--- title: "1 Comedy Art Quotes By Godfrey" description: "1 Comedy Art quotes by Godfrey. Plus more from Godfrey and more Comedy Art sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26b/godfrey-18355_ability_i-wish-people-would-understand-that-come_2236045.jpg" --- > [I wish people would understand that comedy is an art form, and that the same thing that makes a Picasso painting is the same thing that gives Bill Cosby the ability to do an hour of comedy on his kids.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/godfrey/i-wish-people-would-understand-that-comedy-is-an-art-form-and-that/) [Godfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/godfrey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26b/godfrey-18355_ability_i-wish-people-would-understand-that-come_2236045.jpg) ## More by Godfrey > [My black friends in America don't believe me. I said, 'Dude, I'm Nigerian American.' 'Word? We thought you were, like, regular black.' What the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/godfrey/my-black-friends-in-america-don-t-believe-me-i-said-dude-i-m-nigerian/) [Godfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/godfrey/) > [I went to University of Illinois. Big school. 35,000 students. 800 black... I was the only black in every class. Hard to be absent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/godfrey/i-went-to-university-of-illinois-big-school-35-000-students-800-black/) [Godfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/godfrey/) > [Even if you get a joke right you've done it a thousand times and sometimes there's times where it just doesn't work or someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/godfrey/even-if-you-get-a-joke-right-you-ve-done-it-a-thousand-times-and/) [Godfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/godfrey/) > [When my woman kisses me I start dancing like James Brown. Ow! I Feel Good!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/godfrey/when-my-woman-kisses-me-i-start-dancing-like-james-brown-ow-i-feel/) [Godfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/godfrey/) > [I observe everything around me and when something hits me and it's funny, that's what I talk about. I'm a more observational kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/godfrey/i-observe-everything-around-me-and-when-something-hits-me-and-it-s/) [Godfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/godfrey/) > [I got into trouble a lot in school. They say you're a disturbance in class. You're a distraction, they're moving you around. You never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/godfrey/i-got-into-trouble-a-lot-in-school-they-say-you-re-a-disturbance-in/) [Godfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/godfrey/) > [I was always the class clown, although many teachers view the class clown as a trouble maker. But I always had good grades, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/godfrey/i-was-always-the-class-clown-although-many-teachers-view-the-class/) [Godfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/godfrey/) > [If Mandela were a comedian, I bet he would never get mad at a heckler, he'd give him or her a hug.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/godfrey/if-mandela-were-a-comedian-i-bet-he-would-never-get-mad-at-a-heckler/) [Godfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/godfrey/) > [Customs is punishment for those who travel. This will teach you for traveling to our country!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/godfrey/customs-is-punishment-for-those-who-travel-this-will-teach-you-for/) [Godfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/godfrey/) > [I think that sometimes I've been a little too nice. I think you have to have a balance. When you're too nice people take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/godfrey/i-think-that-sometimes-i-ve-been-a-little-too-nice-i-think-you-have/) [Godfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/godfrey/) > [The one thing you don't want to be is a sucky clean comic. I hate sucky clean comics! It's like Christian rock, bro. I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/godfrey/the-one-thing-you-don-t-want-to-be-is-a-sucky-clean-comic-i-hate/) [Godfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/godfrey/) > [You know what the bodega is? It's the little Latin store, and they try to act like it's a grocery store. It has two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/godfrey/you-know-what-the-bodega-is-it-s-the-little-latin-store-and-they-try/) [Godfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/godfrey/) > [I'm forever a part of pop culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/godfrey/i-m-forever-a-part-of-pop-culture/) [Godfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/godfrey/) > [I am not a model the camera just went off by itself](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/godfrey/i-am-not-a-model-the-camera-just-went-off-by-itself/) [Godfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/godfrey/) > [Hey man! I'm a comedian but I'm not a clown.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/godfrey/hey-man-i-m-a-comedian-but-i-m-not-a-clown/) [Godfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/godfrey/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy-art/godfrey/#itemlist", "name": "1 Comedy Art Quotes By Godfrey", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I wish people would understand that comedy is an art form, and that the same thing that makes a Picasso painting is the same thing that gives Bill Cosby the ability to do an hour of comedy on his kids.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Godfrey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/godfrey/i-wish-people-would-understand-that-comedy-is-an-art-form-and-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26b/godfrey-18355_ability_i-wish-people-would-understand-that-come_2236045.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26b/godfrey-18355_ability_i-wish-people-would-understand-that-come_2236045.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26b/godfrey-18355_ability_i-wish-people-would-understand-that-come_2236045.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I wish people would understand that comedy is an art form, and that the same thing that makes a Picasso…” — Godfrey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy-art/godfrey/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy-art/godfrey/", "name": "Comedy Art Quotes by Godfrey", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy-art/godfrey/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26b/godfrey-18355_ability_i-wish-people-would-understand-that-come_2236045.jpg" }, "description": "1 Comedy Art quotes by Godfrey. 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