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title: "11 Form Comedy Quotes by 11 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Form Comedy quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Form Comedy sayings and thoughts."
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> [Making people laugh is the lowest form of comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-o-donoghue/making-people-laugh-is-the-lowest-form-of-comedy/)

[Michael O'Donoghue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-o-donoghue/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eee/michael-o-donoghue-20117_comedy_making-people-laugh-is-the-lowest-form-o_1467685.png)

> [I was raised watching sitcoms, and I love long-form comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermaine-fowler/i-was-raised-watching-sitcoms-and-i-love-long-form-comedy/)

[Jermaine Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermaine-fowler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a11/jermaine-fowler-9844_comedy_i-was-raised-watching-sitcoms-and-i-love_3221289.jpg)

> [In our world, all puns are beautiful and they are the highest form of comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-proops/in-our-world-all-puns-are-beautiful-and-they-are-the-highest-form-of/)

[Greg Proops](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-proops/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8e/greg-proops-10669_beautiful_in-our-world-all-puns-are-beautiful-and_266260.jpg)

> [I see parody as another form of comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-campbell/i-see-parody-as-another-form-of-comedy/)

[Bruce Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-campbell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/247/bruce-campbell-8899_comedy_i-see-parody-as-another-form-of-comedy-1_1715505.png)

> [I was doing jokey rap stuff in high school. But it was never serious. It was always, like, 'It'd be cool to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-samberg/i-was-doing-jokey-rap-stuff-in-high-school-but-it-was-never-serious/)

[Andy Samberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-samberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/634/andy-samberg-8077_comedy_i-was-doing-jokey-rap-stuff-in-high-scho_2107959.jpg)

> [Self-deprecating humour is a common form of comedy and it helps get the audience on side because you're being vulnerable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-brooker/self-deprecating-humour-is-a-common-form-of-comedy-and-it-helps-get/)

[Alex Brooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-brooker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69d/alex-brooker-6972_being_self-deprecating-humour-is-a-common-form_9741.jpg)

> [Creating a wonderful drama is an art form, while comedy is just entertainment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/creating-a-wonderful-drama-is-an-art-form-while-comedy-is-just/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffc/jason-reitman-6741_art_creating-a-wonderful-drama-is-an-art-for_207048.png)

> [Watching Billy Connolly at the Hammersmith Apollo in the late 90s was a masterclass of long-form comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-herring/watching-billy-connolly-at-the-hammersmith-apollo-in-the-late-90s-was/)

[Richard Herring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-herring/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b71/richard-herring-5479_apollo_watching-billy-connolly-at-the-hammersmi_639749.jpg)

> [Humor borne out of cruelty happens to be the easiest and therefore lowest form of comedy: It is cheap stuff and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-wagner/humor-borne-out-of-cruelty-happens-to-be-the-easiest-and-therefore/)

[Alex Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-wagner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a92/alex-wagner-11624_character_humor-borne-out-of-cruelty-happens-to-be_2155652.jpg)

> [The timing of comedy is so difficult. You've got to leave room for a laugh, you don't want to kill the laugh,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-mirren/the-timing-of-comedy-is-so-difficult-you-ve-got-to-leave-room-for-a/)

[Helen Mirren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-mirren/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41c/helen-mirren-1937_art_the-timing-of-comedy-is-so-difficult-you_1886544.jpg)

> [There was something about that form of comedy that's just difficult. It never really felt like you could just fully commit to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donal-logue/there-was-something-about-that-form-of-comedy-that-s-just-difficult/)

[Donal Logue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donal-logue/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/829/donal-logue-8518_color_there-was-something-about-that-form-of-c_2196940.jpg)

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