I know from doing stand-up, I don't want to do a joke that I don't trust. — Neal Brennan Copy Share Image
Stand-up's a lottery - you think it's funny but the audience can disagree. — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
They laughed at Edison and Einstein, but somehow I still feel uncomfortable when they laugh at me. — Ashleigh Brilliant Copy Share Image
When I write 'Beetle Bailey,' I can always do jokes about him being lazy, and everyone gets it. — Mort Walker Copy Share Image
I commend you, however, for passing the time in as merry a manner as you possibly could; it is assuredly better to… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Timing and pace are important in any film, whether it be comedy or drama. And how better to learn the fundamentals of… — Charles Walters Copy Share Image
The best advice I was probably given and the best advice I could give someone who is trying to get into the… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
The trick is always to write in pairs because if at least two people find it funny, you've immediately halved the odds… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
Life is supposed to be fun. It's not a job or occupation. We're here only once and we should have a bit… — Billy Connolly Copy Share Image
SNL' and 'Half-Baked' came and certainly brought me a bigger audience. But I lost the perspective of being a real good comedian. — Jim Breuer Copy Share Image
No, my young apprentice. You said the exact right thing. Again. I'm just laughing at life." "Why?" he asked, opening both his… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'm hypersensitive to negativity and duplicity, and I want to push it away by writing comedy. Maybe that hypersensitivity comes across and… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
For almost 40 years, he was the brightest star in the comedy galaxy… The beautiful light will continue to shine on us… — Billy Crystal Copy Share Image
There's nothing better than having a bright, blinding light in your face and being guided by big, rolling laughter. There's nothing more… — Michael McIntyre Copy Share Image
“We’re so self-important. Everybody’s going to save something now. “Save the trees, save the bees, save the whales, save those snails.” And… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
I made four comedies, and all did well, but I always wanted to do an action film. When I saw 'Singham,' I… — Rohit Shetty Copy Share Image
Laughter lifts our spirits, surprises and sometime shocks our expectations, allows us to cross boundaries, reorders our priorities, and gives us access… — Jean Houston Copy Share Image
In my stand up, I think I try to be less energetic because I feel embarrassed about how much enthusiasm I have.… — Maria Bamford Copy Share Image
His (Lloyd Kaufman) string of low-budget, lowbrow horror comedies stretching back to the ’80s has been cited as influence by Peter Jackson,… — Lou Lumenick Copy Share Image
It's very hard to find a good comedy. I prefer doing comedy far over anything else because I think they're actually more… — Sigourney Weaver Copy Share Image
