“98% of all comedians feel obliged to be funny when interviewed. Less than 2% succeed.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I love to see people laugh and I love it more if I can make them laugh. — Keith Moon Copy Share Image
Action can make you laugh. But just because you are glad. Even if there is no meaning. — Jean-Luc Godard Copy Share Image
There's a thin line between narcissism, even if it's a healthy narcissism, and entertainment. — Richard Lewis Copy Share Image
It's not always easy to go from funny on the page to funny on the screen. — Eddie Griffin Copy Share Image
In a way, comedy is like sex. The more noise you hear, the better you think you're doing. — Ray Romano Copy Share Image
There is a kind of happiness and wonder that makes you serious. It is too good to waste on jokes. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Everyone on the bus can laugh at me, and I'll be like, 'Screw you guys: I look good!' — Amy Lee Copy Share Image
I really like comedy, and making people laugh is one of the few pleasures of being alive. It's a gift - that's… — Janelle James Copy Share Image
If there's an audience, I think they're going to expect me to be funny. But what if I'm not funny? What if… — Gene Wilder Copy Share Image
A lot of people can be very scared about making themselves vulnerable and appearing uncool. I don't really give a damn; as… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
Good-humor will sometimes conquer ill-humor, but ill-humor will conquer it oftener; and for this plain reason, good-humor must operate on generosity, ill-humor… — Sir Fulke Greville Copy Share Image
I don't know, I find that honestly, the stand-up thing in some ways is a little bit of a cliche to carry… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
My mom is very good at being passive-aggressive, and my Dad is a total wiseass, so I think the mixture of the… — Amy Schumer Copy Share Image
“What is humor?' one of their professors had posed, and he had answered, ''nondangerous, unexpectedly inappropriate juxtaposition.” — Sena Jeter Naslund Copy Share Image
There are elements of comedy that can be competitive and back stab-y, but one of the underreported sides is that we love… — Pete Holmes Copy Share Image
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
What would I like? Some very silly comedy where I don't have to think about anything, but it could be a lot… — James Callis Copy Share Image
I feel very blessed in my career to have been able to bounce back and forth between different things, television and film,… — Geoff Stults Copy Share Image
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
Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Bruce Lee are my masters; they're the inspiration for my work. Bruce Lee was a heavy fighter… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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