I get giddy with the idea of stringing words together that make people laugh. — Greg Behrendt Copy Share Image
“The basic formula for drama is setup, buildup, payoff—just like a joke.” — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
It makes me laugh when you bring two things together which have nothing to do with one another. — Jean-Luc Godard Copy Share Image
When your time is good, your mistakes r taken as a joke. But When your time is bad, even your jokes r… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The Four Levels of Comedy: Make your friends laugh, Make strangers laugh, Get paid to make strangers laugh, and Make people talk… — Jerry Seinfeld Copy Share Image
I can only speak for myself, but you never set out to be funny. You just set out to play the scenes… — Jason Jones Copy Share Image
If we started thinking, 'Why's this funny?' we might start incorporating rules into it. I'd be suspicious that it would change the… — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
Humor is a spontaneous, wonderful bit of an outburst that just comes. It's unbridled, its unplanned, it's full of suprises. — Erma Bombeck Copy Share Image
My drama instructor suggested I try comedy. I was resistant at first because I considered myself a serious actor, but of course… — Cecily Strong Copy Share Image
People who know me know that theres a light-hearted side, humour... But you could easily say I am cheeky. — Waris Ahluwalia Copy Share Image
I worked for the Comedy Store as an employee trying to become a paid regular. I had this dream of achieving a… — Ari Shaffir Copy Share Image
It's easier for me to get comedies made because of my track record. Everybody needs to find their niche. I love dramas,… — Ice Cube Copy Share Image
Vellimoonga' works at the box office because there is an inherent honesty to the film. Nothing about the movie has been exaggerated;… — Biju Menon Copy Share Image
Sometimes, comics will make the observation that it's not jokes that are funny, it's characters that are funny. And isn't that true!… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
You have to assume that you're talking to the most intelligent, tuned-in audience you could ever get. That's the way you're going… — Dylan Moran Copy Share Image
Comedy is a funny thing, and it's really not like any other art form in that it's very specialized and varied in… — Joe Rogan Copy Share Image
“They're so broke that they've actually cut essential services. In many places, they've cut policemen, because, who the fuck needs them? Or… — Lewis Black Copy Share Image
Regardless of what I do, whether I write a book or whether I act or whether I host, I'll always do stand-up… — Howie Mandel Copy Share Image
All the great game show hosts have a signature 'look,' from Bob Barker's year-round Brazil Nut-hued tan to Monty Hall's oversized lamb… — Kurt Braunohler Copy Share Image