I think there's a difference between making comedy and reporting comedy. When you're a joke teller you can easily fall into the… — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
I started doing pot jokes, and I noticed that audiences invariably love pot jokes. Even people who don't smoke pot think it's… — Doug Benson Copy Share Image
“COMEDIAN: [...] What is it you do for a living? HECKLER: I mind my own business. COMEDIAN: Self-employed, eh? No really, what… — J. Ross Clara Copy Share Image
We're just trying to make ourselves laugh. We realize critics are going to hate it, but it just makes fans like it… — Johnny Knoxville Copy Share Image
I find that when people laugh really hard, it's usually because they're connecting and identifying in a way that they hadn't considered.… — Louis C. K Copy Share Image
I started out splitting my time between the Kansas City and St. Louis comedy scenes, which both had bluer sensibilities than other… — Nikki Glaser Copy Share Image
I do things, and other people laugh at them. I rarely know what the joke is supposed to be or why they're… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
God gave us laughter, I think, as a balm to wash the wounds of our own blunders, as a splint to mend… — Mark Buchanan Copy Share Image
I was a writer. I couldn't sell anything, and the comedians were among the dumbest people I had ever met. They'd all… — Mort Sahl Copy Share Image
I don't think one gets to choose the kind of comedy he/she does. I may not talk about Rahul Gandhi's take on… — Vir Das Copy Share Image
I can't speak for the Jewish population, but I attribute my sense of humor to the tragic moments of my life. The… — Jinkx Monsoon Copy Share Image
Lavatorial humour is just not my cup of tea. But, having said that, I'm really of the mind that comedy is so… — Ruth Jones Copy Share Image
Most comedians want to be the architect of their own embarrassment. They have horrible self-esteem issues. I would rather push myself into… — Mike Myers Copy Share Image
Micro humor is a joke that's contained in the writing: it's a punch line, it's a turn of phrase, it's something that… — Susanna Fogel Copy Share Image
“When I was in eighth grade, I used a self-timing camera to take nude pictures of myself in various stages of erection.… — Dani Alexander Copy Share Image
Comedy is very disarming. It's a way to talk about things and still be light-hearted. And when it's done really well, you… — Hasan Minhaj Copy Share Image
Two similar faces, neither of which alone causes laughter, use laughter when they are together, by their resemblance. — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
I try to measure the amount of truth in a work rather than just looking at the generic distinction between comedy and… — Harold Ramis Copy Share Image
Good humor is a philosophic state of mind; it seems to say to nature that we take her no more seriously than… — Ernest Renan Copy Share Image
I don't happen to have a sense of humor personally, so I don't know what's funny about a character... This happens to… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
“Narnia is what Peter Leithart calls “Deep Comedy,” a story in which the characters may face challenges, but eventually rise to a… — Joe Rigney Copy Share Image
Comedy, it's a way for me to keep my acting chops. It's like a free acting class, to get up in front… — Gabrielle Dennis Copy Share Image
Really dark times bring out this need for humour. Even if it's very dark humour, it's still bringing out some kind of… — Sophie Thatcher Copy Share Image
First off, I don't do self-deprecation comedy based on being fat. I would always talk about it honestly. Secondly, I don't care… — Jeff Garlin Copy Share Image
I'll probably stick to comedy for the time being. I mean, a great piece of work is a great piece of work,… — Jenna Elfman Copy Share Image
When I entered the industry in 1984, I was welcomed, no one pushed me away. I want the younger comedians to experience… — Johnny Lever Copy Share Image
I just hope people see the work that I'm doing. I hope they acknowledge comedy and what an art form it is.… — Janelle James Copy Share Image
Comedy, drama, Westerns, sci-fi... it's all fine if the story's compelling and the character is interesting to me. I do like action… — Jensen Ackles Copy Share Image
The funniest things just come from honesty. We have a tendency to see female characters as representative of something larger than what… — Elizabeth Meriwether Copy Share Image
As for the world of fashion and celebrity, I have the usual interest in the human comedy, but the problems of depiction… — David Hockney Copy Share Image
If you take yourself too seriously, you're dead in the water. I think the key to all is to have a laugh,… — Chris Vance Copy Share Image
“Treat a disease with drunkenness, laughter, and sport. If you find any trace of it after that, give it to me.” — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share Image
To me, the best comedians are the ones that take everyday, normal, boring stuff that no one thinks is funny, and they… — Blake Griffin Copy Share Image
I'm kind of the crisis communications person at 'SNL.' If there are fires to put out, they try and find me. — Lindsay Shookus Copy Share Image
There used to be an art form called the 'comedy of manners.' Why aren't comedies of manners made now in this country?… — Steve Allen Copy Share Image
Comedy can reach many more people than, say, a serious lecture on the topic. And comedy might just be the access point… — Aasif Mandvi Copy Share Image
I don't need no stool and mike stand. I don't need all of that to be funny. I've been funny my whole… — Tracy Morgan Copy Share Image
I hope people'll find out pretty quickly that the guy they saw for 10 years was my sense of humor the whole time. — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
When you improvise, you work off the laughs from the audience, but when you step on stage to do standup, it's silent. — Aubrey Plaza Copy Share Image
But what if I fail of my purpose here? It is but to keep the nerves at strain, to dry one's eyes… — Robert Browning Copy Share Image
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