Comedy Quotes · Page 247

Humour is used in struggle and solving difficult things, and I relish that tradition.

— Debra Granik

It's almost a way of life. I know what makes me laugh.

— Julian Clary

The Muslims in the Cape are associated with having a very good sense of humor.

— Riaad Moosa

Comedy always pushes some buttons, because it wouldn't be comedy if it didn't.

— Beth Behrs

It's not about trying to be funny all the time. It's more of a document that hopefully is funny.

— David Cross

Because I do mostly comedy, I'm usually working with friends, and it's usually a ball.

— Michaela Watkins

Friends are not perfect, sometimes they have funny ways, always laugh with them and not at them.

— Vikrant Parsai

Humour is the best way to make the unbearable bearable.

— Mary Ann Shaffer

My philosophy was simple: audiences shouldn't say that I just came, stood, and copied another comedy star. They should say 'Senthil acted…

— Senthil

There is a lot of - there is a lot of humor in 'Fancy Dance,' and, you know, Jax is a very…

— Lily Gladstone

There's a common misconception with sketch comedy that you just go up there and wing it, but it's written, and there really…

— Adam Pally

I don't know what happiness is. I don't know what sweet caress is. Still, I'm always laughing like a clown.

— Bob Marley

I think you're a better comedian when you're in the moment and you're kind of reacting to what's happening like a real…

— Scott Aukerman

I hate that there's such an emphasis on women in comedy. Are women OK? Are they just as funny as men? Yes!

— Nicole Byer

The first time I seen the term lmao used, I thought someone was calling me lame but just miss spelled it.

— Merle Anthony Rowland

I'm a bit of a worrier, to an extreme. I'll crack a joke, then worry if I've offended someone - even when…

— Sophia Bush

It's funny how comedy is, you look at people like French and Saunders, when they started out they were very alternative. A…

— Peter Kay

To know how to structure the joke perfectly so that the narrative information is given in the right tempo, in just the…

— David Salle

You can't pretend to be witty because wit is dry, subtle, lacerating, cynical, elitist, and risque - all impossible to fake. Humor,…

— Florence King

Laughter is a unique medicine that places your problems in perspective, relaxes your tense muscles, reassures those around you, and helps you…

— David Brinkley

When I was three, my dad thought it would be hilarious to teach me swear words, then have me say them to…

— Sarah Silverman

I don't watch a whole lot of stand up. Mainly I prefer to read writers; they make me laugh the most. Something…

— Dylan Moran

Hippy is an establishment label for a profound, invisible, underground, evolutionary process. For every visible hippy, barefoot, beflowered, beaded, there are a…

— Timothy Leary

“Laughter is a divine gift to the human who is humble. A proud man cannot laugh because he must watch his dignity;…

— C.J. Mahaney

Once you get past funny, my other qualities are so below average. It's not like I'm handy.

— Seth Meyers

“The only way to make disasters bearable is to laugh about them.”

— Rosamunde Pilcher

Comedy is not about appearance; it's about rockin' a mike. Are they laughing? That's the only test.

— Ralphie May

I like watching comedy shows. I only watch comedy or action.

— Jennifer Winget

I could have carried on in comedy. But my life was dark.

— Charlotte Rampling

I don't know about the romantic comedy route, although never say never.

— Kristen Wiig

But our comedies never endured long without a tragedy.

— John Smith

I dont want to sound facetious, but humour is the key to the soul. You know what I mean?

— Martin Lawrence

Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness its poison.

— Anonymous

You are in a good place when you can laugh at what would have made you mad in the past.

— Anonymous

Maybe I'm delusional but I'm usually funny. It's not 100% but I have a pretty good batting average.

— Adam Carolla

I think if you have someone without a sense of humor, you're less likely to be together.

— Ed Sheeran

A joker is near akin to a buffoon; and neither of them is the least related to wit.

— Lord Chesterfield

“I take humor very seriously. I also take it three times a day, with meals.”

— Jarod Kintz

I find it really appalling when people talk about comedy.

— Christopher Guest

If you get too well-known in comedy, I do believe it blocks people from taking you in drama.

— Eddie Izzard