People who have very devastating lives sometimes have the most wild, avant-garde humor. It's like when you've seen it all and been… — Jenny Zhang Copy Share Image
Michael Palin decided to give up on his considerable comedy talents to make those dreadfully tedious travel shows. Have you ever tried… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
I don't chalk out my career thinking that I want to first do serious drama, then a comedy or an action. I… — Kunal Khemu Copy Share Image
You really have no idea whether or not what you're writing is funny. In stand-up and sketch comedy, you know right away… — Michael Showalter Copy Share Image
I'll never forget how she told us. She took us all out to brunch, and she was like, 'You guys, I'm keeping… — Amy Schumer Copy Share Image
Once more the liberal year laughs out O'er richer stores than gems or gold: Once more with harvest song and shout Is… — John Greenleaf Whittier Copy Share Image
If it's comedy, you taken an absurd comedic notion and you apply it to reality. If it's horror, if it's a thriller,… — Jordan Peele Copy Share Image
William Devane was amazing [ in The Grinder] - that we were able to reinvent an acting legend as a comedy star… — Rob Lowe Copy Share Image
I think I'm someone who is really prone to melancholy, and the super heavy, thick shows kind of spiral me out into… — Sara Bareilles Copy Share Image
When things are difficult, awful, stressful, the thing that always gets you through is a sense of humour. I don't mean -… — Paul Merton Copy Share Image
I'm doing 5000 seat theaters and audiences are going nuts, it's fantastic and it makes me very happy. I'm dirty, but not… — Bob Saget Copy Share Image
'Zorn' goes to some pretty ridiculous places, but the real comedy is coming from these little observations about life that are not… — Phil Lord Copy Share Image
I came into the 'Comedy Bang! Bang!' TV show with a level of confidence that I don't think I would've had if… — Scott Aukerman Copy Share Image
It is easy to distinguish between the joking that reflects good breeding and that which is coarse-the one, if aired at an… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
Comedy is the one absolutely self-aware art form. Actually, hip-hop's another one, I suppose. Because in your songs you're talking about how… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
You must not be afraid of small bits of silence. To use it well is the height of confidence and skill for… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share Image
The majority of my work in games, outside of 'Depression Quest,' has been experimental pushes into comedy games. I think there are… — Zoe Quinn Copy Share Image
On the golf course, a man may be the dogged victim of inexorable fate, be struck down by an appalling stroke of… — Bobby Jones Copy Share Image
You all watched a sketch about feminism and you didn't even know it because of all the jokes. It's like when Jessica… — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
I have been fortunate to be able to have a career playing comedy and drama. And it's awfully hard - it's like… — Jack Lemmon Copy Share Image
My neck and shoulders are killing me. Hard to focus on writing about murder, doom, shagging, our hopeless future & other comedy… — Warren Ellis Copy Share Image
If someone doesn't like a comedian that's fine; a lot of people probably don't like my standup, and that's fine. But I… — Jim Norton Copy Share Image
When people tell me that my films make them smile, I feel like I'm doing a social service by making these light-hearted… — Priyadarshan Copy Share Image
I love comedy. Playing the underdog, and getting the laughs is my form of entertainment. I could think of nothing different that… — Eugene Levy Copy Share Image
People are realising that vulnerability isn't a weakness, and the rise of mental health-related humour is making vulnerability feel like a strength. — Phoebe Bridgers Copy Share Image
Being comedian outside of performing, you're someone who's analyzing life, and thinking about it, and observing so much. In my opinion, it… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
There is humor in the specter of the worst disaster in our nation's history. All I have to do is sweep away… — Will Durst Copy Share Image
I love physical comedy. Comedy that comes from an emotional place is amazing too and lets me develop in a new way… — Eden Sher Copy Share Image
I'm not the voice of reason; I'm more the guy using these offensive topics as fodder to raise tension in a joke. — Anthony Jeselnik Copy Share Image
As a director, just to be able to jump in to do something that's different, and to explore comedy and be challenged… — David Leitch Copy Share Image
I always knew I wanted to make movies since I was around eleven. I never thought of it as wanting to do… — Jeff Baena Copy Share Image
You got to have a lot of courage. Secondly, whatever it is you're doing, you have to believe in it wholeheartedly. Thirdly,… — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
Britain's a funny place and there's a lot of funny people coming out of there and a lot of people are finding… — Brendan Coyle Copy Share Image
I don't think I ever want to just leave comedy and become a straight dramatic actor. But if the opportunity comes, I… — Patti Harrison Copy Share Image
Most shows find themselves descending into sentimentality or earnestness at some point but, with 'Community,' the joke is always on. — Miranda Raison Copy Share Image
Standup is more me talking the entire time. There's definitely an exchange of energy because that room, that audience, is giving back. — Ellen DeGeneres Copy Share Image
Comedy ages quicker than tragedy, to the extent that we can't know if the 10 commandments may originally have been 10 hilarious one-liners. — Arthur Smith Copy Share Image
The laughs mean more to me than the adoration. If two girls walk up to me and one says 'you're cute', I'll… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
What is our life? A play of passion. Our mirth the music of division. Our mother's wombs the tyring houses be, Where… — Walter Raleigh Copy Share Image
When a bad experience happens, you just chalk it up to the great fact that you just got five more jokes in… — Jeff Dunham Copy Share Image