I've bombed on stage millions and millions of times. And that's part of it. You go up with a half-baked idea, and… — Adam Pally Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The worst evil that you can do, psychologically, is to laugh at yourself. That means spitting in your own face. — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
When I laugh at jokes on the internet I don't even laugh. I just blow more air out of my nose than… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
People are meant to be certain places, and I think I'm meant to be on a sound stage doing situation comedy. — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I think great comedy comes from the oppressed. It comes from feeling like you've gotten punched up in a way. — Jessica Williams Copy Share Image
I wish that I wasn't such an odd mixture. I wish I was serious, but I do love high heels and romantic… — Alice Eve Copy Share Image
I love musical comedy; I love comedy in general, and I have varied taste in terms of books, film, theatre, and culture. — Tom Kitt Copy Share Image
“Eunice had deposited St John upon the balcony of the first-floor apartment of former Liberal MP, The Rt. Hon. Leonard Cossins, the… — St. John Morris Copy Share Image
Micro humor is a joke that's contained in the writing: it's a punch line, it's a turn of phrase, it's something that… — Susanna Fogel Copy Share Image
I was a writer. I couldn't sell anything, and the comedians were among the dumbest people I had ever met. They'd all… — Mort Sahl Copy Share Image
I don't think one gets to choose the kind of comedy he/she does. I may not talk about Rahul Gandhi's take on… — Vir Das Copy Share Image
Most comedians want to be the architect of their own embarrassment. They have horrible self-esteem issues. I would rather push myself into… — Mike Myers Copy Share Image
I can't speak for the Jewish population, but I attribute my sense of humor to the tragic moments of my life. The… — Jinkx Monsoon Copy Share Image
Lavatorial humour is just not my cup of tea. But, having said that, I'm really of the mind that comedy is so… — Ruth Jones Copy Share Image
“The lady hasn’t lost it yet—the sound of freedom. When she laughs, you can hear the wind in the trees and the… — Rene Denfeld Copy Share Image
I have this friend who does comedy but also music, and I really enjoyed his stuff, and I wanted to do that. — Rich Brian Copy Share Image
When you're doing standup, it's just you. It's your written jokes. You perform it however your personality is. — Tony Rock Copy Share Image
Every group needs a comedian. A comic who is politically incorrect at the Berkeley campus might slay them at a Klan rally. — Lenny Bruce Copy Share Image
I'm one of those guys like whatever the situation is, as long as people are cool and everybody is trying to be… — Bill Burr Copy Share Image
The interesting thing about humor is that in humor, you - in logic, something is A or not A. In humor, it's… — Robert Mankoff Copy Share Image
Explaining humor is a lot like dissecting a frog, you learn a lot in the process, but in the end you kill… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
I'm the kind of boy who laughs at a joke, and then the next day, I bust out laughing because I just… — Young Siddiq Prince Copy Share Image
I would like to work in both comedy and drama. I'd love to do a really juicy drama that's just really real. — Daniela Bobadilla Copy Share Image
Not all comedy clubs or situations are ideal, especially when you're first coming up and I think that's good for you. Eventually… — Joe Rogan Copy Share Image
Every laugh is not equal. They come from different places. That's sort of the challenge I go towards, making sure the laughs… — Baron Vaughn Copy Share Image
There is nothing more unbecoming a man of quality than to laugh ... 'tis such a vulgar expression of the passion! — William Congreve Copy Share Image
I don't tend to like race jokes. I don't like Jew jokes and black jokes, and they make me very uncomfortable, probably… — Iliza Shlesinger Copy Share Image
My brother has ADD, which is weird because he drives a Ford Focus. I told my brother that joke but he didn't… — Zach Galifianakis Copy Share Image
I never really considered 'Quantum & Woody' a comedic book or a funny book. I never thought of it as a satire. — Christopher Priest Copy Share Image
If you want to reach any kind of poignancy or meaning a lot of times, coming from comedy is the best way… — Matthew Weiner Copy Share Image
I never set out to build some behemoth comedy career. My taste in movies is far more eclectic than that so my… — Shawn Levy Copy Share Image
I love bouncing between different genres. And comedy, obviously, is something I enjoy doing the most and I've had the most success… — David Koechner Copy Share Image
I knw most of u wonder why I use 'LOL' when I dont laugh a lot... awky mayb I do laugh big… — Aruho Marwin Machiaveli Copy Share Image
To do a comedy team, it requires so much extracurricular stuff, so much compromise, so much intuitiveness to know what the other… — Cheech Marin Copy Share Image
Comedians really are like a species. That's not to be exclusive. Anyone can kind of become one. You have to pay your… — Pete Holmes Copy Share Image
I think my instinct creatively is to make things that are very funny and happy and silly. And in this moment where… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
In Punjabi, we make romcoms or just comedy films because that's what the audience wants. They want family entertainers. We've tried making… — Ammy Virk Copy Share Image
Everybody said that a film that funny can't win because normally your Cannes winner will be something more serious. It's not very… — Claes Bang Copy Share Image
Some of my favorite series from the past - like those by Norman Lear - are able to show care and comedy… — Quinta Brunson Copy Share Image
