I've always played comedy. My background is musical comedy theatre, and that's really where my training is. — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
Every comic went through their Mitch Hedberg phase - the glasses, the hair in the face - and you knew immediately when… — Anthony Jeselnik Copy Share Image
A comic should suffer as much over a single line as a man with a hernia would in picking up a heavy… — W. C. Fields Copy Share Image
I'd rather be the bloke laughing at other people. I don't need to make people laugh. I surround myself with funny people.… — Jennifer Garner Copy Share Image
I don't think that not seeing black women in comedy held me back, but I think subconsciously I never really thought that… — Lolly Adefope Copy Share Image
We need to laugh at the irrationality of evil, for in doing so we deny evil's power over us, diminish its influence… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
Maybe people don't think moms are cool. I don't know what to say about it. I don't know. Romantic comedies aren't for… — Anne Fletcher Copy Share Image
There's hope. It doesn't cost a thing to smile. You don't have to pay to laugh. You better thank God for that. — India.Arie Copy Share Image
You have to laugh at yourself. I do a lot of humor about all ethnicities that are at the show - Latinos,… — Maz Jobrani Copy Share Image
“Expand Your Repertoire . . . Professional humorists and comedians, like Jeanie Robertson, maintain joke files filled with assorted topics, anecdotes, and… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
Some of the most fun I've ever had has been filming 'Bert the Conqueror.' As a stand-up comedian, I love putting this… — Bert Kreischer Copy Share Image
“It still hurts and I think the 'hurting phase' might take a long time. The fact that we can't hear you laugh… — Bianca Salindong Copy Share Image
“They who suspect a Mephistophiles, or sneering, satirical devil, under all, have not learned the secret of true humor, which sympathizes with… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
A boring speech can be just a boring speech. But a speech with a joke that falls flat is awful. I hate… — Jon Lovett Copy Share Image
I always thought the point of life was something richer than that. Something full of great tragedy or comedy, reversal of fortune,… — Jonathan Raymond Copy Share Image
When I'm doing stand-up, it's just me depending on me. I know how to go out there and make people laugh. I've… — Eddie Murphy Copy Share Image
If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual… — Charles M. Schulz Copy Share Image
People have very specific opinions of comedy. Slapstick was an art form in the '20s and the lowest form of show business… — Martin Short Copy Share Image
Hopefully the only things off-limits are crummy jokes, but being a standup comedian, I know that's not always the case... You know… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
The success of my comedy has been not being afraid to touch on subject matters or issues that everyone else is politically… — Bernie Mac Copy Share Image
With a lot of comedies, the characters go on a journey, and they come back, and they're the exact same people. — David Walton Copy Share Image
Many people believe that laughter is the best medicine, so the govt has declared a ban on all laughing until further studies… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Grant me a sense of humor, Lord, the saving grace to see a joke, To win some happiness from life, And pass… — Jean Legrand Copy Share Image
Your objective is to make people laugh and then sneak your thoughts in underneath the jokes. If your thoughts are on top,… — Janelle James Copy Share Image
As it is, I have a limited range as an actor - light comedy. I have never been a fan of romantic… — Hugh Grant Copy Share Image
It's such a great feeling to make people laugh. I know I've made people cry or want to slit their wrists, but… — Joan Allen Copy Share Image
A man sufficiently gifted with humor is in small danger of succumbing to flattering delusions about himself, because he cannot help perceiving… — Konrad Lorenz Copy Share Image
I've always thought something that makes you laugh, it makes you laugh because there's a little bit of truth to it. — Adam Savage Copy Share Image
THE BEST MEDICINE IS PREVENTATIVE. LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE. AND PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN THE CURE. — Nicole Bonomi Copy Share Image
“I have some bad news. Bjork cannot be here tonight. She was trying on her Oscar dress and Dick Cheney shot her.” — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
I feel like being a door person was like college in a sense. I could watch comedy on a professional level seven… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
If the audience knows what's behind the door and the actor does not, that's comedy. If both the audience and the actor… — Melvin Helitzer Copy Share Image
Comedy is commitment and playing a character and falling into the role, and I've been doing that since I was 19 years old. — Chris Jericho Copy Share Image
I've seen a lot of pairs of guys that have been hanging out together way too long-until they're laughing all the time. — Mike Judge Copy Share Image
What is so funny about us is precisely that we take ourselves too seriously. Laughter is the same and healthy response to… — Reinhold Niebuhr Copy Share Image
I just - you know, some people just have some very full laughter - full of joy - and have no shame… — Ray Liotta Copy Share Image
If you do a Western that's funny, there's no way people don't call it a spoof or a parody, even though it… — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
Character artist, villain, comedian, comedy villain, hero - he has been perfect in them all. That's Mohan Babu. His dialogue delivery is… — Brahmanandam Copy Share Image
Everyone is a comedy. If people are laughing at you, they just don't quite understand the joke that is themselves. — Matt Haig Copy Share Image
You can laugh at depression by leaving home and living life even if you're still stuck inside your head and your heart… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
