Stand-up is successful if they laugh. It's unsuccessful if they don't laugh. — Kumail Nanjiani Copy Share Image
As soon as I got funny, I killed any majestic intentions in my work. — William Wegman Copy Share Image
If you begin the day with a laugh, you may, nevertheless, end it with a sob and a sigh. — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
If you’ve got the comedy eye, you can look at any situation and see the humor in it while others don’t. — Garry Marshall Copy Share Image
Show me a smile then, don't be unhappy, can't remember when I last saw you laugh. If this world makes you crazy. — Eva Cassidy Copy Share Image
Always laugh when you can; it is cheap medicine. Merriment is a philosophy not well understood. It is the sunny side of… — Lord Byron Copy Share Image
We just sort of thought a Web series would be a cool thing to be able to send to our parents to… — Abbi Jacobson Copy Share Image
I like my stationery to be funnier, like, 'Here's my note, and it's an elephant with a lady smoking a cigarette on… — Kate Spade Copy Share Image
I would put belly laughing at the top of my highlights list. They always say that laughter is the best medicine. — Carol Vorderman Copy Share Image
I remember when I wanted to start touring for comedy. That's when podcasts were just kicking off. So I listened to every… — Janelle James Copy Share Image
The rules I go by are: Always keep your villains bad, and keep the plot grounded and real. If you keep those… — Peter Segal Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a vet before I got into comedy, but then once I found out how much gore goes into… — Brian Posehn Copy Share Image
I've told Michael Jackson jokes. If you got really technical, you could say those are jokes about child molestation. You could, if… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
I have observed that in comedies the best actor plays the droll, while some scrub rogue is made the fine gentleman or… — Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke Copy Share Image
When I say something funny, I don’t laugh, so my friends are always like, ‘Hahahahaaaa!’ so people know. When I’m not with… — Blake Lively Copy Share Image
When you're doing a comedy and you want to somehow satirise people who are taking themselves seriously, I think the most serious… — Ben Stiller Copy Share Image
I had developed a survival skill of using my wit to score for myself. If a scene was dying, I'd lob in… — Harold Ramis Copy Share Image
“What's happened is somewhere, along the line, as a society, we confused the notion of 'home' with the possibility of 'an investment… — Stewart Lee Copy Share Image
I always have the same thing - which is the fear of not getting a laugh - that I've had from the… — Matthew Perry Copy Share Image
If I'm saying a universal truth, but maybe it's something that people don't feel comfortable saying... It's a strange take, but at… — Vince Vaughn Copy Share Image
For some reason, people value being scared less than they value laughing. — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
Having other comedians complimenting my work is the biggest accolade that I can get. — Kevin Hart Copy Share Image
Why don't you climb down off the cross, take the wood to build a bridge, and get over it! — Christopher Titus Copy Share Image
The women I know who have gone through breast cancer still laugh a lot. They're not crying all day. — Monica Potter Copy Share Image
And there'd be no more jokes in Music-halls To mock the riddled corpses round Bapaume. — Siegfried Sassoon Copy Share Image
“Nicodemus laughs like nothing matters; Ebb laughs like everything does.” — Rainbow Rowell Copy Share Image
“. . . is it better to throw yourself head first and laughing into the holy rage calling your name?” — Donna Tartt Copy Share Image
Indonesian people don't get satire; that's the thing. There's no thought in our humor. — Rich Brian Copy Share Image