Humor is always based on a modicum of truth. Have you ever heard a joke about a father-in-law? — Dick Clark Copy Share Image
I recently bought a cat, but took it back a day later because our personalities clashed. — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
My favourite things are jokes, friendliness and feeling comfortable. — Billy Childish Copy Share Image
“Is a joke truly funny when we laugh at it, or is it merely some aberration of our frontal lobe?” — Gerald Schroeder Copy Share Image
I think I gravitate towards people who express themselves in a simple and funny way. — John Slattery Copy Share Image
I hope that I will never forget the salvific power of joyful laughter. — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
“A good laugh makes us better friends with ourselves and everyone around us.” — Orison Swett Marden Copy Share Image
Unless it's a flat-out farce, an actor can't play comedy on film. — Frances McDormand Copy Share Image
I began painting well before I started doing comedy. In fact, when I came out of the war in 1946, I enrolled… — Jonathan Winters 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
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
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
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 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
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
Humor, to be comprehensible to anybody, must be built upon a foundation with which he is familiar. If he can't see the… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
'Man Down' is not a serious study of the human condition: it is a balls-out attempt at making people laugh. So nobody… — Greg Davies Copy Share Image
I think critics tend to think that comedy is freakin' math. Like, this is the Pythagorean Theorem. They're not sophisticated enough to… — Ken Jeong Copy Share Image
“I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin'… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
I really gravitate to the comedy of tonal contrasts. I hope that doesn't sound insufferably pretentious. What I mean is people having… — Matt Nix Copy Share Image
There was a stage in my career, especially with standup, where I felt, because I didn't know why I was doing well,… — Aisling Bea Copy Share Image
I don't always see humor in things. Especially when I smash my pinky toe into a coffee table leg in the middle… — Brian Regan Copy Share Image
I think everything needs to be played real, for reality's sake, for truth. And that is the drama and the comedy. When… — Jennifer Lopez Copy Share Image
