What is comedy? Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them puke. — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness. — Bible Copy Share Image
It's hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one. — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
I feel it's easier to scare or thrill people than to make them laugh. — Priyadarshan Copy Share Image
I mean, the number one goal is to make people laugh, that's definitely the first aim; but aside from that, when we… — Rachel Parris Copy Share Image
“Life is a drama full of tragedy and comedy," Mom told me. "You should learn to enjoy the comic episodes a little… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
Without sounding negative, I'm not a huge fan of a lot of stand-up. I'm more interested in an absurd kind of theater. — Harland Williams Copy Share Image
You can't teach standup comedy. You can teach someone how to formulate a joke, but making it funny is different. — Jermaine Fowler Copy Share Image
Comedy is difficult for an actor. But I think I have a good sense of humor and manage to make people laugh… — Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Copy Share Image
It is way much better to laugh and laugh without a reason that to cry and cry for someone who don't show… — Meshelemiah Ollado Copy Share Image
Americans don't like puns and plays on words, which is totally opposite in the comedy world to France or even Italy and… — Gad Elmaleh Copy Share Image
Everybody in comedy has something like that happen to them: They bomb, or no one shows up. You're like, 'Hey, I'm funny,… — Thomas Middleditch Copy Share Image
He who laughs does not believe in what he laughs at, but neither does he hate it. Therefore, laughing at evil means… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
Boys can essentially wee anywhere, and my very scientific theory is that this privilege leads to some of the mind-blowing confidence they… — Lolly Adefope Copy Share Image
To be intuitive, we must cultivate our sense of humor and look for reasons to laugh everywhere. We become so self-absorbed and… — Sonia Choquette Copy Share Image
“Oof!" Adam caught me all right, with the side of his head. I could tell by the feel of his skull on… — Jennifer Echols Copy Share Image
One question about a joke is, how well is the strangeness of the situation resolved? At 'The New Yorker', we retain a… — Robert Mankoff Copy Share Image
I think if anything, the fact that it's popular right now makes me go: "Well, I guess I'm going to start doing… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
As far as ever wanting to give up, there have been a few times where I thought, 'Man, am I even good… — Tiffany Haddish Copy Share Image
“We all judge. But when I realize that judgmental thoughts and actions are merely my primitive nature trying to "protect" me from… — Charles F. Glassman Copy Share Image
