This hiatus coming up I'm looking at a comedy because I need the balance. — Khandi Alexander Copy Share Image
“They are fond of fun and therefore witty, wit being well-bred insolence.” — Aristotle Copy Share Image
From fear to bonding with the audience to getting more open - that's what standup is. It humanises you. — Maysoon Zayid Copy Share Image
There are talented people along the way, although very few come to mind. They're not very daring. Part of the problem is… — Mort Sahl Copy Share Image
My favorite kinds of comedies are ones that hopefully make you laugh a lot, but ultimately make you care about something in… — Jason H. Moore Copy Share Image
Part of doing stand-up is to get things off your chest. It's a bit like being in a psychiatrist's chair - but… — Jack Whitehall Copy Share Image
Laughter, and the broader category of humor, are key elements in helping us go on with our life after a loss. — Allen Klein Copy Share Image
What I have never been afraid of is to be a little silly, and you can engage people that way. My view… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
In the B-52s, each of us has our own wacky sensibility, which, when we come together, it's like the four-headed monster. And… — Kate Pierson Copy Share Image
I like to inject a bit of production value and flair to comedy, or at least to my little corner of comedy. — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
I keep saying, 'Comedy Nights' was not and is not a Gutthi Show or a Sunil Grover Show. I am part of… — Sunil Grover Copy Share Image
“Mother says she can never stay mad at Daddy no matter how hard she tries. And Daddy says, ' Stay mad! You… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
Language and emotions are too easily misread. For example, laughing can mean many things: laughing with you or at you. Does that… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
When I was doing stand-up, I had all these boundaries around what I would say. I think it made me a pretty… — Eva Victor Copy Share Image
I don't think so much about verbal comedy. I always think about visual comedy. I was raised watching silents, and I'm always… — Alexander Payne Copy Share Image
You listen to any monologue on late-night TV or just in general, to people talking, and there's always a joke at someone's… — Ellen DeGeneres Copy Share Image
What I've found in my career is that 70 to 75 percent of comics are nice and have some sense of social… — Lewis Black Copy Share Image
“Thus we use laughter to gauge and calibrate social boundaries—both behavioral boundaries (norms) and group membership boundaries (who deserves how much of… — Kevin Simler Copy Share Image
Most people go on living their everyday life: half-frightened, half indifferent, they behold the ghostly tragic-comedy that is being performed on the… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I want my name to be a brand in comedy. I hope my name stands for comedic excellence. — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
I think there's always room for humor, especially when you're talking about really serious issues. — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
I don't want to sit and cry for an hour in a movie. I'd rather have an action or a comedy. — Noah Hathaway Copy Share Image
A lot of comedy on television has a reserve to it, and it's a little too cool for school. — Jessica St. Clair Copy Share Image
I've always used humor, but I use humor when coping with things in general. — Laura Michelle Kelly Copy Share Image
Any job you can go to and have a laugh everyday has got to be a good job. — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
Save your rejections so that later when you are famous you can show them to people and laugh. — Meg Cabot Copy Share Image
The world is open for play, [that] everything and everybody is mockable, in a wonderful way. — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
Funny is the world I live in. You're funny, I'm interested. You're not funny, I'm not interested. — Jerry Seinfeld Copy Share Image
Sometimes humour is all we have to say the things that can't be said. — Simon R. Green Copy Share Image
My home city of Liverpool is known for having a sense of humour because it's experienced dark times. — Chris McCausland Copy Share Image
I see myself as a huge dork that laughs at my own jokes and forgets to shower sometimes. — Lauren Gardner Copy Share Image
“Let the giggles fill your mouth because nothing tastes as sweet as laughter.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image