Humour is a great vehicle for getting a message across. If you get too serious, you could die of starch. — Cyndi Lauper Copy Share Image
I directed a half hour comedy pilot, 'Upgrade,' and had one of the best times ever! I had such a great time… — Daniella Alonso Copy Share Image
I would love to make a sarcastic film; I am so sarcastic that even my kids are now getting used to my… — Farah Khan Copy Share Image
I came across a thing that said you could be a comedian in two weeks and I thought 'behave - nobody could… — Chris McCausland Copy Share Image
Two things are not debatable: eroticism, and comedy. If you don't think it's sexy, or funny, there's no way I can change… — Gene Siskel Copy Share Image
There's no interference in stand-up. It's all the things it's hard to get in film: I get to have a wife, I… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
I am now of all humors that have showed themselves humors since the old days of goodman Adam to the pupil age… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
I've been doing stand-up since I was 19. There have been times I've had to step away because of my schedule, but… — Bobby Bones Copy Share Image
Audiences like me doing action and comedy. I am a jovial person and have been so from childhood. I like to laugh… — Ravi Teja Copy Share Image
Apparently nobody really read it, it was a cheap movie, it fit their schedule in terms of things so fine, let the… — Barry Levinson Copy Share Image
Laughter, on the other hand, " Petrarch went on, "is an explosion that tears us away from the world and throws us… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
I wrote, I think, half a dozen films that were completely out of genre. Comedies, love stories, even one serious film about… — Wes Craven Copy Share Image
If you're using comedy to shame people for getting informed and questioning authority, you're not doing comedy, you're doing propaganda, 'cause comedy… — Jimmy Dore Copy Share Image
Look, we can definitively agree that cable is far superior to network. That isn't to say that there can't be a great… — Damon Lindelof Copy Share Image
When will you Australians learn? In America we stopped using corporal punishment, and things have never been better! The streets are safe.… — Homer Simpson Copy Share Image
The British often shy away from any cinematic interpretation of real sex. They sometimes have what I call "subtle sex," which is… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
Let's not call physical comedy falling down and pratfalls. All humor is physical, no matter how you dish it out. It's timing,… — Chevy Chase Copy Share Image
Do you know, I think that of all your idiosyncrasies that choke you give, when you are determined not to laugh, is… — Georgette Heyer Copy Share Image
I kind of find humor in everything, even to the point where it's awkward - like, the worst scenarios are the funniest… — Thundercat Copy Share Image
“Could anything possibly be more humorous than believing in the depth or in the depravity of the Parisian character?” — Stendhal Copy Share Image
I love mixing with comedians when I'm working with them, but when I'm not I don't feel the need to hang around… — Jack Dee Copy Share Image
From the point of view of being in the public radar, comedians have less problems than other actors. Action movie stars like… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
Some people watch comedy to relax. I watch '21 Grams.' I can recognize sadness and tragedy really easily because it's been with… — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
I think all the funny people were bullied. When they talk about outlawing bullying, it's like, what? You want no Comedy Central? — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
I think there's a lot of wonderful comics that leave you hanging in a state of apprehension or anxiety before alleviating that… — Carrie Brownstein Copy Share Image
Economists state their GNP growth projections to the nearest tenth of a percentage point to prove they have a sense of humor. — Edgar Fiedler Copy Share Image
I'm a satirist, so I've got boxing gloves on if the person is worthy of satire. But I'm not an assassin. — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
I didn't mean to go into comedy, that was accidental - acting was my original ambition and I would really love to… — Rebecca Front Copy Share Image
Sometimes with a comedy it's just having the instinct of how real you play it and what level you want it. — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
I try to bring it across on my record, in my dress, in what I do and what I say because to… — Bootsy Collins Copy Share Image
I think that you are only obliged to be a humorist from the age of 18 until you turn 30. Past the… — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
I've never done a comedy club in my life. It's weird because I don't have the same background as most comics. I… — Billy Connolly Copy Share Image
I memorize stuff that I know works, and then 25 percent is just feeding off the audience and going where they want… — Josh Blue Copy Share Image
I'd love opportunities to try anything although I'm best at comedy now. But no one benefits taking on anything he's not right… — Paula Kelly Copy Share Image
I was imagining films in my head and trying to gather friends together to make movies since I was a kid. I… — Cary Fukunaga Copy Share Image
I tried to walk away from standup, but it's been my therapy - my way of expressing anger, disappointments, and fears and… — Damon Wayans Copy Share Image
Writing jokes for others is like having babies for someone else. It's sad. Like the woman who gives up her baby but… — Emo Philips Copy Share Image
I've always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, "Ain't that the truth." — Quincy Jones Copy Share Image
You learn what can become a good joke and can be repeatable. You have a shorthand about how to introduce a joke… — Lennon Parham Copy Share Image
Laughter causes the body to respond in a way similar to physical exercise, burns calories and speeds up metabolism. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
