Comedy Quotes · Page 327

I've played comedy before but not that much. I mostly do get drawn to darker material.

— Natasha Richardson

The broad comedy thing is really hard to do on film.

— Paul Giamatti

I had no desire to get up onstage and tell jokes. I prefer to stand next to really funny people.

— Jon Hamm

It is base to take advantage of our rank or greatness by making fun of those placed beneath us in life.

— Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

Let's face it: 'Twilight' is kind of an easy thing to make fun of.

— Matt Lanter

Laughing is just another way of showing people your wise

— Anonymous

“You making jokes about my illness? Not funny. Me making jokes about my illness? Funny.”

— Carla Ulbrich

It's great that people can be entertained and educated through love and laughter.

— Michelle Buteau

One may be continually abusive without saying any thing just; but one cannot be always laughing at a man without now and…

— Jane Austen

I think women are different, and I think having them in the room is crucial to a family comedy, ensemble comedy, television…

— Dan Harmon

Don't get me wrong, there are sometimes if I go and see a really funny comedy, that I wished I had smoked…

— Stephen Baldwin

“No one really knows anything about comedy. We know a little bit about what we’re doing, but as far as the industry—the…

— Judd Apatow

“Laughing, the man replied, “I’ve been following you, you’ve been following the pilgrims in front of you, and they’ve been following in…

— Stephen Marriott

Most comedy is not very ambitious. You probably can't name more than a handful of comedies that would qualify for Best Picture.

— Harold Ramis

“People may ask "why do you laugh at simple things?" Tell them that why don't you? Life is too short to make…

— Kenneth de Guzman

A comic's like anybody else - he does what he does to support himself and feed his family. But if a comic…

— Charlie Murphy

You get sick of jokes, you know. Either I do them on TV, and then you worry, like, "Oh, everyone's gonna see…

— Dave Chappelle

Every performer I talk to will, with different words, talk about the sanctity of a good standup show, how it can really…

— Pete Holmes

I have a pretty diverse audience, and that makes me happy - laughter is universal, and I don't differentiate between people at…

— Tracy Morgan

I think, how do you say it, laughing is the best medicine, It can help you release whatever you're holding inside yourself.…

— Penelope Cruz

I've been fascinated with gargoyles since I was a kid. I took a high school trip to Europe, the 8 countries in…

— Greg Weisman

Lonely people have enthusiasms which cannot always be explained. When something strikes them as funny, the intensity and length of their laughter…

— Mark Helprin

I think I was starting to get interested in comedy at quite a pivotal moment. It was around the beginning of alternative…

— Rebecca Front

I like to make people laugh. That's for sure. And I really like to humiliate myself and go very far in derision…

— Charlotte Le Bon

There isn't a comedian in the world that hasn't bombed.

— Bob Newhart

A person who knows how to laugh at himself will never ceased to be amused.

— Shirley MacLaine

Even more than the comedy thing, I really wanted to be an actor.

— Will Sasso

You can't stay mad forever at someone who makes you smile and laugh.

— Kevin McCarty

If you haven't truly died a million times as a comic you haven't gigged enough!

— Ellie Taylor

If I ever have sex with someone I might be able to develop a sense of humor.

— Kate Beckinsale

Things from real life are the things that get people laughing.

— Bill Cosby

Crying whole day make you feel bored but Laugh Never.

— Nishan Panwar

Sheer Playfulness and Deadly Seriousness are my closest friends.

— Philip Roth

“Humor is a reminder that no matter how high the throne one sits on, one sits on one's bottom. ~Taki”

— Taki

“What do you suspect from a society that gets all its news from late-night comedy shows?”

— Brian Michael Bendis

I do a lot of Vegas work and work with the comedians.

— Ben E. King

“Wisconsin isn't a state, it's a state of mind; and gentle good humor is the coin of the realm.”

— Scott Jacobs

People who are innately funny are innately disturbed.

— Keenen Ivory Wayans

Madmen and fools see everything through the medium of humor.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

If you can be not afraid to be laughed at, you could do so many things.

— Mark Gonzales