Comedy Quotes · Page 261

I think the funniest stuff comes from the heaviest stuff.

— Bill Maher

I started mixing my real life stories into my stand-up, and on stage it's much more powerful.

— Anh Do

I don't go to see many comedies anymore, because I guess it feels like another day at the office.

— Zach Woods

I don't think there are hour comedies, but if there were, I would have been open to it.

— Cristin Milioti

Laughter - that is something very sacred especially for us Indians.

— John Fire Lame Deer

I always find that people who have strong comedy chops have untapped drama chops.

— Myha'la

Of all the gifts bestowed by nature on human beings, hearty laughter must be close to the top.

— Norman Cousins

We can't laugh quite as much on camera, but we sure do on the set.

— Mary Hart

I suspect that when the truth ceases to be heartbreakingly funny, we will be in a better place and a happier society…

— John Hodgman

If you're at the Comedy Store or the Laugh Factory or the Improv, even two minutes helps. You never know who might…

— Tony Rock

I love Buster Keaton and I love physical comedy when it's done in an emotionally understated way. I just like to play…

— Demetri Martin

I moved out to L.A. to be a filmmaker or director. I didn't even think about doing comedy or even acting. I…

— Bill Hader

“Use Fun & Humor. Humor lightens spirits, comforts through a challenge, brings people together, engages, and entertains. Bring delight and joy to…

— Susan C. Young

Comedians who aren't screenwriters are telling jokes that they themselves think are funny. They're expressing their own view of what they think…

— Craig Mazin

You won't find me in a romantic comedy. Those movies don't speak to me. People don't come to talk to me about…

— Naomi Watts

When you take a pause before delivering your punch line, you will be using silence as a creative entity in itself.

— Franklyn Ajaye

And the thing about my jokes is, they don't hurt anybody. You can take 'em or leave 'em - you can say…

— Will Rogers

I was worried people would laugh at me when I started to talk the language, but they were just pleasantly surprised that…

— Parminder Nagra

I never really write the jokes. I just sit down over a week or two and try to figure out what I…

— Chris Rock

“The only ironic thing about that song is that it's called 'Ironic' and it is written by a woman who doesn't know…

— Ed Byrne

Sure, I do wish I sometimes got to play more heroes, but hey, I can't beat the fact that I am working…

— Brian Thompson

The ultimate objective [of comedy] is to get a laugh, so if you can get a laugh off the fact that you…

— Brian Regan

I really try to have fun. If I don't have fun, you won't have fun. That's what my gift is: to relieve…

— Louie Anderson

I'm a big fan of gallows humor. When my aunt passed away, she was in a coma for a day before my…

— Amanda Peet

I think it is a bit harder for women starting in comedy.

— Jennifer Saunders

Laughter is the lightning rod of play, the eroticism of conversation.

— Eva Hoffman

I never write jokes, I just try to make myself laugh.

— J. B. Smoove

I find my fans are really funny people. Most comedians can't say that about their fans.

— Mike Birbiglia

I have some very personal feelings about politics, but I don't get into it because I do comedy already.

— Jerry Lewis

Editing and post-production is so important with comedy.

— Eddie Kaye Thomas

I honestly think I'll never be as good at stand-up as I was when I went through a horrible breakup.

— Rachel Sennott

I think poetry can lead to policy, and I can hear the laughter when I say that.

— Fred D'Aguiar

London seems to be a town with a lot of comedy fans and people that really enjoy stand-up.

— Aziz Ansari

That laughter costs too much which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency.

— Anonymous

Comedy writing is the hardest, and yet there's so much that's relatable in it.

— Valerie Faris

People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don't sell nowadays.

— Louisa May Alcott

My secret to comedy is don't offend anybody. Don't offend anybody ever. That's my secret.

— Justin Roiland

That awkward moment when all of your friends are laughing about a joke and you still dont get it.

— Anonymous

“You can never talk religion on network TV. It makes too many people angry. You can talk about sex.”

— craig ferguson

It's a cliche, but it's true that all the fun lies in baddies, grotesques and comic roles.

— Mark Gatiss