Sport, that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides. Come and trip it as ye go, On the light fantastic… — John Milton Copy Share Image
Of all the logical impasses, unknowings, paradoxes, and terrors that provoke laughter, death by its finality and unsolvable mystery is paramount. — Andrew Hudgins Copy Share Image
My dad is funny in his own way, and so is my brother, but in terms of legitimately making a lot of… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
That's what I do in my stand-up. I work hard and hone the material and after a while audiences expect what I… — Frankie Boyle Copy Share Image
Becoming a performer, comedian - anything other than a teacher, really - seemed very far-fetched. So I kind of split off into… — Quinta Brunson Copy Share Image
I think you're bound to get a sense of any character that you play. It's not something you often do in comedy. — Rowan Atkinson Copy Share Image
The greatest thing about being a comedian is knowing other comedians. And you get to talk to them. Its the most fun. — Jerry Seinfeld Copy Share Image
We like to make sure there is a plot at the center of it and that you care about the people but… — Harry Elfont Copy Share Image
“Ever since the robot was first invented, there have been people who swear up and down that this marks the first step… — Weston Locher Copy Share Image
Pastor Clever: [at Smokey] Excuse me brother, what we call drugs at the 74th Street Baptist Church we call the sin of… — Chris Tucker Bernie Mac Copy Share Image
There are certain types of stand-up, who are very successful, who do one type of joke, and never stray out of that.… — Sean Lock Copy Share Image
We've progressed well beyond the four humors in the two thousand-odd years since Hippocrates, but we still haven't satisfied the urge to… — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
Which is so important, I mean, that's what's so great about the books, is, you know, those two worlds are sort of,… — Mary Elizabeth Winstead Copy Share Image
A lot of times in comedy, and also in podcasting and television, there are different kinds of voices that can be celebrated.… — Phoebe Robinson Copy Share Image
Don't forget who u are, your first duty is to think for yourself, If you put water into a cup, it becomes… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think comedy is difficult, and I'm amazed so many people want to do it. I'll be buying jeans and somebody will… — Billy Connolly Copy Share Image
I learned to think about religion, race and sex through the complex and often unattractive medium of jokes. — Andrew Hudgins Copy Share Image
Comedy can always be taken the wrong way. If I do a bit that is meant to diffuse racism or sexism, Im… — Doug Stanhope Copy Share Image
A lot of my comedy isn't necessarily about specific jokes but rather a wacky point of view that a super wacky character… — Patti Harrison Copy Share Image
The most contemporary film I can think of is your standard romantic comedy, but the minute you make them, they already look… — Rupert Friend Copy Share Image
In a romantic comedy, it's usually a good idea to have people who can't stand the fact that they are attracted to… — Amanda Peet Copy Share Image
I'm not someone who shies away from darkness being funny. I think that life is very dark at times, and there are… — Brett Gelman Copy Share Image
“You said this was going to be funny, Jim," Waits barked. "Maybe you better just circle the jokes 'cause I don't see… — Barney Hoskyns Copy Share Image
Everyone says the man laughing at nonthing is crazy. If asked he say I'm laughing at all the insane people walking by… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
People talk about songwriting or comedy as creative expression, but life is creative expression. Table-making, even nursing, is extraordinarily creative. — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
Laughter is to life what shock absorbers are to automobiles. It won't take the potholes out of the road, but it sure… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I always try to lace my work with just a teensy-weensy bit of humour. It's rather like putting a sprig of feathery… — Roisin Murphy Copy Share Image
I wanted to be great at stand-up. I'm not trying to say I'm great, but I just knew I needed to figure… — Nate Bargatze Copy Share Image
If you get too well-known, you can never be a comedian's comedian, it just won't sit well. But I'm fine with that.… — Eddie Izzard Copy Share Image
While most of us know that we feel better after a good hearty laugh, science, in many cases, is yet to prove… — Allen Klein Copy Share Image
“Forgive me, I’m being a bit crude and rude about this, but I can’t make the reality prettier than it is: sad,… — Hendrik Groen Copy Share Image
The most welcome joke to me is the one that takes the place of a heavy, not altogether innocuous thought, at once… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
You can channel a lot within a comic framework, and I think 'The Guard' had a lot going on outside of the… — Brendan Gleeson Copy Share Image
“Let's go," I said. "Go where?" "On Lori's date with Parker." Now he looked at me over the nerdy spectacles he wore… — Jennifer Echols Copy Share Image
“If humor and rumor are needed more than faith and truth, then it tells me something about the kind of world we… — Toba Beta [Betelgeuse Incident Copy Share Image
“I have a knack for finding humor in all sorts of things, no matter how grim. My sense of humor is wry… — Gerri R. Gray Copy Share Image
I fail to see what fun, what satisfaction / A God can find in laughing at how badly / Men fumble at the possibilities... — Robert Frost Copy Share Image
As a largely unsuccessful comedian, I've become someone that younger people sometimes find and ask for advice, which I'm happy to give,… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
I don't think you can strategize to be poetic and neither can you strategize to be funny. It is not a tool,… — Elia Suleiman Copy Share Image
In comedy you have to be willing to not take yourself seriously, you know? I take comedy really seriously, and so to… — Rob Lowe Copy Share Image
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