Comedy Quotes · Page 143

You know, funny is this weird word for me. I hear is so many times it has no meaning anymore.

— Bruce McCulloch

He shows a greater mind who does not restrain his laughter, than he who does not deny his tears.

— Seneca the Younger

Timing is the essence of life, and definitely of comedy.

— Bob Hope

What's the trick to writing a genuinely funny comedy? The trick is therapy. Take notes.

— Lake Bell

If I was a very stable person, I would not have to do comedy. Nobody would have to listen to me.

— Ardal O'Hanlon

I never even considered comedy genre as something to embrace or move away from.

— Edward Norton

We all need a laugh and I guess you're just the one.

— Rod Stewart

Open mics are a great way to rework your material to see what punchlines land best.

— Sarah Cooper

“Hearing a client say ‘The CEO was quite impressed with your design concepts’ could never compare with the intense pleasure Grace felt…

— Liane Moriarty

Comedy comes out of everyone's worst day. No one writes a sitcom episode about everyone having a good day. It's always about…

— Jim Jefferies

“Within a few years these "jokes" as we comedians call them, will have been entirely purged from my work in favour, exclusively,…

— Stewart Lee

Beware of laugh at and laugh with; the only people who laugh at you are the ones who pretend to laugh with…

— Vikrant Parsai

I don't want to be a TV star for the sake of being on TV. I want to have a TV show…

— Jim Gaffigan

The idea of vaudeville clowns and court jesters is always to show the flaw, to point out what's not working and why…

— John Baldessari

I wouldn't defend comedy that I find offensive, but there is a lot of comedy that some people find offensive which I…

— Jesse Armstrong

If someone had told me years ago that sharing a sense of humour was so vital to partnerships, I could have avoided…

— Kate Beckinsale

What people who don't write don't understand is that they think you make up the line consciously — but you don't. It…

— Woody Allen

In improv, the whole thing is that it is a relationship between the two people, as a back and forth. In standup,…

— John Oliver

I used to forget that I was an Indian woman. I would even forget that I was a woman. I don't think…

— Mindy Kaling

If anyone feels the way about Hot Rod that I felt about the comedies I liked growing up, I feel like it's…

— Andy Samberg

I think that Canadians have an incredible reverence for authority and regard for authority, and I think one of the healthy ways…

— Lorne Michaels

Half the time, you go on any one of these news sites, whether it be a Yahoo or a Google, and one…

— Brad Williams

Writing and producing the show is an intellectual process. Performing the show is far more athletic and intuitive, because you don't get…

— Stephen Colbert

“Author's Warning If you're buying this book as a gift for your grandma or a kid, you should be aware that it…

— Christopher moore

Comedians don't laugh. They're too busy analyzing why it's funny or not.

— James Lipton

There's nothing more fun than mean-spirited characters.

— Adam McKay

The nice thing is to make an audience laugh and laugh and laugh and shudder later.

— Elaine May

We've shared many smiles and many tears, but nothing beats the laughter.

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This is not an easy time for humorists because the government is far funnier than we are.

— Art Buchwald

You know, theres endorphins in laughter, as there are endorphins in running in the park.

— Marlo Thomas

Those early days of comedy are when you get addicted to it.

— Colin Quinn

As a comedian, part of what's so gratifying for me is hearing people laugh.

— Ego Nwodim

Perchance that I might learn what pity is, That I might laugh at erring men no more.

— Michelangelo

People say laughter is the best medicine. Your face must be curing the world.

— Hussein Nishah

When I do theatre in New York, I typically only get cast in comedy.

— Lauren Ashley Carter

Life is tough, and if we don't laugh, we're going to - our head will explode.

— Jeff Ross

I think laughter comes because things are hardly working.

— Jean-Luc Godard

“Because laughs never die away entirely,” said Jamie. “At least, if you believe in Marconi.”

— Alexander McCall Smith

I like seeing what the comedian thinks is funny, not just what they think I'll think is funny.

— Anthony Jeselnik

Humor and comedy have always been the best way to deal with real life issues and just reality.

— Jermaine Fowler