Comedy Quotes · Page 388

I still like doing stand-up now, but it's not the same. It used to be that I was out there with five…

— Adam Sandler

I've introduced myself with comedy, and once you've introduced yourself as something, that's where people keep you. That's where people like to…

— Bernie Mac

Laugh more, smile, and remember that laughing is essential in being able to overcome many trying situations in your life.

— Anurag Prakash Ray

“Laughter helps us view frustrations and disappointments from new perspectives; it enables us to survive hard times, setbacks, and frustrations.”

— Jeanne Segal

In the distance, Bo saw a fairy. A fairy so beautiful that he felt proud of being called one in highschool.

— Bo Burnham

Humans are so Funny. So much moralising about words while at the same time thinking it perfectly "moral" to pepper-bomb cities full…

— David Icke

Comedy Central made me delete the Boston Marathon joke. I wasn't happy about it but, despite popular belief, I can occasionally be…

— Anthony Jeselnik

To me, some of the funniest movies would be probably categorized in the dramatic genre, and likewise, some of the most dramatic…

— Paul Rudd

People have a comic bent or an angularity to their thinking, and those are the people who make jokes. And it's usually…

— Carl Reiner

I always felt like the best comedy came out of sadness, and some of my favourite shows growing up - a lot…

— Raphael Bob-Waksberg

“I understand the, um, difficulty the French expatriates might have, especially after projects in Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. My heart goes out…

— Cécile Rischmann

You can't do anything to be funny. That's cringeworthy. If your humor comes out of a place of love every time, you…

— John Krasinski

I personally don't feel any pressure to make jokes about multiple baby-fathers and stereotypical black jokes, because one, that's just not my…

— Issa Rae

“Smiles, giggles or chuckles are like sips of water. To feel nourished inside and out, I try to get in as many…

— Carmen Ambrosio

We try to make the comedy situations more natural and organic .You don't want to be cutesy for cutesy's sake but the…

— Sarah Shahi

I believe comedy should be free to go anywhere. I believe that there is tasteful and untasteful, I think they're very close…

— David Dobkin

Ego is hilarious - especially the vanity of a comedian. As soon as you see one start worrying about how cool he…

— Ricky Gervais

When I started doing standup, it was the first time I felt comfortable with myself. I think people I went to school…

— Taylor Tomlinson

'Mad TV' is one of my most favorite shows of all time and is a huge part of my obsession with sketch…

— Shane Dawson

A comedy is just a tragedy interrupted, I once said. Do you finish with the kiss or when she opens her eyes…

— Alan Ayckbourn

I think the more you hone your voice, take risks and talk about things that matter, the better chance you have of…

— Ted Alexandro

I learned early on that in the real world, the masks of tragedy and comedy adorn the proscenium of every life.

— Walter Cronkite

People think making jokes about something is just going to cause trouble. But actually, not making jokes about something is a type…

— David Baddiel

I think a lot of quote-unquote 'comedic actors' really go for the laugh and are overly straining and sort of trying.

— Nahnatchka Khan

When you start out in comedy, or probably in a lot of things, you want it to happen fast. You don't want…

— Mitch Hedberg

I wasn't exactly uncomfortable when I did my first comedy. I was just very aware of the risks; if you do a…

— Donnie Wahlberg

I loved comedy, but I never saw myself as a sitcom guy. I envisioned myself doing an hour drama or doing movies.

— Kevin Rahm

Something about not waiting for the laugh of a laugh track allows you to take lines that otherwise might be seen as…

— Mitchell Hurwitz

Don't try to laugh among a group of friends, because one among them will know how much you're crying inside

— Avi ItaLlica

I wanted to do a comedy. I'd been actively looking for a comedy. I wanted to do one that was different. Nothing…

— Geoff Stults

When I started with the comedy me and my wife never thought that it would pay the mortgage. It was just something…

— Lee Evans

Well, I loved variety in television, I loved sketch comedy. At 'Saturday Night Live,' I stayed almost seven years.

— Dana Carvey

I'm glad there's been so much laughter in the audience tonight." "But they're not laughing with you. They're laughing at you.

— Terry Wogan

The best sketch shows are from a group of tight-knit people who've worked together for a really long time.

— Scott Aukerman

In a theatrical experience, creating a moment is somewhat easy; you can have a callback to a previous film, and if 10…

— Vignesh Shivan

When you start a show, the plans are not set in stone. They're really mutable, cocktail napkin sketches.

— Eric Kripke

There are things in low comedy that make people uncomfortable, and there are things in high comedy that make people bored.

— Lorne Michaels

“When I think about myself, I almost laugh myself to death, My life has been one great big joke, A dance that’s…

— Maya Angelou

Obviously neither 'American Idol' nor 'Dancing With the Stars' is a variety show in the classic sense, but the way they incorporate…

— Tom Shales

Life is really very fantastic, and one has to have a peculiar sense of humour to see the fun of it. [Virtue]

— W. Somerset Maugham