You should really treat stand-up like you would a play. It's a one-man play. — Aziz Ansari Copy Share Image
People don't expect me to have a weird sense of humor, but I do. I'm very eccentric. — Cheyenne Jackson Copy Share Image
Sometimes the best way to make 'em laugh is to show 'em how you honestly feel. — Jon Lovitz Copy Share Image
“It’s more habit than stupidity when I laugh at these things. I laugh at them to stay a sane man.” — Terry Brooks Copy Share Image
I'm happy to play characters but comedy, as a space, has given me a lot. — Varun Sharma Copy Share Image
Those who have everything but thee, my God, laugh at those who have nothing but thyself. — Rabindranath Tagore Copy Share Image
Comedy aims at representing men as worse, Tragedy as better than in actual life. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Dark comedy is very difficult. You have to bring the audience in and push them away at the same time. — Pierce Brosnan Copy Share Image
I am a funny as well as an emotional person. The comedian inside me cries at times while watching a movie. — Bharti Singh Copy Share Image
With the wacky jokes that we do on 'Great News,' you do overall still want to be coming from a place of… — Briga Heelan Copy Share Image
I've always been interested in how other people live their lives, which is why it's important to engage fully even in painful… — Pamela Adlon Copy Share Image
Today the outlandish becomes routine overnight. The humorist is trying to say that it's still outlandish. — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
My father is best known for his light comedies, and Im best known for crazy bad guys with short tempers. — Vincent Cassel Copy Share Image
When you put yourself in environments that continually test you, that's where all the good stories come from. That's where the jokes… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
“You know, there are very few people I could tell that to and have them laugh instead of calling the cops. Or… — Cherise Sinclair Copy Share Image
“Tis a strange calling!’ muttered Hawkeye, with an inward laugh, ‘to go through life, like a catbird, mocking all the ups and… — James Fenimore Cooper Copy Share Image
“But a system made secure by the protective plating of humor and pretense always runs the risk of having its protection get… — Ken Kesey Copy Share Image
“I almost congratulate myself that I can at least laugh at my own foibles and enjoy the joke, just as I cannot… — Wallace E. Baker Copy Share Image
Really, when people put together the highlight reels of the classic moments from 'Friends,' 'Seinfeld,' 'Cheers,' even 'MASH,' they're full of broad… — Dan Schneider Copy Share Image
Now, some people do this for shock value. Shock is just another uptown word for surprise. Granted it has a different quality… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
I rejected the word humorist for a long time because I thought that it meant you had, like, a cardigan sweater with… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
“But you can't feel bad every second, I wanted to tell her. Laughing doesn’t make bad things worse any more than crying… — Ransom Riggs Copy Share Image
There is a cliche that probably has some anecdotal evidence on the side that comedians are very depressed people, but that's because… — Robert Klein Copy Share Image
My first time on TV doing stand-up, I actually did this show in Holland called 'The Comedy Factory' hosted by Jorgen Raymann.… — Hannibal Buress Copy Share Image
