Comedy Quotes · Page 417

I'm a stand-up comic, but I also have ideas, and I want to get them out. People think getting in front of…

— Joey Diaz

People probably perceive me as a bit boring because I am a little slow in the humor department, but it's just hard…

— Yolanda Hadid

I believe reality is a marvelous joke staged for my edification and amusement and everybody is working very hard to make me…

— Terence McKenna

I love how people takes jokes seriously…like damn its a fucking joke get over it...its not my fault that I'm the best...if…

— DevilgirlLovesU

There was always comical aspects of everything I've done, 'Playing The Field' again, I played a comical character even though it was…

— Debra Stephenson

Sometimes being joker is not good, because even you are serious they still thinking that you are kidding.

— Nishan Panwar

Comedians want honest discussion because it affects us. We make our living talking, so anything around language affects us greatly.

— Jim Norton

Humor is based on surprise, and surprise is a milder way of saying shock. It's surprise that makes the joke.

— George Carlin

What people actually think: ha = you. suck. haha = not that funny. hahaha = really funny actually. hahahaha = funniest. thing.…

— Lala

I'll be honest with you. Comedy is what I want to see at the movies these days. Life is frickin' hard, man!…

— Reese Witherspoon

I might appear confident and chatty, but I spend most of my time laughing at jokes I don't find funny, saying things…

— Tabitha Suzuma

Twitter is the most amazing medium for a comedy writer. I can't get in every idea I want on the show no…

— Mindy Kaling

You know, I've just always been sort of goofy and kind of gone with it. I actually usually work more in drama,…

— Zachary Knighton

I think the people that most often cross a line are comedians. I think they relish that, and take pride in that…

— Sam Elliott

I want to be taken playfully, not seriously - not with a long British face, but with beautiful laughter. Your laughter, your…

— Anonymous

I really like doing stand-up, because it gives you an immense amount of freedom. You haven't got anyone telling you what to…

— Sean Lock

I was always self-conscious about the fact that I didn't have as much comedy experience as other people at 'SNL,' and I…

— Bill Hader

Well, I have since seen you at Tinkle. It's a comedy show started by David Cross, me and Jon Benjamin. It features…

— Todd Barry

I see comedy and music as the two most similar artforms. They both take something big and true and convey it simply…

— Matty Healy

I guess I prefer the laughs. I couldn't do a whole set of just shocks, but I like throwing a fastball inside…

— Anthony Jeselnik

The essence of comedy, drama, and horror is surprise. I have an uncanny ability to surprise people because they look at my…

— John Lithgow

The tragic hero prefers death to prudence. The comedian prefers playing tricks to winning. Only the villain really plays to win.

— Mason Cooley

If I'm in something funny, I like to try and find some kind of serious line in it that people can relate…

— Ron Livingston

One hearty laugh together will bring enemies into a closer communion of heart than hours spent on both sides in inward wrestling…

— William James

Laughing, if loud, ends with a deep sigh; and all pleasures have a sting in the tail, though they carry beauty in…

— Jeremy Taylor

The thing with stand-up is, I really enjoyed it, but I kind of loathed it as well. It makes me feel physically…

— Peter Serafinowicz

The best thing about being a comedian is that, unlike the other jobs I've had, none of the bad things seem to…

— Jon Richardson

Comedy's about opening up and being unique, but to a point where the audience can relate to what you're saying.

— Kevin Hart

My comedy notebooks are filled with random journal entries. It's all the same. I can look back on old joke notebooks, and…

— Anonymous

If the front-page news is a comedian doing a joke that people think is naughty, that proves there's no real news that…

— Russell Howard

“When things are at their worst, Scarlett, the only thing to do is find something to laugh about. It keeps you sane……

— Alexandra Ripley

I'm a touring standup comedian so a lot of the time I'm looking for box sets that I can put on my…

— Nish Kumar

To be famous in comedy is unbearably difficult. But I don't care what people know me for as long as they know…

— Andrew Santino

Comedy is a necessity to get through life with the fewest scars. Humor is the best antidote to help relieve all struggles.

— Suzy Kassem

I've always wanted to work for, like, "Assume your audience is cleverer than you," rather than the other way around.

— Phoebe Waller-Bridge

No one knows Anne's better side, and that's why most people can't stand me. Oh, I can be an amusing clown for…

— Anne Frank

It's a bit embarrassing for a company to be exposed for wrongdoing, but it's really embarrassing if it's done by making them…

— Joe Lycett

I'm not a very serious person. You know how they say that clowns are very funny in public and are really sad…

— Roland Joffe

I think that we all enjoy silliness to varying degrees but I think everyone can enjoy a relatable thing if it is…

— Paul F. Tompkins

I drew the duck blue because I've never seen a blue duck before and, to be honest with you I wanted to…

— Adam Sandler