Anyone who can't tell the difference between a joke and hate speech is just stupid. — Jim Norton Copy Share Image
Doing stand-up comedy is in the middle of a traffic jam getting everybody moving again. — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
Every time I get poked, I laugh...((Feeling like the Pillsbury Dough Boy!)) :) — Shirley Ramos Copy Share Image
I think a lot comes from having the experience of doing stand-up comedy. It allows you to figure out the psychology of… — Keenen Ivory Wayans Copy Share Image
I feel like L.A. is more of a showcase, and Chicago is a pure comedy scene where you're doing comedy for comedy.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I can do more than just stand-up comedy, and the only way I'll be able to show that is if I do… — Dane Cook Copy Share Image
For writing stand-up, I have to have a little bit of anger and frustration to be motivated to do it. Stand-up, for… — Whitney Cummings Copy Share Image
More and more, as I get older, people come up to me and say, 'Thank you for all the laughter.' And my… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, the show's success comes at the expense of its biggest asset -- the comedians themselves. — Richard Pryor Copy Share Image
“I have the most fantastic, stupendous, magnificent idea. Why it’s better than television," he said, standing there in red, tartan pyjamas, his… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
But its not funny. Not to people who've been told they're losers their whole lives and believe they will never be anything… — Julie Anne Peters Copy Share Image
I'd love to do a comedy. I'd love to do a two-hander like the old Leathal Weapon movies. I love those, like… — Jason Statham Copy Share Image
I love comedies. I take comedy very seriously as a form. It's a serious form, involving a certain way of looking at… — Alexander Payne Copy Share Image
There's no doubt that I really have a feeling for the theater. These past few days it has occurred to me to… — Federico Garcia Lorca Copy Share Image
“Pastor Daniel, meanwhile, is sipping water on the balcony of a former sailing clubhouse, I ask if he can show me which… — John Safran Copy Share Image
I've always been a huge fan of Tina Fey's. She's a very unique storyteller and has such a great voice and sense… — Andrew Rannells Copy Share Image
Stop saying that humorous and funny people are the happiest people you've ever seen. There something behind that huge smile, loud cackle,… — Bernajoy Vaal Copy Share Image
A stand-up act is almost like a pool. You know what I mean? It's like a pool, and you're always skimming little… — Pete Holmes Copy Share Image
Laughing and crying are very similar. Sometimes people go from laughing to crying, or crying to laughing. I remember being at someone's… — Lynne Tillman Copy Share Image
When I do comedy, I lose all inhibition and introspection. I no longer care. — Jessica Alba Copy Share Image
Why not try thinking of your life as hilarious rather than nightmarish? — Julia Sweeney Copy Share Image
When I slid into comedy, naturally the first thing I said was, "hello, I am a washed up rapper." — Doc Brown Copy Share Image
when he smiles it's as if you'd just told him the first joke on earth. — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
“Alec laughed, a short, brittle laugh. “The day I’m wise is the day you’re careful.” — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
The space between the tears we cry is the laughter that keeps us coming back for more — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If I can make a teacher's salary doing comedy, I think that's better than being a teacher. — Dave Chappelle Copy Share Image
In my comedy, I put things through a lens that is very specific to me. — Julio Torres Copy Share Image
Comedy Central does a really good job of finding totally different comedies. — Jillian Bell Copy Share Image
I'm glad I'm a comedian. Otherwise, my life would just be a series of undocumented low points. — Kyle Kinane Copy Share Image
Love in France is a comedy; in England a tragedy; in Italy an opera seria; and in Germany a melodrama. — Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington Copy Share Image
That awkward moment when you say something funny… and no one laughs — Lauren Willcox Copy Share Image