But with comedy it's a simple premise. If it's funny, people laugh. If it's not, they don't. — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
The great thing is that the funny side of getting old is fuel for my comedy. — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
The trick is always to write in pairs because if at least two people find it funny, you've immediately halved the odds… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
There is a strong ethical dimension to the best comedy. Not only does it avoid reinforcing prejudices, it actively challenges them. — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
Knowing about comedy has helped me with the drama. To see people laugh, it's like there are moments of catharsis in the… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
Big comedy is good, I like things that are big, but good comedy has to be truthful I think and has to… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I don't like comedy that I think is bad comedy, where people are trying to be sick for the sake of it,… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I like comedy, but I like comedy as a device in drama. It's more interesting for me to use comedy to seduce… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
Comedy is unique in the sense that laughter is a palpable noise that everyone makes. — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I think you need to have the guts to not use comedy. Often, the people that work in comedy use a joke… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I've always been drawn to discomfort and that limbo of unease you get between comedy and tragedy. — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
When I was a student I was very, very ambitious, completely immersed in my comedy career. I never had that period of… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I've always been drawn to discomfort and that limbo of unease you get between comedy and tragedy. Making people laugh one moment… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
To me, most theatre looks ridiculous. I find it very difficult to do. Personally, if I ever try to do serious stuff,… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
There's something quite joyful about doing comedy which doesn't really need much analysis. I'm not elitist. I like to do crowd-pleasing stuff… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I'm a huge fan of Jack Lemmon, he was someone who managed to tread that line between comedy and tragedy and sometimes… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
If you are a great dramatic actor then you often don't know if people are enjoying your stuff at all because they… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I am not a politician going around bragging about family values or putting myself on some ridiculous virtuous pedestal. I write comedy.… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
People come up to me in supermarkets and demand humour. And the less amusing I am, the more they piss themselves. So… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
Comedy can be silly and gross and offensive, as long as there's sort of a point. You can make a joke that,… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
As soon as I see period costume, I turn off. It's like hearing drama on Radio 4. — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
A woman wearing a revealing dress will always be sexier than a naked woman. — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I like to do movies that provoke rather than reinforce conservative values. — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
What terrifies me is that I might somehow endorse that view so people think they don't have to read books anymore. — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I think there's as much profundity and wisdom in Shakespeare, more so in fact, than those in the Bible. — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I don't apologize for my behavior anymore. Whatever I do or don't do shouldn't matter. Moral certainty is dangerous. Moral certainty is what makes… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I'm really encouraged by Pope Francis, because I think his attitude is totally laudable. — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
Knowing about comedy has helped me with the drama. To see people laugh, it's like there are moments of catharsis in the middle of… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I happen to have a public profile. Ditto newspaper editors. It's a result of what I do, not an end. — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
