TV is easier: it's all planned out for you, and the audience is there to see a show and they are all… — Drew Carey Copy Share Image
I sometimes wonder, the tendency for anybody, especially when you're with friends and you're in the trenches, is to laugh at the… — Christopher Daniels Copy Share Image
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By TV standards - I'm not comparing it to manual labor by any means - by TV comedy standards, it is the… — Billy Eichner Copy Share Image
There are shows that are doing incredible work on broadcast, especially in comedy. You have to hit that sweet spot of being… — Quinta Brunson Copy Share Image
The combination of landing the biggest interview of my career and having a drill in my back reminds me that God only… — Robin Roberts Copy Share Image
For such is the fate of parody: it must never fear exaggerating. If it strikes home, it will only prefigure something that… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
With Comedy Central, they produced it and did everything - I just had to walk up there and tell the jokes -… — Jo Koy Copy Share Image
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I was always just like, 'Standups are making it up.' A lot of people have that myth about standup. And so it… — Baron Vaughn Copy Share Image
So many comedians, if you asked them, 'What's your priority in standup?' it's probably gonna be to make people laugh or to… — Matt Besser Copy Share Image
Of all the awards, the Stand-up Comic Audience Award is our favorite. It is a chance to honor the performers who spend… — George Schlatter Copy Share Image
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You know, because you outline a movie, it kinda comes at the same time. I mean, there are days when you are… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
I like doing comedy, I like doing drama. Naturally I like to do, I like doing dramas, I like conflict, and when… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
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I will never say never, but I will say never to doing the more typical romantic comedies. You know, unless I'm getting… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
In the entertainment industry all that anybody wants to do whether it's music or stories or dancing or comedy or whatever, they… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
Tragedy isn't an easy thing to kill. It takes more than a turtle. Tragedy must be destroyed by someone willing to be… — N.D. Wilson Copy Share Image
Occasionally you get that one person that says "I really like that one part of this joke" and you go, "Oh thank… — John Mulaney Copy Share Image
It's a real democratic time for comedy, and I think my special is a sign for that. You don't have to just… — Nick Kroll Copy Share Image
Comedy is deemed inferior to tragedy primarily because of the social prevalence of narcissistic pathology. In other words people who are too… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
The great thing about 'The Office' and it being single-camera and the documentary style is that it's mostly a comedy, but 10… — Rainn Wilson Copy Share Image
If someone pulls me down, I pull them down, as I don't feel I should live my life in the way other… — Emraan Hashmi Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a part of an ensemble cast. It's such a wonderful, beautiful thing to be in a comedy where… — Danny Pudi Copy Share Image
William Shakespeare was the most remarkable storyteller that the world has ever known. Homer told of adventure and men at war, Sophocles… — Marchette Chute Copy Share Image
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It's very interesting, the joke comes first and then the wording comes within five seconds, maybe ten seconds. My thing is to… — Steven Wright Copy Share Image
Sometimes just being an immigrant, I read things the wrong way, and that can be funny. Or I'll put the emphasis on… — John Cho Copy Share Image
“Oh, well, I know that Libby." He rolls his eyes. "I've never met anyone more committed to, well, life that you are."… — Lucy Holliday Copy Share Image
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I had always fancied a go at the comedy and when it started to go reasonably well and the opportunity arose for… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
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If I could make the same amount of money doing standup it would be no contest. The problem is that if you… — Joe Rogan Copy Share Image
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