“Look, over the years, my unique sense of humor and perverse grasp of honesty may have led to some hurt feelings and… — Molly Harper Copy Share Image
“Relent, sweet Hermia: and, Lysander, yield Thy crazed title to my certain right. LYSANDER You have her father's love, Demetrius; Let me… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
I was once on a German talk show, and this woman said to me, 'Mr. Williams, why do you think there is… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
“If you're too serious to make life a laughing matter, then you seriously need to make laughter matter to you today and… — Jeannine M. Luby Copy Share Image
In his 30 years of broadcasting and publishing fiction, Garrison Keillor has set the laugh bar pretty high. — Jane Smiley Copy Share Image
“Without humor, we’d all be what we’re laughing at. Without arrogance, we’d be humiliated to admit we already are.” — Bauvard Copy Share Image
Hitler was a vegetarian. Just goes to show, vegetarianism, not always a good thing. Can in some extreme cases lead to genocide. — Bill Bailey Copy Share Image
I found doing that kind of comedy without an audience is just... for me, it's almost impossible. You need the audience to… — Dick Van Dyke Copy Share Image
I've been doing comedy longer than I haven't been doing comedy, as I was performing for three years before I even got… — Steven Wright Copy Share Image
There is reason to smile and celebrate when you win, but when you struggle, that is about laughter. That is the pathos… — Ronnie Apteker Copy Share Image
“And do I perhaps miss the point altogether? Is the guy who wears Tommy on his back participating in a clever, knowing,… — Richard Todd Copy Share Image
The joke that I make is that there are instances on the TV series that happen to me, - except on Sex… — Candace Bushnell Copy Share Image
The trick, though, is to not lose compassion, to not allow the sense of absurdity to outweigh the awareness of real beings,… — Jane Hirshfield Copy Share Image
When you're doing physical comedy, everybody's involved, not just the actors. Everybody's behind the scenes following them, and we've got Jillian the… — J. Robert Spencer Copy Share Image
Humour has to have a huge nugget of truth to be funny. You cannot laugh at something unbelievable. Whenever I say something… — Twinkle Khanna Copy Share Image
You have to constantly recreate yourself in show business, which is a very fast thing, especially now with the tremendous speed of… — Margaret Cho Copy Share Image
For me, it doesn't matter whether it's a comedy, a Western or horror. As long as you've got a good story to… — Patrick Wilson Copy Share Image
I never looked at my future as comedy. Even at Second City, I always thought of it as acting. I knew I… — Scott Adsit Copy Share Image
“Barbara laughed when she saw the list of objectives: “1. Get pictures, 2. Refine space guidance techniques, 3. Impress the world.” — Nathalia Holt Copy Share Image
“Driving is boring," Rabbit pontificates, "but it's what we do. Most of American life is driving somewhere and then driving back wondering… — John Updike Copy Share Image
Find 100 reasons to laugh. You are bound to feel better, you will cope with problems more effectively and people will enjoy… — Steve Goodier Copy Share Image
I don't really like jokes in a way. I mean gags are fine but I like weird moments where what you have… — Noel Fielding Copy Share Image
The real question is how do you stay funny in your 70s and 80s? And that's a real accomplishment, you know, the… — Jeff Ross Copy Share Image
There's an art to stupid comedy. There's an art to offensive comedy, and I think the key is it's just gotta make… — Hayden Schlossberg Copy Share Image
Some people just derive great joy from making other people laugh. And I do, but I don't feel like I need to… — Steve Carell Copy Share Image
It's easy to say, 'This is just a joke.' You know, the bearded lady? And I feel the need to smash it… — Conchita Wurst Copy Share Image
I think mockumentaries are such well-trodden grounds for comedies. It has been done a lot, but it is because of that informal… — Natasia Demetriou Copy Share Image
I often find in doing tragedy, or doing very serious material, that there's a level of anxiety that builds that often leads… — Michael Stuhlbarg Copy Share Image
I just showed up at the Comedy Store. You keep showing up, and you keep showing up, and eventually, somebody notices. — Joey Diaz Copy Share Image
If you like dry humor, Henrik Stenson thinks he's very funny, but I think I'm very funny in a dry sense as… — Tommy Fleetwood Copy Share Image
I'm the person who says every single thing she thinks, sometimes to others' amusement, and almost always to my detriment. — Jen Lancaster Copy Share Image
I wish I could have a recurring role on 'Modern Family'. I think 'Modern Family' is the best comedy on television. It's… — Patti LuPone Copy Share Image
My goal as a comedian is to sway people's opinion. It's not my only goal and it's not the only way I… — Adam Conover Copy Share Image
It's a lot of people's goal to be the lead in a movie, and that was never my goal. I just wanted… — Paul Rust Copy Share Image
I actually pay careful attention to that sort of thing - infusing humor into my films - because that's how important I… — Park Chan-wook Copy Share Image
A good joke will sell quicker than a good poem, and, measured in sweat and blood, will bring better remuneration. — Jack London Copy Share Image
I've always been a figure skater and ballet dancer. I love physical comedy, and any chance that I get to do that...… — Allison Janney Copy Share Image
“Support your partner in their interests. You never know when batting practice, kung fu movie moves, or even a poker night might… — Jesse Petersen Copy Share Image
Comedy films never die, all they need is a good script instead of merely relying on humour. That said, I would love… — Suraj Venjaramood Copy Share Image
I was making a lot of 8mm home movies, since I was twelve, making little dramas and comedies with the neighborhood kids. — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image
