When you make fun of people just to get a laugh, it can become very dangerous. — Marky Ramone Copy Share Image
I prefer situational or character-based humor to gross-out gags and comedic set pieces. — Ari Graynor Copy Share Image
I was influenced by every comedian I ever saw work. That's the only way you learn how to do it. — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I strive for honesty because I think that's where the funniest stuff comes from. — Romesh Ranganathan Copy Share Image
If I can make someone laugh while sending a message, that's the best lesson. — Josh Blue Copy Share Image
I love comedy. That's what I really look forward to doing. Enough of this heavy drama. — Mariette Hartley Copy Share Image
It's something that has informed quite a lot of my comedy - that idea of someone who is always trying to get… — Jack Dee Copy Share Image
Since so many romantic comedies vary little in their storyline, the success or failure of such movies depends largely on whether we… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
Doing comedy for film is always a challenge because you are in the hands of the editor after the fact. I am… — Tim Roth Copy Share Image
“get the giggles and let them loose like kamikaze fighters to die a glorious death against Bailey’s reprimanding glare.” — Lori Adams Copy Share Image
Sure, the comedians who swear or use scatological humor can get laughs, but they're uncomfortable laughs. — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
I'm a funny guy. I want people to laugh. I laugh at myself, I make fun of myself. But at the end… — Lil B Copy Share Image
I don't think you get a lot of comedians who are homeopaths. Comedy is essentially about not being hoodwinked. — Ben Miller Copy Share Image
When I started out in stand-up, I was already used to speaking in front of people, how to project, control my voice… — Jaboukie Young-White Copy Share Image
My mother was very wary at first. And now she's come around 180 degrees. She's, like, one of my biggest fans now.… — Maz Jobrani Copy Share Image
When I step back from any moment of crisis that I've ever had, I'm always struck by how humor and tragedy can… — Peter Vack Copy Share Image
Writing comedy is an exposing thing because you're putting yourself on the line with every joke you write, and although you can't… — Catherine Tate Copy Share Image
“The common denominator of all jokes is a path of expectation that is diverted by an unexpected twist necessitating a complete reinterpretation… — V.S. Ramachandran Copy Share Image
I mean, there's an aspect I've always said that is - it's, you know, it's not poetry but it's kind of like… — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
I tend to look at the world more from Voltaire's perspective. Incidentally, if you haven't read Candide lately, it's a fabulous book.… — George Meyer Copy Share Image
I laughed. Partly at the joke, partly at how Afghan humor never changed. Wars were waged, the Internet was invented, and a… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
In point of fact, I'm not sure there are too many comedies with laugh tracks anymore. Most of what you hear is… — Christopher Lloyd Copy Share Image
