I like doing the mainstream, right-down-the-pike broad comedies as much as I like doing the kind of unorthodox different stuff. — Ryan Reynolds Copy Share Image
There is no kind of false wit which has been so recommended by the practice of all ages, as that which consists… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
Drama is played at the pace of chess... or billiards... or poker. Engrossing? Sure. But comedy is played at the jubilant, high-octane… — Mark Waters Copy Share Image
Its funny because you meet these people and they make you laugh and they give you hope and make you realize that… — Karan Copy Share Image
When I was growing up in comedy, there were maybe 10 comics in the whole country. Everyone had a day job. You… — Elayne Boosler Copy Share Image
Even in a comedy, you have to make people feel. You have to put your hand inside their soul and twist out… — Paul Haggis Copy Share Image
I think what is important for things to be funny is if you the listener, or the reader, get a chance to… — Ian Frazier Copy Share Image
Drama is more focused, and it reveals itself to you, whereas comedy is just right there when you first read it. — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
I had developed a survival skill of using my wit to score for myself. If a scene was dying, I'd lob in… — Harold Ramis Copy Share Image
When you're doing a comedy and you want to somehow satirise people who are taking themselves seriously, I think the most serious… — Ben Stiller Copy Share Image
When I say something funny, I don’t laugh, so my friends are always like, ‘Hahahahaaaa!’ so people know. When I’m not with… — Blake Lively Copy Share Image
[Comedies], in the ancient world, were regarded as of a higher rank than tragedy, of a deeper truth, of a more difficult… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
“As I see it, the only pleasure of living is that every joke should be made, every thought expressed, every line of… — Malcolm Muggeridge Copy Share Image
I think if you write humor, then people don't - you know - they don't give you that much credit. They tend… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
If I were to say that I grew up in East Los Angeles in the projects, poor, I assumed that everybody understood… — Carlos Mencia Copy Share Image
In music, you ain't really got to be able to sing. In comedy, you may be cute, you may be able to… — Amanda Seales Copy Share Image
The international launch of 'Undeniable' is special because now fans all across the globe can laugh along to some of the funniest… — Eddie Griffin Copy Share Image
“You called the guy you’re supposed to rescue a nerd, and you just referenced Star Trek. You don’t find that a bit… — AJ Wiliams Copy Share Image
Comedy appeals to the collective mind of the audience and this grows fatigued; while farce appeals to a more robust organ, their… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
I think ultimately, when you believe somebody is going through a situation and it's either awkward or ridiculous, but you believe it,… — Steve Carell Copy Share Image
I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough wiper. I fart in your general direction.… — Graham Chapman Copy Share Image
Teenagers falling off skateboards - funny. Nut shots - funny. Breaking wind - funny. The world cannot change those. Those three things… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
I think if I'm with a friend group, I try to be as funny as possible, and I don't always succeed, obviously. — Finn Wolfhard Copy Share Image
I'd see movies, comedies, and I loved 'Animal House', I loved all the John Hughes stuff, but I never saw me and… — Kevin Smith Copy Share Image
That awkward moment when you do something hilarious and your friends ask you to do it again and you can't because you… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Really, more than anything, The 2000 Year Old Man is a huge influence on all of our comedy, but specifically the live… — Nick Kroll Copy Share Image
'Kya Supercool'... is a mad comedy that sees me in a crazy role. I am thrilled with my role and the way… — Neha Sharma Copy Share Image
Performing music is a way to do comedy, but without the obligation to do a solid hour, hour and half of a… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
You can never guess what a kid's going to find funny - besides, you know, an obvious fart joke here and there. — Genndy Tartakovsky Copy Share Image
Although humor is present in every one of my films, it has always been used as a way to make the darker,… — Lynn Shelton Copy Share Image
We have a need to make people laugh at things they'd never thought about, make them laugh at things that aren't logical. — Julian Barratt Copy Share Image
The average comedian is kind of an observer looking at everyday things that everyone could relate to and then trying to find… — Aries Spears Copy Share Image
“Now could thou and I rob the thieves and go merrily to London, it would be argument for a week, laughter for… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
If you are doing stand-up comedy, you have to be confident in what you are doing. That doesn't mean just because you… — Judah Friedlander Copy Share Image
Comedy is easy. You have to react to what others are saying and it is all about the timing, the dialogue delivery. — Neha Dhupia Copy Share Image
When your time is good your mistakes r taken as a joke But when when ur time is bad even ur jokes… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The people I respect the most are my peers, my fellow comedians. I want their respect. It's my whole life. — Sal Vulcano Copy Share Image
My humor is channeling everything through my brain. For example, when I talk about something, it's how Richard Lewis feels about it.… — Richard Lewis Copy Share Image
I think a lot of comedians make the best dramatic actresses because they have a facility. They're very vulnerable. They're very open,… — Colman Domingo Copy Share Image
I just feel like there are a lot of funny things that happen in this world and I guess that's for the… — John Pinette Copy Share Image
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