We want to ascribe a kind of tragic grimness to people, but people are funny. — Luis Alberto Urrea Copy Share Image
Can you giggle while racing for your life and protecting a six-year-old? I can. — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Being Jewish in West L.A., my religion was watching comedy. That felt like God to me. — Molly Gordon Copy Share Image
To entertain looks very flippant, but it is the hardest thing in the world. — Kirron Kher Copy Share Image
I think humor and protest can be subtle, instead of loud and going to the level of violence. — Kiku Sharda Copy Share Image
Human humour often consists of pretending to wish something does not really wish. — Katherine Applegate Copy Share Image
I wonder if, as a society, we will ever be able to call someone a jive tofurkey. — Demetri Martin 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
Every comedian feels out an audience. As you're telling jokes, if they're not laughing at this, you change the subject. — Jackie Mason Copy Share Image
Most young comedians would be lying to say that they weren't huge Weird Al fans when they were kids. Weird Al is… — Trevor Moore Copy Share Image
The staff at Buckingham Palace are amazing. They are so quintessentially British in their comedy. Like sort of going 'Welcome to the… — Sam Ryder Copy Share Image
Bombing teaches you how badly you want to become a comedian. Because unless it's a burning desire, you'll quit when the consistent… — Franklyn Ajaye 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
There's a lot of similarities, I think, between a thriller and a comedy because it's all about tension. It's about building tension… — Jon Watts Copy Share Image
I did a gig at a comedy club in Bournemouth where they served a buffet while the acts were on. There was… — Jack Whitehall Copy Share Image
I can honestly say, after talking about my mom passing away, I got the biggest weight off of my chest. Comedy is… — Kevin Hart Copy Share Image
“I'd worked out that social success is often built on pretending just a little. Popular people sometimes have to laugh at things… — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
I see myself touring internationally - everywhere, every theater, every arena - and putting out stand-up comedy specials until I can't even… — Jermaine Fowler Copy Share Image
If people want to see something, I am more than happy to do it. Then I know everybody likes comedy. I do… — Arshad Warsi Copy Share Image
She [Comedy] it is who proposes the correcting of pretentiousness, of inflation, of dulness, and of the vestiges of rawness and grossness… — George Meredith Copy Share Image
Humour and high seriousness... Perfect bedfellows, I think. Though I usually phrase it in terms of comedy and darkness. Comedy without darkness… — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image