Covey

I've had a wonderful time in 'Foyle's War' and I don't mind being typecast. But I'm not prim. I'm chaotic, happy, and…

— Honeysuckle Weeks

Yes, it's tough, but not as tough as doing comedy.

— Edmund Gwenn

Comedy is a live art, and the only way to record a comedy rock album is to do it live. The audience…

— Vir Das

Spies have the same kinds of needs and desires that everybody does, which is funny. The best kind of comedy derives from…

— Matt Nix

It's so hard to make a comedy pilot and have a cool idea.

— David Walton

I'd like to do a romantic comedy like 'Notting Hill,' which is one of my favorite movies.

— Rutina Wesley

If I don't get at least 1 email in any given hour, I begin to think my friends are conspiring against me.

— Tommy James

I have always felt that the rise of what became known as alternative comedy was born out of the loins of the…

— Tony Robinson

I recommend anyone who wants to pursue comedy to go to The Groundlings.

— Mikey Day

I've never laughed a woman into bed, but I've laughed one out of bed many times.

— Jack Whitehall

If I had my choice in life I would have had the gifts of Tennessee Williams or Eugene O'Neill. Unfortunately my gifts…

— Woody Allen

I would much rather watch a horror film or science fiction than a comedy. I don't know why. I just like them.…

— Moon Bloodgood

My purist comedy friends accuse me of being a Jack of all trades and master of none.

— Marcus Brigstocke

You can still have comedy which is sensitive to the topic, where you're laughing at the right part of it, you're not…

— Rachel Parris

When I came to Chicago, I didn't even know what improvisation meant, as far as pertaining to comedy. I knew about Second…

— Matt Besser

I don't have a fear factor. Well, not much of one. And I'm willing to risk quite a lot - as a…

— David Walliams

Actors are so fortunate. They can choose whether they will appear in tragedy or in comedy, whether they will suffer or make…

— Oscar Wilde

I always knew I wanted to do comedy. I like making people laugh. I started out young just making my family laugh…

— Jillian Bell

Even hating myself I still think I'm better than you.

— Stephen Schneider

I think that there's a fine line between comedy and drama. I think that ultimately, the less winking that's going on when…

— Michael Mosley

When I was younger, I was nervous and didn't have a huge amount of confidence as an actor. Comedy is something -…

— Lucy Punch

Comedy is an ability to observe and see what's funny in a situation and be able to forget yourself enough to do…

— Madeline Kahn

A lot of the kind of comedy that I do comes out of real human moments. For them to work, they have…

— Brian Regan

I love comedy, but it has to be hysterical and really amusing; I'm not really a big fan of romantic comedies, in…

— Rachel Hurd-Wood

“Dolphins and sharks are natural enemies. Dolphins are like, "Quit eating us," and sharks are like, "Stop smiling all the time, you…

— Dan Florence

I'd love to be in a feature film, and I don't just mean in a starring role - it could be a…

— Barbara Mandrell

Comedy's really subjective, you know; that's why it's so hard.

— Karl Pilkington

It's definitely easier for a woman to do a romantic comedy than a war movie. It's assumed a woman doesn't have a…

— Julie Delpy