I think of Paul Feig as the Scorsese of comedy. He's the best at what he does. I think people just trust… — Jason Statham Copy Share Image
I know its corny, but laughter is a two-way gift, and hearing people laugh just warms me through and through. — Andy Dick Copy Share Image
There's nothing more powerful than stand-up. Crushing with your own material, with your own energy, controlling an audience: There's no better high.… — Jim Breuer Copy Share Image
“Or we can go upstairs and play with the laughing gas. The dentist tells me he does nitrous with the hygienist.” — Lisa Scottoline Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, even if my part is a bit goofy, the key thing is that I'm doing what… — Eugene Levy Copy Share Image
If you're OK with being clumsy, it's funny. But if you are super embarrassed, people are going to laugh at you. — Leo Howard Copy Share Image
I watched clean comedy growing up, and my dad's clean, so it's just what I grew up around. I don't really come… — Nate Bargatze Copy Share Image
The one thing that I'm really obsessed with is multi-camera comedy. It is a form that is unique to network television. — Kevin Reilly Copy Share Image
“Sir, he hath not fed of the dainties that are bred in a book; He hath not eat paper, as it were;… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
I'd love to do a comedy. Umm, I don't know when that will happen - maybe when I'm, like, 80 or something.… — Lena Headey Copy Share Image
Drama can feel like therapy whereas comedy feels like there's been a pressure and a weight lifted off of you. You come… — Gabrielle Union Copy Share Image
I certainly do believe that a lot of comedy comes from awkwardness and embarrassment - pointing out the ways things are uncomfortable.… — Christian Finnegan Copy Share Image
I have always employed humor, and I think it’s absolutely crucial that we do because, among other things, humor is the only… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
It's very important to not repeat yourself. After 'Delhi Belly,' I was offered 40 'Delhi Belly's and you can't do that! So… — Vir Das Copy Share Image
“Sometimes he'll chuckle at something, but rarely. Whenever somebody asks how come everybody's laughing at something and he isn't, Horst explains his… — Thomas Pynchon Copy Share Image
I'll just talk and talk for an hour, an hour and half, until funny things come out of my mouth - often… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
Situation comedy on television has thrived for years on 'canned' laughter, grafted by gaglines by technicians using records of guffawing audiences that… — Russell Baker Copy Share Image
'SNL' has always been known for its ability to skewer politics, and the circus that was Palin's bid to be Vice President… — Phoebe Robinson Copy Share Image
You don't want to just do a joke because it works - we can make a lot of jokes work - you… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
Bigots are actually funny to me in the way that people who still wear parachute pants give me a chuckle. — John Ridley Copy Share Image
Sites like Funny or Die and College Humor are great, but I'd say it's appealing to 80% men and 20% women. — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
Stand-up comedy is the most relaxing thing I do. If I want to unwind and de-stress, I go out and do stand-up,… — Judah Friedlander Copy Share Image
There are very few topics where I can imagine that you might not find humor. And I was stunned at how much… — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
I think there are so many little hurdles and impediments with stand-up that you'd need to have this insane desire to do… — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
People who know me know that there's a light-hearted side, humour... But you could easily say I am cheeky. — Waris Ahluwalia Copy Share Image
I did a 'Golden Girls' once, which shot in front of an audience, and that went well. I had a good time.… — Dick Van Dyke Copy Share Image
I don't ever want to be financially reliant upon stand-up because it's so pure, and it's something that I can do without… — Jamie Demetriou Copy Share Image
But for the most part, for the majority of a stand-up audience, you better have new stuff they've not heard. And if… — Patton Oswalt Copy Share Image
I probably wouldn't have pursued comedy further if my friends didn't tell me that my getting kicked off the stage was the… — Jermaine Fowler Copy Share Image
“They laugh when they're embarrassed, they cry when they're happy, and they try to choke you to death when you do something… — Heather Burch Copy Share Image
Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I've had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a… — Katharine Hepburn Copy Share Image
Comedy itself is based upon very old principles of which I can readily name seven. They are, in short: the joke, exaggeration,… — Jack Benny Copy Share Image
I never think of a project as just being comedy or just being drama - even with 'Masters of Sex.' I like… — Allison Janney Copy Share Image
“But she's a redhead, so she's probably evil, even at her tender age." "I thought you liked redheads." "I do. What's your… — Christopher Moore Copy Share Image
The popularity of '2 Dope Queens' just showed there was like a hunger for new stories because we have alternative comics on… — Jessica Williams Copy Share Image
I'm keeping in shape, you know, gotta look good for the ladies - and certain guys. Hey, I can't control who's looking.… — Ted Alexandro Copy Share Image
As everyone knows, comedy is the toughest emotion to handle. Everything about it is difficult - writing, directing and acting. — Vivek Copy Share Image
You have to know you are in a comedy. You have to know that you are actually allowing the audience to participate… — Kelsey Grammer Copy Share Image
“Poncho was in a red mood slanging with rage and needed to cook himself out of it , while shoving handfuls of… — Saira Viola Copy Share Image
For the sadness in legitimate humour consists in the fact that honestly and without deceit it reflects in a purely human way… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
