Only a short time ago, I learned that people laughed at me. Now I can see that unknowingly I joined them in… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
I can't stay mad at Pope Frank. I just can't. It's a funny situation that I like the pope and Mel Gibson… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Wouldn't it be a helluva joke if all this were really burnt cork and you people were being tolerant for nuthin'? — Dick Gregory Copy Share Image
Any standup that you see who you go, 'Oh, wow, that guy's, you know, that guy's making it.' Inevitably, they've been doing… — Maz Jobrani Copy Share Image
“Laughter with those that understand us is music for the soul. A hug at the right moment and a kind shoulder to… — Mimi Novic Copy Share Image
Having done stand-up on television and in stand-up specials for like Comedy Central, you learn quickly that for that type of performance… — John Mulaney Copy Share Image
“I never cared so much about making perfect sense. I wanted to make perfect nonsense. I wanted to tell jokes, but I… — Harmony Korine Copy Share Image
It's so pretentious, but I believe that with comedy, if you have a good story, 90% of it is casting. Once you… — Matt Walsh Copy Share Image
There's a fraudulent root element of comedy in that we say things night after night as though they are rolling effortlessly from… — Doug Stanhope Copy Share Image
There's a lot of similarities, I think, between a thriller and a comedy because it's all about tension. It's about building tension… — Jon Watts Copy Share Image
Being onstage is like being rock star. Whereas if you're doing a movie, it's such a confined space. You know, you do… — Matthew Lillard Copy Share Image
I think comedy is no different now than it was at other points. It takes a long time to get good and… — Ted Alexandro Copy Share Image
I think comedy is an angry art form; it's an outsider art form. Anger and comedy are really connected. If I'm angry… — Margaret Cho Copy Share Image
If you're into comedy, you will know what the show is about. We have so many comedy geeks, comedy enthusiasts, fanatical people… — Rhys Darby Copy Share Image
When Steampunk meets adventure and adventure meets comedy and comedy meets ingenuity and ingenuity meets charm and charm meets wonder and wonder… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
“The lady hasn’t lost it yet—the sound of freedom. When she laughs, you can hear the wind in the trees and the… — Rene Denfeld Copy Share Image
For many comedians, two common anxiety triggers include performing in front of family members and doing brand new material. — Josh Gondelman Copy Share Image
I don't really feel like I'm doing comedy, per say. I play off of guys a certain way but I don't really… — Christopher Daniels Copy Share Image
The only thing I miss from the sitcom format is that immediate gratification of when you're, if we're talking about comedy, of… — Ray Romano Copy Share Image
In England, 'The Muppet Show' is very much seen as an English thing. So for us in the U.K., it is one… — James Bobin Copy Share Image
Whoever said having children makes a comedian safer and less dark is an idiot. Having a baby has filled my whole life… — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
I never used to be as good, you get better. I've just gotten better and quicker at figuring out the joke. — Gerry Dee Copy Share Image
I guess I'm sort of spoiled because, most of the things that I get to do, people know that you're a good… — Matt Walsh Copy Share Image
I think it would be frustrating to be a match maker. "What do you do?" "I'm a match maker" "Aw, that's really… — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
Laughter is a way of really letting out all this pressure that you could face in your daily life in the suffering… — Hiam Abbass Copy Share Image
But long story short, I didn't start doing stand-up because I wanted to have a TV show or be an actor or… — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
“The setup is where the pattern is established and everything goes in the same direction. The punch line is where a train… — Andrii Sedniev Copy Share Image
Just because I laugh a lot,doesn't mean my life is easy. Just because I have a smile on my face every day,… — Abhishek Tiwari Copy Share Image
A pun calls the meaning of a word into question, and it upsets us tremendously. We laugh because suddenly we find out… — Garry Winogrand Copy Share Image
Whether it's corporate investigations or comedy, there are certain inherent truths to trying to get what you want while trying to be… — Nick Kroll Copy Share Image
“The saddest task for the ironist is having to tell the listener that it's a joke, because of course it is never… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
“Even the most comic moment contains an element of melancholy; even the deepest tragedy harbors a trace of the ironic.” — Christine Montross Copy Share Image
I think you have to be careful about not hurting someone. The last thing I'd want to do is make a fool… — Charlyne Yi Copy Share Image
I don't see teenagers anymore. I see... I see youths. Slumped S shapes in their hoodies, all huddled round a bin of… — Dylan Moran Copy Share Image
I say throwaway, jokey things. When you're young-looking and you are presenting something that has gravitas you can't look down your nose,… — Konnie Huq Copy Share Image
I feel like comedy is doing well right now because there's so many avenues to be seen. Whether it's through the Internet… — Hannibal Buress Copy Share Image
What you don't think when you sit down to write a show is, 'How can I be shocking?' That question isn't interesting,… — Jesse Armstrong Copy Share Image
The worst thing that can happen to a comedian is to do a documentary on your life and you're watching it with… — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
To be honest, I watch way more dramatic films when I'm chilling at home. I think when you work in comedy, you… — Bill Hader Copy Share Image
I'd like to go back to standup. I don't like to think I've done my last gig. At the moment it terrifies… — Mackenzie Crook Copy Share Image
