It's not terrible, I guess, but if Ricky Gervais was half as talented as me, maybe the show would actually be funny… — Zach Braff Copy Share Image
Though part of me had always wanted to be a comedian, another part of me had always wanted to be Bryant Gumbel… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
The thing is, comedy's gone in a weird direction. People are really into ironic comedy and fakeness and cleverness. — Louis C. K Copy Share Image
Lesbians are likely to be drawn to stand-up, if only because it's cheaper to produce and therefore more accessible for women. But… — Kate Clinton Copy Share Image
“He could sit in the dust and dark of the carriage house and rot for the rest of his life. Clearly that's… — Kristin Bailey Copy Share Image
I laugh at myself. I don't take myself completely seriously. I think that's another quality that people have to hold on to...… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Never make people laugh. If you would succeed in life, you must be solemn, solemn as an ass. All great monuments are… — Thomas Corwin Copy Share Image
Humor is a blessing to me. My earliest recollections are of looking at something and seeing the lighter side. But it's always… — Roy Clark Copy Share Image
One thing I hate in ethnic comedy is giving the audience the opportunity to laugh in a racist way at a thing.… — Ari Shaffir Copy Share Image
I've discovered that like every writer, I'm helpless MYSELF - and that means I find myself unconsciously or semi-consciously repeating motifs and… — Jonathan Lethem Copy Share Image
Alliances, in the great cocktail party of the white man's world, are formed, almost purely, on this basis, for of both of… — Michael Salu Copy Share Image
You start in bars and then restaurants, then you want to get into comedy clubs where you feature, then you headline, and… — Bill Burr Copy Share Image
Life can be very funny and very tragic. Everyone has stuff that they've been through that makes up whatever fire it is… — Emmy Rossum Copy Share Image
Wit is artificial; humor is natural. Wit is accidental; humor is inevitable. Wit is born of conscious effort; humor, of the allotted… — Agnes Repplier Copy Share Image
“Allegedly, allegedly I say, the R.G.A. were extremely miffed of portrait painted of their monarch, King Tingaling XX, by Master. Portrait apparently,… — Elias Zapple Copy Share Image
When you only hang out with performers, you start to feel like movies and TV and comedy is everything. Especially being in… — Gillian Jacobs Copy Share Image
I love making comedy. I never stopped loving it. I will continue to love it and I can't believe that I get… — Mike Myers Copy Share Image
If you have no tragedy, you have no comedy. Crying and laughing are the same emotion. If you laugh too hard, you… — Sid Caesar Copy Share Image
[Beaches] is a pretty picture and I just liked having somebody like Bette [Mudler] who can be flying in the big comedy… — Garry Marshall Copy Share Image
I have no real enemies in comedy, but there are a couple of people who I'd laugh about if I heard that… — Frankie Boyle Copy Share Image
“to "act always as if the future of the universe depended on what you did, while laughing at yourself for thinking that… — Jean Paul Zogby Copy Share Image
I can't think of any bank robbery comedy where it's about two normal guys. It's kind of like Superbad meets Heat, which… — Aziz Ansari Copy Share Image
There can be a science to joke writing, there are certainly rules and patterns that can be followed, but I think most… — Robin Ince Copy Share Image
It's fun to deliver material on live TV because it's more off-the-cuff, but I like writing better. You really can measure the… — Willie Geist Copy Share Image
I like to smoke a pipe, because it's the punch line indicator. Whenever I take a hit of the pipe, you should… — Mitch Hedberg Copy Share Image
Comedy gigs are there because you are all in acceptance that the world is not the way it should be. You have… — Jon Richardson Copy Share Image
You can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything, even poverty, you can survive it. — Bill Cosby Copy Share Image
All my relatives and friends have been pretty aware of my brand of humor for a while, so none of them have… — Nikki Glaser Copy Share Image
If you play it straight it's funny - the best comedy is always played straight down the middle. The adjustment is understanding… — Tom Hiddleston Copy Share Image
I paint; I draw and paint - I've been doing that since I was in third grade, drawing realistically and then changing… — Steven Wright Copy Share Image
With Portlandia, I don't think our intention is always to find something funny. Sometimes the humor comes from taking something really seriously.… — Carrie Brownstein Copy Share Image
Everyone should be able to do one card trick, tell two jokes, and recite three poems, in case they are ever trapped… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I remember writing standup jokes without having done sets. But as soon as I did my first set, it didn't matter. Everything… — John Mulaney Copy Share Image
To see a comedy in an environment where you're surrounded by other people that are laughing is great. That's probably more satisfying… — Griffin Dunne Copy Share Image
It is fatal to let any dog know that he is funny, for he immediately loses his head and starts hamming it… — P. G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
It's almost a joke how good I am at charades. Not to pat my own back, but I'm literally - I'm kind… — Wilson Bethel Copy Share Image
I understand that being able to appeal to the public and having an amazing sense of humour is not something that comes… — Kevin Hart Copy Share Image
Humor is the easiest to achieve; the 'heart' is always the toughest, because you can't tell people to feel a certain way. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
The kinds of shows that seem to work now, the comedy shows, are those which require very little attention. They're superficial and… — Mary Tyler Moore Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, stand-up comedy is like acting when the audience are the other characters that I'm acting with. — Brett Gelman Copy Share Image
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