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title: "28 Comedy Writers Quotes by 23 authors"
description: "Browse 28 Comedy Writers quotes by 23 authors. Discover the best Comedy Writers sayings and thoughts."
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> [People ask me if I have comedy writers, and I'm like, 'Are you kidding me?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ana-navarro/people-ask-me-if-i-have-comedy-writers-and-i-m-like-are-you-kidding-me/)

[Ana Navarro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ana-navarro/)

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> [I think empathy is undervalued in a lot of these comedy writers' rooms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nell-scovell/i-think-empathy-is-undervalued-in-a-lot-of-these-comedy-writers-rooms/)

[Nell Scovell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nell-scovell/)

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> [Comedy writers have the most fragile egos.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/comedy-writers-have-the-most-fragile-egos/)

[Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/)

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> [I've met a surprising number of comedy writers whose parents are scientists. Both have an antiauthoritarian slant - they're both skeptics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allison-silverman/i-ve-met-a-surprising-number-of-comedy-writers-whose-parents-are/)

[Allison Silverman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allison-silverman/)

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> [“Every host in Hollywood has made that mistake: “Let’s invite some comedy writers to the party! That’ll brighten things up.” Sure… till…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-mckee/every-host-in-hollywood-has-made-that-mistake-let-s-invite-some/)

[Robert McKee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-mckee/)

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> [People don't want to listen to a celebrity tweeting about their charities and shows. That's why comedy writers do well - we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/people-don-t-want-to-listen-to-a-celebrity-tweeting-about-their/)

[Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/)

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> [I think a lot of people compare female writers or female comedians to each other in a way that men are not.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/i-think-a-lot-of-people-compare-female-writers-or-female-comedians-to/)

[Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/)

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> ['Monty Python' and 'The Simpsons' have ruined comedy for writers for the rest of our lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adsit/monty-python-and-the-simpsons-have-ruined-comedy-for-writers-for-the/)

[Scott Adsit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adsit/)

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> ['Seinfeld' was an amazing show. It's iconic and defined a whole generation of comedy writers - but by their own admission, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nahnatchka-khan/seinfeld-was-an-amazing-show-it-s-iconic-and-defined-a-whole/)

[Nahnatchka Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nahnatchka-khan/)

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> [You have to be careful what you say in front of comedy writers because they will absolutely make fun of it in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-alan-basche/you-have-to-be-careful-what-you-say-in-front-of-comedy-writers/)

[David Alan Basche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-alan-basche/)

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> [I was taught by a lot of great comedy writers to go for the reality in a role, and the comedy will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-kane/i-was-taught-by-a-lot-of-great-comedy-writers-to-go-for-the-reality/)

[Carol Kane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-kane/)

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> [Fortunately, we have writers who very much respect the classic characters and the integrity of the classic characters, that are also terrific…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-bergen/fortunately-we-have-writers-who-very-much-respect-the-classic/)

[Bob Bergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-bergen/)

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> [I didn't want to do comedy again. It is way harder when you are doing comedy. You can't just concentrate on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-richardson/i-didn-t-want-to-do-comedy-again-it-is-way-harder-when-you-are-doing/)

[Patricia Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-richardson/)

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> [Ed Simmons and I became stars in the emerging medium of television. We were new and fresh, just like TV at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-lear/ed-simmons-and-i-became-stars-in-the-emerging-medium-of-television-we/)

[Norman Lear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-lear/)

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> [Women always think that I'm Chandler, so if I don't joke around for half an hour, they think that something's wrong. Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-perry/women-always-think-that-i-m-chandler-so-if-i-don-t-joke-around-for/)

[Matthew Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-perry/)

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> [It's a lucky kink for comedy writers that particular English obsession and interest with class and social difference. It maybe is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-armstrong/it-s-a-lucky-kink-for-comedy-writers-that-particular-english/)

[Jesse Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-armstrong/)

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> [“Anytime there's a bad female stand-up somewhere, some dickhead Interblogger will deduce that “women aren't funny.” Using that same math, I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tina-fey/anytime-there-s-a-bad-female-stand-up-somewhere-some-dickhead/)

[Tina Fey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tina-fey/)

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> [I'm a big believer in comedy writers. I've always defended the honor of all comedy writers. It's extremely difficult, but I've always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-mazin/i-m-a-big-believer-in-comedy-writers-i-ve-always-defended-the-honor/)

[Craig Mazin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-mazin/)

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> [I never want to be called the funniest Indian female comedian that exists. I feel like I can go head-to-head with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/i-never-want-to-be-called-the-funniest-indian-female-comedian-that/)

[Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/)

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> [I always wanted to write, even before I realized that there was a comedy writers' world, or what that life was like.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/i-always-wanted-to-write-even-before-i-realized-that-there-was-a/)

[Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/)

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> [Statistically, I'd say comedy writers are perhaps the sanest category of show people. And why not? They make big money, and although…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/statistically-i-d-say-comedy-writers-are-perhaps-the-sanest-category/)

[Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/)

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> [A lot of times, comedy writers will go for the gay joke, and I've been vocal about saying, 'Go for the smart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arden/a-lot-of-times-comedy-writers-will-go-for-the-gay-joke-and-i-ve-been/)

[Michael Arden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arden/)

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> [The people running Silicon Valley are not making the show because they want to do a satire of Silicon Valley. They are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-lyons/the-people-running-silicon-valley-are-not-making-the-show-because/)

[Daniel Lyons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-lyons/)

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> [I was lucky that when Lorne Michaels came looking for women comedy writers, there werent too many in New York at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-beatts/i-was-lucky-that-when-lorne-michaels-came-looking-for-women-comedy/)

[Anne Beatts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-beatts/)

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> [At some point, and maybe it's a function of age, you've had enough of it. You start to slide in other directions.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-mazin/at-some-point-and-maybe-it-s-a-function-of-age-you-ve-had-enough-of/)

[Craig Mazin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-mazin/)

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> [Like, your body has to get used to being in front of people. Like - and you have to be like -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-brennan/like-your-body-has-to-get-used-to-being-in-front-of-people-like-and/)

[Neal Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-brennan/)

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> [Why would they have gone to the trouble to hire the best comedy writers in the business to write funny material for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burt-ward/why-would-they-have-gone-to-the-trouble-to-hire-the-best-comedy/)

[Burt Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burt-ward/)

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> [Who knew Rob Lowe was funny? On 'Parks and Rec,' we've got some of the funniest comedy writers, some of the funniest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pratt/who-knew-rob-lowe-was-funny-on-parks-and-rec-we-ve-got-some-of-the/)

[Chris Pratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pratt/)

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## Top authors on Comedy Writers

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-mindy-kaling-68387.jpg) Mindy Kaling 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy-writers/mindy-kaling/)

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