From Lucifer to Jerry Sneak there is not an aspect of evil, imperfection, and littleness which can elude the lights of humor… — Edwin Percy Whipple Copy Share Image
I'm not comically oriented. I get angry and I start complaining and then people start laughing. I don't even want them to… — Adam Carolla Copy Share Image
I think that women just have a primeval instinct to make soup, which they will try to foist on anybody who looks… — Dylan Moran Copy Share Image
I could never be a professional comedian, 'cause you have to keep telling the same jokes. For me, they're like word solos. — Robyn Hitchcock Copy Share Image
jokes are ideally pleasurable. They are an act of assassination without a corpse, a moment of total annihilation that paradoxically makes anything… — Penelope Gilliatt Copy Share Image
Stand-up comedy is a sickness. Who wouldn't want a room full of people laughing and screaming at you just because of who… — Howie Mandel Copy Share Image
The greatest enemy of authority, therefore, is contempt, and the surest way to undermine it is laughter. — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
I'm one of those people that laughs at a joke 3 TIMES: >>ONCE when it's told to me >>ONCE when it's explained… — Tamika-leeigh Copy Share Image
I wanted to write a book about two women falling in love that wasn't hinged on tragedy or that involved some horrible… — Camille Perri Copy Share Image
I love the inpatience of New York... You ever had somebody not-ask you for directions, but demand them? You're just innocently walking… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
I love doing comedy. I find comedy quite hard work. Comedy's underrated, I think, by actors, you know? It's difficult to get… — Ralph Brown Copy Share Image
I think you can write very good comedy without a partner, but what I love about it, working with a partner, is… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
Sometimes there are more tears than laughter, and sometimes there is more laughter than tears, and sometimes you feel so choked you… — Lin Yutang Copy Share Image
“When I was in eighth grade, I used a self-timing camera to take nude pictures of myself in various stages of erection.… — Dani Alexander Copy Share Image
Comedy is very disarming. It's a way to talk about things and still be light-hearted. And when it's done really well, you… — Hasan Minhaj Copy Share Image
'Feminist comedy,' practically an oxymoron, had a couple of good years after WWII. Chalk it up to the forced female autonomy that… — Grace Slick Copy Share Image
There are things we could do like let Brad Dourif play Charles Lee Ray's brother or father , something like that, but… — David Kirschner Copy Share Image
Somebody come here and look at this...look at this...God damn cat drinking milk out the bowl. GET OUT THE BOWL! — Kevin Hart Copy Share Image
After graduation, I was floundering in L.A., doing stand-up comedy and working in a shoe store in the Valley. — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image
Laughter is a release of tension. When influencing, make the other person laugh; you'll gain rapport instantly. — Marshall Sylver Copy Share Image
There's something about political comedy that sometimes closes people off, and my general goal is to open people right up. — Negin Farsad Copy Share Image
You have to be careful with parodies. I don't like when they're too obvious, 'cause it can be a little cheap. — Randy Rainbow Copy Share Image
Every joke is either taken by ads or The Simpsons. It's all about being able to get your ideas out into the… — Rich Fulcher Copy Share Image
In nearly everything I write, I am like a ventriloquist, throwing my voice into my characters, animating them by the slightest twitch… — Norman Lock Copy Share Image
I am not comfortable telling people I am trying stand-up because to me that implies confidence. I'm - well, I'm not. — Jessie Cave Copy Share Image
I've had a very positive experience in L.A. in the comedy world and found everyone to be very nice and welcoming. It's… — Gillian Jacobs Copy Share Image
“instead of translating what they're saying, she says to the Mandarin-speaking audience, “Our presenter is telling a joke right now. The polite… — David Livermore Copy Share Image
Laughter is like surfing; it's like a wave coming out of the auditorium - before it has died off, you must come… — Denis Lawson Copy Share Image
When You Laugh The holl World Will Be Next To You To Laugh With You But When You Cry No One Will… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There's a reason Tony Stark makes fun of 'Thor,' and mentions 'Shakespeare' in the park in 'The Avengers.' It's great to play… — Joss Whedon Copy Share Image
The more trauma and bad experiences you have, the more you are able to laugh on yourself and the situation. — Neena Gupta Copy Share Image
“I want people to be allowed to make jokes about, and discuss, anything they want. I don’t think people should be ostracized… — Milo Yiannopoulos Copy Share Image
I think if you turn down the volume on the good comedy, you should not even know if it's a comedy or… — Peter Billingsley Copy Share Image
I can't think of another place other than TV where a five-person sketch comedy group could make a living. — Adam Conover Copy Share Image
I experimented with my own one-man show a couple of years ago in Aspen when HBO used to have their comedy festival… — Alan Zweibel Copy Share Image
Ironically, there isn't much comedy film in Britain, which is quite surprising seeing that we're quite good at it. — Alice Lowe Copy Share Image
I thought that I was going to be a stand-up comedian or an actress. Turns out, I can't act my way out… — Michelle Lujan Grisham Copy Share Image
I laughed when I read about being born with two hearts, one of which is devoted only to destroying humanity. — Rachel Klein Copy Share Image
Hollywood constantly wants to label you and type you into a certain category, 'Oh he's a comedy guy,' or the weirdo character… — Sam Rockwell Copy Share Image
Women respond to comfort and a sense of humor. I was always able to make them laugh, so that helps a lot. — Peter Dinklage Copy Share Image
