There's obviously a lot of tragedy in comedy; I really enjoy the paradox of what a really good comedy is. — Ellen Page Copy Share Image
It reached the point where it became kind of odd. 'Thank you very much, but now would you listen to my jokes?' — Nikki Cox Copy Share Image
I guess I tell jokes a lot, but I'm not really that sure because sometimes they don't laugh, and they just stare… — Naomi Osaka Copy Share Image
Every teacher that I've ever had, that I still remember their name, made me laugh. I feel like comedy is the best… — Tiffany Haddish Copy Share Image
The man who can make others laugh secures more votes for a measure than the man who forces them to think. — Malcolm De Chazal Copy Share Image
Hopefully, one enhances [when growing older] his sense of humor. As he approaches 50, he'll need all the humor he can get. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
It's often the way that people who take their work seriously laugh at stupid jokes; it's as if they are under-humored and,… — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
I believe in accepting whatever life offers with a laugh. So if things are dark and terrible, I try to find the… — Shenaz Treasury Copy Share Image
In 2008, while the film version of my book 'Choke' was coming to market, my mother was diagnosed with lung cancer. That… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
There can be a blurry line between laughing at the expense of a character and laughing at the recognition of something painful… — Todd Solondz Copy Share Image
“In light of all this, we’re now equipped to think about the relationship between laughter and humor. In any given comedic situation,… — Kevin Simler Copy Share Image
I'm now unemployed. It's a weird feeling with no work, but at least there's still golf. Standup comedy is like my core,… — Ray Romano Copy Share Image
If future society assumes the contours foretold by Marxism, if the jungle of our cities turns to the polis of man and… — George Steiner Copy Share Image
The essence of all jokes, of all comedy, seems to be an honest or well intended halfness; a non performance of that… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I've always been leery of comical artists because I think oftentimes they're hiding the fact that they're not that talented. For example,… — Diego Cortez Copy Share Image
I have a very high respect for professional comedians. What they do astonishes me. You have to be really smart and absorb… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
“The point of tantric sex was supposedly to harness sexual energy to awaken higher consciousness. It was just like yoga, but way… — Jackson Radcliffe Copy Share Image
The alumni of Second City from John Belushi to Martin Short have changed my entire life and brought a new kind of… — Bernie Brillstein Copy Share Image
When you are totally depressed, you should try giggling. Just make yourself laugh. Force yourself to laugh. — Yoko Ono Copy Share Image
Many people are surprised to hear that we have comedians in Russia, but they are there. They are dead, but they are… — Yakov Smirnoff Copy Share Image
I've found out why people laugh. They laugh because it hurts so much . . . because it's the only thing that'll… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Humor is vague, runaway stuff that hisses around the fissures and crevices of the mind, like some sort of loose physic gas. — Jonathan Miller Copy Share Image
I think every job that you do gives you the opportunity to learn something new. As hokey as that sounds, that's why… — Busy Philipps Copy Share Image
As a kid, I was always inspired by the comedy of Carol Burnett. I loved Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon's 'Mama's Family'. — Del Shores Copy Share Image
“That's how inside jokes usually are. Funny to those inside, annoying as shit to the rest of the world.” — Siobhan Vivian Copy Share Image
A lot of political people, especially people on the left, have forgotten the importance of humor as an incredible weapon, and a… — Michael Moore Copy Share Image
Freud wrote a book on the essence of humor, but he didn't know what he was talking about. Max Eastman wrote a… — John Gould Copy Share Image
Whenever I meet someone who doesn't seem to have much of a sense of humor I like to lighten things up by… — Rock Cowles Copy Share Image
Especially with comedy, you take massive risks because ultimately you're trying to be funny. If you're not funny, then it's really embarrassing… — Dominic Cooper Copy Share Image
I would love to get into feature films; I'm willing to do an action flick, I'm willing to do a romantic comedy. — Kelli Berglund Copy Share Image
The people who like my work, I know that I can't trick them into laughing someplace where there is not a genuine… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
I keep doing specials because I think there are a lot of people who make movies and TV who are fans of… — Bill Burr Copy Share Image
I've been spoilt with 'Emmerdale' over the years. I've had a taste of high drama, action, explosive scenes, emotional scenes and the… — Kelvin Fletcher Copy Share Image
I do think comedy needs to be a living thing, but I think without a great script and fully realized characters, you… — Melissa McCarthy Copy Share Image
I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful. — Bob Hope Copy Share Image
It's funny: All my friends back home are always wondering why every television show I'm on is a drama, but all the… — Eric Ladin Copy Share Image
There's always that little bit of tension that happens when you make a joke, especially when there's a language barrier. — Desi Lydic Copy Share Image
Maybe if I could ever be a successful comedian then I could be an example that Christians can also have fun. — Victoria Jackson Copy Share Image
I never got along with my dad. Kids used to come up to me and say, "My dad can beat up your… — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
A sense of humor is the best indicator that you will recover; it is often the best indicator that people will love… — Andrew Solomon Copy Share Image
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