There's a very interesting article or symposium to be written on just the real difference between comedy filmmaking and non-comedy. Because, you… — Shawn Anthony Levy Copy Share Image
You want comedic themes to be recogniseable life truths that we all battle with, and with that comes the healing properties of… — Miranda Hart Copy Share Image
I did this Super-8 film at art school called 'Tissues,' this black comedy about a family whose father has been arrested for… — Jane Campion Copy Share Image
You ever go to shop for tuna, and it says "dolphin safe", and you look at it and kind of go, "Yeah,… — Louis C. K Copy Share Image
When I talk to Steve Martin, he's joyful when he talks about comedy. — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
How about those people who don't need sleep? What are they called again? Successful? What a bunch of dicks they are. — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
I was in a band and it wasn't working out the way I wanted. Then somehow, little by little, I started doing… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
I think comedy is a good way to deal with anything. I hear about people in the hospital who are ill, and… — Brian Regan Copy Share Image
Twenty-two years I've been doing this comedy lark, so it's been like a meteoric rise to fame... if the meteor was being… — Bill Bailey Copy Share Image
One of my pet peeves is that sometimes the talents of my band get overlooked because, and it was the same problem… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
I think people were just seriously happy to find a funny woman who does comedy like a man. Because I learned how… — Lisa Lampanelli Copy Share Image
I think there is more comedians now than ever, more venues now than ever. There are stand-ups who live in towns where… — Joe Rogan Copy Share Image
There's comedy even in tragedy. There's comedy in life. And in 'Castle', we go for that comedy. — Nathan Fillion Copy Share Image
Comedy is getting more diverse - you can do anything on a stage now. It doesn't have to be just one man… — Alex Horne Copy Share Image
I could never sit down and say: I'm going to do an out-and-out comedy, just to prove to people I can. You've… — Paddy Considine Copy Share Image
“There’s no experience quite like cutting your own live Christmas tree out of your neighbor’s yard.” — Dan Florence Copy Share Image
Yes, I've been down the pike and back. And through the years, I've heard different songs with scatting in it, and it… — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
“There was no way to have a civilized conversation with that guy. It's like he was raised by giraffes or something.” — H.M. Ward Copy Share Image
It's interesting because with a lot of people who I've met in comedy, it seems not to matter what your background is.… — Ellie Kemper Copy Share Image
I'd done comedy for years, it was almost like breathing so doing something new is dead exciting. — James Buckley Copy Share Image
Philosophy is problem-solving. There's a philosophical problem, and then you try to solve it by approaching it from different angles and seeing… — Kumail Nanjiani Copy Share Image
It's a tremendous feeling walking on to a set with a live audience and making them laugh, but I love drama, and… — Julia Sawalha Copy Share Image
The scariest thing about screening a comedy if you screen a drama, you know, there's no real way to tell in real… — Tim Heidecker Copy Share Image
Comedy and drama are less ageist media for women than stuff like light entertainment. But in TV or film, women have to… — Sharon Horgan Copy Share Image
I wanted to move on. I wanted to do acting. The next thing I did after [MADtv] was a good hybrid of… — Simon Helberg Copy Share Image
It's not that Millennials don't believe some things are serious. We'll make 'It Gets Better' videos or perform comedy for disaster relief.… — Alexandra Petri Copy Share Image
“Who are you and how did you get in here?" "I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.” — Leslie Nielsen Copy Share Image
I make dramedies, but 'Tangerine' really has a lot of comedy, and I saw that it had a great effect - it… — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
I love doing standup, but I love watching it more. Watching people like Michelle Buteau or Baron Vaughn get up and do… — Phoebe Robinson Copy Share Image
I'm sure I've all but lost friends by maintaining that, despite their love for it, I always saw Stanley Kramer's 'It's a… — Dick Cavett Copy Share Image
I'm a hopeless romantic. I love love. My middle name is Love. Valentine's Day is my favorite holiday. I want to have… — Jennifer Love Hewitt Copy Share Image
I think comedy in the last 5-7 years is as good as it's ever been in America. I like it when people… — Peter Farrelly Copy Share Image
My mother was always the one with the dark, really filthy sense of humor. She was a vulgar woman. She used to… — Doug Stanhope Copy Share Image
I was never really comfortable doing comedy. Though it was good the first couple of years, there were problems, and it became… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I am convinced that tough villains help make a comedy sparkle because they provide a contrast to the funny guys. — Jay Chandrasekhar Copy Share Image
So it didn't matter to me whether it was the serious guy or the comedy guy, if I was getting people involved… — Christopher Daniels Copy Share Image
A lot of comedic things are a real science - comedy has so many layers that I, at least, didn't see before… — Renee Rapp Copy Share Image
![“I wanted to move on. I wanted to do acting. The next thing I did after [MADtv] was a good hybrid of that. I did this show with Bob Odenkirk and Derek Waters (creator of Comedy Central's "Drunk History") and it was a little homegrown thing that we shot and then we sold it to HBO. We made a pilot and…” quote by Simon Helberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/604/simon-helberg-6849_acting_i-wanted-to-move-on-i-wanted-to-do-actin_3216749.jpg)
