--- title: "11 Hard Comedy Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Hard Comedy quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Hard Comedy sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/callie-thorne-36612_any_i-think-that-in-any-role-you-have-whethe_310578.jpg" --- > [I think that in any role you have, whether TV or film, it's hard to do comedy and drama within one story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/callie-thorne/i-think-that-in-any-role-you-have-whether-tv-or-film-it-s-hard-to-do/) [Callie Thorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/callie-thorne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/callie-thorne-36612_any_i-think-that-in-any-role-you-have-whethe_310578.jpg) > [You can (be a middle-aged comic) if you work very hard at it, because comedy is really hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-denton/you-can-be-a-middle-aged-comic-if-you-work-very-hard-at-it-because/) [Andrew Denton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-denton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/147/andrew-denton-36606_comedy_you-can-be-a-middle-aged-comic-if-you-wo_913018.jpg) > [Hard comedy goes for the jocular. Hard comedy is basic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-crane/hard-comedy-goes-for-the-jocular-hard-comedy-is-basic/) [Bob Crane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-crane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/943/bob-crane-9846_basic_hard-comedy-goes-for-the-jocular-hard-co_190347.jpg) > [What kills comedy is an absence of hard comedy commissions, traditional let's-make-every-line-funny comedy commissions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-demetriou/what-kills-comedy-is-an-absence-of-hard-comedy-commissions/) [Jamie Demetriou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-demetriou/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/583/jamie-demetriou-6804_absence_what-kills-comedy-is-an-absence-of-hard_1731151.jpg) > [It's hard in comedy. Everyone's like, 'Oh, I don't want to be pretty! I want to be funny.' It's such a trope,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chloe-fineman/it-s-hard-in-comedy-everyone-s-like-oh-i-don-t-want-to-be-pretty-i/) [Chloe Fineman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chloe-fineman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b64/chloe-fineman-9900_funny_it-s-hard-in-comedy-everyone-s-like-oh-i_1131451.jpg) > [It is really hard to do comedy; it takes a lot of energy and focus. It's rather like music: It's a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-baranski/it-is-really-hard-to-do-comedy-it-takes-a-lot-of-energy-and-focus-it/) [Christine Baranski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-baranski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da9/christine-baranski-14923_comedy_it-is-really-hard-to-do-comedy-it-takes_2983675.png) > [Everybody says how hard comedy is, but, when it comes time to honor things, whether it's on a weekly critical basis or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-reitman/everybody-says-how-hard-comedy-is-but-when-it-comes-time-to-honor/) [Ivan Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-reitman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d04/ivan-reitman-15779_awards_everybody-says-how-hard-comedy-is-but-wh_3034755.jpg) > [I think comedy is drama, often. It's hard to have comedy over a period of time - commercials are one thing, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gore-verbinski/i-think-comedy-is-drama-often-it-s-hard-to-have-comedy-over-a-period/) [Gore Verbinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gore-verbinski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e69/gore-verbinski-14755_comedy_i-think-comedy-is-drama-often-it-s-hard_1614266.jpg) > [Hard comedy goes for the fences. It's also what you might call take-a-risk comedy because if you don't hit a home run,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-crane/hard-comedy-goes-for-the-fences-it-s-also-what-you-might-call-take-a/) [Bob Crane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-crane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/432/bob-crane-9846_comedy_hard-comedy-goes-for-the-fences-it-s-als_345695.jpg) > [I think comedy has a range, with multiple peaks in different areas. It's like trying to compare Beethoven and the Beatles. Sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/i-think-comedy-has-a-range-with-multiple-peaks-in-different-areas-it/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae3/bo-burnham-1313_areas_i-think-comedy-has-a-range-with-multiple_2323530.png) > [It's an unknown quantity. It's actually almost a cliché to say it, how hard comedy is. What's that famous quote? "Dying is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-firth/it-s-an-unknown-quantity-it-s-actually-almost-a-clich-to-say-it-how/) [Colin Firth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-firth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4d/colin-firth-2891_comedy_it-s-an-unknown-quantity-it-s-actually-a_3062928.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hard-comedy/#itemlist", "name": "Hard Comedy Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think that in any role you have, whether TV or film, it's hard to do comedy and drama within one story.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Callie Thorne" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/callie-thorne/i-think-that-in-any-role-you-have-whether-tv-or-film-it-s-hard-to-do/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/callie-thorne-36612_any_i-think-that-in-any-role-you-have-whethe_310578.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/callie-thorne-36612_any_i-think-that-in-any-role-you-have-whethe_310578.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/callie-thorne-36612_any_i-think-that-in-any-role-you-have-whethe_310578.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think that in any role you have, whether TV or film, it's hard to do comedy and drama within one story.” — Callie Thorne", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You can (be a middle-aged comic) if you work very hard at it, because comedy is really hard.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Andrew Denton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-denton/you-can-be-a-middle-aged-comic-if-you-work-very-hard-at-it-because/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/147/andrew-denton-36606_comedy_you-can-be-a-middle-aged-comic-if-you-wo_913018.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/147/andrew-denton-36606_comedy_you-can-be-a-middle-aged-comic-if-you-wo_913018.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/147/andrew-denton-36606_comedy_you-can-be-a-middle-aged-comic-if-you-wo_913018.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You can (be a middle-aged comic) if you work very hard at it, because comedy is really hard.” — Andrew Denton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Hard comedy goes for the jocular. 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