Stand-up and comedy is the place where we are supposed to be able to make fun of all of the world's ills. — Tracy Morgan Copy Share Image
The bounties of space, of infinite outwardness, were three: empty heroics, low comedy, and pointless death. — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
Ed Simmons and I became stars in the emerging medium of television. We were new and fresh, just like TV at the… — Norman Lear Copy Share Image
The Punch Line is one of the best clubs in the world. It's an intimidating place if you're a younger comic, but… — Moshe Kasher Copy Share Image
“Life, I'd heard someone say, is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel. It seemed to… — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
I have one of those very loud, stupid laughs. I mean if I ever sat behind myself in a movie or something,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A good painting is a lot like a good joke: you need to know when to stop, too many 'punchlines and you… — Anh Do Copy Share Image
Being a comedy writer gives you permission to be an outsider and poke fun at what people think about other people. — Michael Patrick King Copy Share Image
No, I never really set out to be a stand up. I wanted to be a writer of some sort. I thought… — Josh Widdicombe Copy Share Image
since piety has become the fashion at Court, dramatic authors imagine that their pieces would be more welcome if they added in… — Elisabeth Charlotte d'Orleans Copy Share Image
I love Ron Howard, he's a wonderful director, incredibly prepared. But I have to criticize my performance in that movie. It all… — Glenn Close Copy Share Image
The jokes now, it's just more stories and personal experiences. And just talking about things that really happened. It's just becoming more… — Hannibal Buress Copy Share Image
Jokes for jokes' sake are kind of meaningless to me. I understand the value of them, but it doesn't speak to me… — Hasan Minhaj Copy Share Image
Oscars isn't about comedy. It's about a bunch of people turning up to see if they have won an award. It's a… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
“Humour is, in fact, a prelude to faith; and laughter is the beginning of prayer. Laughter must be heard in the outer… — Reinhold Niebuhr Copy Share Image
Why wait for reasons to laugh? Life as it is should be reason enough to laugh. It is so absurd, it is… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Part of my defence mechanism is humour, so sometimes when I'm being funny, it's just as a way of stopping people from… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
Even if you didn't see the movie, you'd see two words you'd never seen put together before - comedy and Muslim. Comedy… — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
Laughter is wine for the soul - laughter soft, or loud and deep, tinged through with seriousness - the hilarious declaration made… — Sean O'Casey Copy Share Image
It's great if you're funny or if you can dance, but if you are kind and decent, it comes out your pores. — Yvette Nicole Brown Copy Share Image
“because he was a man who had suffered but because he was a man who had suffered and could still crack jokes.” — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
I wasn't classically trained as an actor; I wasn't pursuing standup comedy. I really came into it through the back door. And… — H. Jon Benjamin Copy Share Image
It took getting on TikTok and people having the opportunity to see my comedy to realize like oh, there's actually a lot… — Matt Rife Copy Share Image
I hate it when people come to comedy shows thinking it's going to be simply all about laughing at jokes. — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
Anything that you really pour your heart and soul into is always rewarding. The most rewarding thing is probably making each other… — Glenn Howerton Copy Share Image
“And sometimes somebody is laughing--and that laugh is stuffing all of yesterday's and today's anger back into the mouth that it's oozing… — Irmgard Keun Copy Share Image
I'd be hard-pressed to think of anybody who's made me laugh, who's funny, but who's also relentlessly positive. — Dylan Moran Copy Share Image
My reputation as a ladies' man was a joke that caused me to laugh bitterly through the ten thousand nights I spent… — Leonard Cohen Copy Share Image
You do get a bit paranoid that you're becoming a sort of narcissist, an artistic solipsist when you're doing stand-up. — Tim Minchin Copy Share Image
Whenever I do comedy, my trouble is that I laugh too much - I enjoy myself too much, so it's quite expensive… — Paterson Joseph Copy Share Image
I can't be typecast as a comedian. Only an actor capable of doing three-dimensional roles can do comedy. — Rajpal Yadav Copy Share Image
I was doing Facebook comedy videos; then I moved over to Instagram, and then I hopped on Twitter. That is where I… — Lil Nas X Copy Share Image
Sometimes we have to actually say, I think you're really funny, but none of your jokes are going to make it on… — Rob Corddry Copy Share Image
I blame Hollywood for skewing perspectives. Life is just a big romantic comedy to them, and if you meet cute, happily ever-after… — Jonathan Tropper Copy Share Image
I value humor, kindness, and the ability to tell a good story far more than money, status, or the kind of car… — Rebecca Wells Copy Share Image
When you're laughing aloud at David Sedaris' every sentence, it's easy to miss the more serious side of what he's up to. — Stephen McCauley Copy Share Image
I take people very seriously. People are all I take seriously, in fact. Therefore, I have nothing but sympathy for how people… — John Irving Copy Share Image
I kind of do it in my head, then I'll try pieces of it on stage and if it looks promising, I'll… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
Royal Canadian Air Farce, and I was in three sketches there. And they wrote some really great stuff for me. — Trish Stratus Copy Share Image
“There's nothing like the deep breathes after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for all the right… — Sthephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
