There are a hell of a lot of jobs that are scarier than live comedy. Like standing in the operating room when… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
In high school, I didn't know what comedy was, but I was involved in speech and debate and public speaking. — Hasan Minhaj Copy Share Image
Everyone in comedy thinks if you go to the U.S. you become a global star but, unfortunately, I've always been a bit… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
Good comedy can be liberating, and if I'm doing my job as a comedian, part of the joy for the audience is… — Pete Holmes Copy Share Image
I find anger to be funny. I find people that are so wrapped up in their own personalities to be funny, and… — Zach Galifianakis Copy Share Image
Over at the Olivia Pope & Associates set, we're like middle school children. Every time there's a cut in the action, we… — Darby Stanchfield Copy Share Image
I'm really more prolific than most stand-ups. My act changes. I do fold in new experiences, new observations, whatever you want to… — Paula Poundstone Copy Share Image
Laugh Because it is your purpose in life. Love because that is what you came here for. Move on because you need… — Honey Grace Estrellado Copy Share Image
When I had the idea for 'Shopaholic', it was as though a light switched on. I realised I actually wanted to write… — Sophie Kinsella Copy Share Image
One aspect of play is the importance of laughter, which has physiological and psychological benefits. Did you know that there are thousands… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
The entire Bible, viewed as a "divine comedy," is contained within a U-shaped story of this sort, one in which man, as… — Northrop Frye Copy Share Image
My heroes are Bill Murray and Dustin Hoffman. Those are the two actors that both do comedies and dramas, seamlessly. Also John… — Jonah Hill Copy Share Image
The one thing I think I've noticed about shows that are supposed to be funny on television is that they've sort of… — Alan Alda Copy Share Image
The stage is more beholding to love than the life of man. For as to the stage, love is ever matter of… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
The really good stand up comedians can be angry but relatable, and they have interestingly humanizing personalities. Their observational skills are far… — Kunal Nayyar Copy Share Image
I love writing comedy and being a part of it, but as a visual, physical presence in a story, I probably am… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
It's a comedy thriller, brilliantly written and it's full of twists and turns at every page. When I was reading it I… — Louise Jameson Copy Share Image
I think the main thing about comedy and humor is that it's impossible and always was impossible to define. — Mike Nichols Copy Share Image
You make films whether they're dramas or comedies about neurotic people. Flawed people. Interesting personality traits. To make them about calm, stable… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
“the new Filipino President's name had become a saucy joke: 'Corazon, aqui, no?' That is: 'Darling, let's do it here, eh?' Or,… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
When you get out of America people don't even know what a Comedy Central is. They haven't heard those two words in… — Tony Hinchcliffe Copy Share Image
Michael Jackson wanted to be in Men in Black II. He told me he had seen the first Men in Black in… — Barry Sonnenfeld Copy Share Image
It all bottomed out with the Renaissance Period. Ren-ais-sance. Thats Renaissance, FRENCH for re-birth. Re-nais-sance. And thats why most of the Renaissance… — Eddie Izzard Copy Share Image
I like the days when all the filmmakers had was a film roll, a camera and a gangster. The Mack Sennett comedies… — Michel Gondry Copy Share Image
Your anger can be 49 percent and your comedy 51 percent, and you're okay. If the anger is 51 percent, the comedy is gone. — Joan Rivers Copy Share Image
There is - I mean - I found early in life that righteous indignation is a little off-putting, and so I try… — Al Franken Copy Share Image
Something about New York, man: You can do more comedy there probably than you can anywhere in the world. If you're interested… — Dave Chappelle Copy Share Image
There's the exciting part about comedy - if you catch an act just before they go mainstream, that's the best. After they… — Tommy Chong Copy Share Image
You make jokes because you're afraid to take anything seriously, because if you take things seriously, they matter. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I don't think comedy is necessarily an attack. It's finding humour in life. I don't think if you're making a joke about… — David Walliams Copy Share Image
We're not MTV, we're not teenagers. We kind of have a little bit more of an idea of who we are and… — Sal Vulcano Copy Share Image
When you know to laugh and when to look upon things as too absurd to take seriously, the other person is ashamed… — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“I'm quite certain that if I lost my sense of humor, it would most definitely need to be replaced by a padded… — Comic Strip Mama Copy Share Image
I think of myself as an entertainer: I'm a performing entertainer, I'm a stand-up comic. But there's an artist at work here,… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
I definitely want people to laugh because I don't think there's a better feeling - I think it's just so fabulous to… — Kate Clinton Copy Share Image
Usually comedy is only available to us ladies in the romantic comedy. That's why I hate romantic comedies. — Sandra Bullock Copy Share Image
“When you laugh and play, your body is calmed and energized by the release of natural opiates—endorphins that relax you physically and… — Jeanne Segal Copy Share Image
I do make a concscious effort to be genuine among other comedians. If I write something or try something that doesn't feel… — Brent Weinbach Copy Share Image
“Humor is a passive form of terrorism, of resistance, and of pseudo-aggression that has less to do with changing the world than… — Romain Gary Copy Share Image
I think comedy is incredibly discriminated against. It is one of the most enjoyed yet most condescended art forms in the world.… — Brett Gelman Copy Share Image
