Comedy Quotes · Page 24

“I joke instead of screaming.”

— Adam Silvera

I lived to make Scott Baio laugh.

— Willie Aames

Comedy is taken care of by a free market.

— Penn Jillette

Oh, I think I'm pretty funny.

— Kevin Faulconer

“When in doubt - make'em laugh.”

— Raymond Jones

The more you know, the more you can make fun of

— Del Close

If I ever stop laughing, I'm dead.

— Tom Knapp

When I was in college I did a lot of comedy.

— Dean Norris

The first thing any comedian does on getting an unscheduled laugh is to verify the state of his .

— W. C. Fields

I've always thought that comedy was just another dramatic expression.

— Harold Ramis

I kind of want to be in a comedy movie, or maybe something like 'Star Wars.'

— Jacob Tremblay

I have always tried to play significant characters and have never done cheap comedy.

— Satish Kaushik

There are all kinds of humor and I have largely indulged in clean comedy.

— Kiku Sharda

He's got a great sense of humor for a guy who never says anything.

— Cassandra Clare

I feel like we can prove in real time the old trope that comedy is tragedy plus time.

— Mike Birbiglia

The kind of humor I like is the thing that makes me laugh for five seconds and think for ten minutes.

— William Davis

If you see our films like 'Coolie No 1,' 'Hero No 1' and 'Biwi No 1,' there is a very good story…

— Jackky Bhagnani

If life is just a stage, then we are all running around ad-libbing, with absolutely no clue what the plot is. Maybe…

— Bill Watterson

“I should like to knock their silly heads together. What is the sense of laughing all the time? They are not saying…

— Agatha Christie

I think Maura'is funnier than I am, wittier than I am, more intelligent than I am, and I think she's just floating…

— Jeffrey Tambor

I feel the life expectancy of a comedian is 30 seconds. If you don't hook an audience in half-a-minute, you're dead.

— Nipsey Russell

Professional comedians, surprisingly, have a lack of humor. They're insensitive to the insanity of our times.

— Mort Sahl

No one is ever more him/herself than when they really laugh. Their defenses are down. It's very Zen-like, that moment. They are…

— George Carlin

I probably wouldn't be doing comedy, if it wasn't for the fact that I was doing stand-up and getting a few gigs,…

— Iain Stirling

What people actually think: ha = you. suck. haha = not that funny. hahaha = really funny actually. hahahaha = funniest. thing.…

— Lala

Comedians, we're just people who whine. But we happen to be funny when we whine. Like, if Jerry Seinfeld wasn't funny, you'd…

— Artie Lange

To me, most theatre looks ridiculous. I find it very difficult to do. Personally, if I ever try to do serious stuff,…

— Steve Coogan

I don't think I could ever stop doing serious movies and just do comedies, or vice versa, but there is something cool…

— John C. Reilly

If I think of a joke that's really dirty and I think it's funny I'll try it but what I've found over…

— Demetri Martin

To all my soap fans out there, my horror fanatics, comedy lovers, I will tell you this: 'Death Valley' is an action-packed…

— Texas Battle

I think my one of my strengths in standup is my ability to adlib. I do all my best writing on stage.…

— Henry Cho

When 'Malcolm in the Middle' was over, I was looking for a drama more than a comedy...but if it was a comedy…

— Bryan Cranston

Comedy has no rules, per se.

— Adam Conover

He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news.

— Bertolt Brecht

Good comedians are great philosophers.

— Reggie Watts

People are born comedians.

— Johnny Lever

“Because sometimes, laughter is what you need”

— Cat Patrick

Comedy can be very deep sometimes.

— W. Kamau Bell

We can change the world one laugh at a time.

— Liza Donnelly

I really like being able to laugh at my own jokes.

— Neil Gaiman