Once you realize what a joke everything is, being the Comedian is the only thing that makes sense. — Alan Moore Copy Share Image
I think anything that you can't poke fun at is a little too precious. — Annie E. Clark Copy Share Image
“Laugh now, and laugh hard. For laughter is the bell. And when it rings, it cleanses the air.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
Once you've been in a mental institution, people are going to look at you funny. — Drew Barrymore Copy Share Image
“You can't take a crash course in comedy, there is no crash course in comedy.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
I'd like to start with the chimney jokes - I've got a stack of them. The first one is on the house. — Tim Vine Copy Share Image
Ghetto humor is the social twin of fantasy; together they sustain the powerless, who accomplish miracles through illusion. — Sheila Ballantyne Copy Share Image
Jewish introspection and Jewish humor is a way of surviving . . . if you're not handsome and you're not athletic and… — Mike Nichols Copy Share Image
I am a huge believer - I always have been - in the power of comedy. That comedy will break hatred and… — Jeffrey Tambor Copy Share Image
It is important to understand that there is no distinction between comedians and actors. All are actors. — Suraj Venjaramood Copy Share Image
Stand-up comedy is what I do, and it's so rewarding. If you write a joke and tell it to an audience of… — Michael McIntyre Copy Share Image
“Laughter and tears are not separate experiences, with intervals of rest: they rush out together and it is like walking with a… — Anaïs Nin Copy Share Image
When you watch a horror movie or you're watching comedy, they're not passive; they are things that you're involved in because they're… — Leslie Grossman Copy Share Image
I don't have to change anything. I think that's the secret to comedy. You want to be universal and appeal to everyone. — Kevin Hart Copy Share Image
If there's one regret I have of my time in comedy it's that I really I was so obsessed with improv for… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
The Divine Comedy is a political poem and when you say poetry is not about - he's always quoted out of context,… — W. S. Merwin Copy Share Image
“comedy and comic satisfaction thrive on things that do not exactly add up. They thrive on these discrepancies as a source of… — Alenka Zupančič Copy Share Image
I wanted to come to Chicago. I also wanted to do "Saturday Night Live." And then I got to a place where… — Simon Helberg Copy Share Image
I go "I just want a cup of black coffee." She goes "Do you want to try a biscotti? They're from Italy… — Bill Engvall Copy Share Image
In stand-up it really helps to play yourself and talk about your own feelings. You cannot fail to be original if you're… — Eddie Izzard Copy Share Image
My idea as far as comedy goes has always been to push the limits of what's acceptable for a woman to do… — Lea DeLaria Copy Share Image
A lot of times, people will have after-parties or try and host an event for comedians, and they misunderstand us. They think… — Tig Notaro Copy Share Image
