Humor Quotes by Simon Amstell

I don't see the point of doing comedy unless it comes from pain.

— Simon Amstell

I've always felt that comedy doesn't just come from misery. It comes from an absurdity around that misery.

— Simon Amstell

I've stopped doing things that aren't clear comedy gigs - to do something that's not "comedy night," it's a difficult thing. People…

— Simon Amstell

To me, stand-up comedy is a place where you can say whatever you want. So to not use that space to say…

— Simon Amstell

Comedy is a place where you can tell all the truths, where you can tell your truth.

— Simon Amstell

Thanks to people like Lenny Bruce and George Carlin, it's real freedom to do stand-up comedy.

— Simon Amstell

I'm really into comedy where you're not sure whether you're supposed to be laughing or crying.

— Simon Amstell

Part of my defence mechanism is humour, so sometimes when I'm being funny, it's just as a way of stopping people from…

— Simon Amstell

I'll just talk and talk for an hour, an hour and half, until funny things come out of my mouth - often…

— Simon Amstell

I used to think that laughter would solve everything and I would never be lonely.

— Simon Amstell

I think as much as I talk about humour being a defence mechanism, I'm also really grateful that I developed it, because…

— Simon Amstell

I want being funny to be something that I can just use rather than something I need.

— Simon Amstell

I felt like there was something wrong with me in my twenties but, when I started doing stand up comedy, I learnt…

— Simon Amstell