In point of fact, I'm not sure there are too many comedies with laugh tracks anymore. Most of what you hear is… — Christopher Lloyd Copy Share Image
“In a well-organized world he might have landed on a fire escape, but the fire escapes were unknown in Ankh-Morpork and the… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
I have quite a close relationship with violence and horror. They are enjoyable and terrible. I try and offset the horror with… — Evie Wyld Copy Share Image
You can analyse a joke and say it's funny because this guy thought this was going to happen, and that happened, and… — John Lloyd Copy Share Image
“Oftentimes, a truth is so big, so far beyond our understanding, that the only way we can grasp it is through a… — Sam Torode Copy Share Image
I think British humour is very cruel, and gay humour is very cruel. I think the two go hand-in-hand and that's why… — Jason Sellards Copy Share Image
“The fact that the person who you are sleeping with is also sleeping with another person or other people does not necessarily… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“A Spaniard and a Pole worked in the barbershop where we got our hair cut. An Italian shined our shoes. A Croat… — Ilya Ilf, Yevgeni Petrov Copy Share Image
“Integrity is a bugger, it really is. Lying can get you into difficulties, but to really wind up in the crappers try… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
“Let’s just say that once the party was over, the Tribe had the decency to put most of the things back into… — Sorin Suciu Copy Share Image
“I knew my name. So I let him know I knew it. 'Yeah,' I said in a voice very like mine. Mine… — Carrie Fisher Copy Share Image
I knew I wanted to be a performer and do comedy at 5 years old. My dad's wife, Marlene Rosenbaum, was boiling… — Sandra Bernhard Copy Share Image
“The shrieks were coming from two quite naked girls, who were pursued by a pair of apes snapping at their bottoms. [...]… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Like Dilip Kumar, I've never run after money but only after good roles and that's why have always rebelled against those directors… — Asrani Copy Share Image
I remember 'The Cosby Show,' but that was something completely different. Comedy. There was a lightness to it and a sort of… — Corey Hawkins Copy Share Image
“I have a pretty good handle on my anxiety. I basically treat myself like a nervy horse: lots of exercise, lots of… — Caitlin Moran Copy Share Image
“Jack has been cracking the whip. Er . . . I mean . . .” I flush and fall silent. Christian says… — E.L. James Copy Share Image
I think 'Glee' was a freshman comedy, and I think whenever it's your debut season, you get compared a lot to the… — Gillian Jacobs Copy Share Image
It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things, that while there is infection in disease and sorrow, there is nothing in… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“Thanks anyway,' Vanderdecker repeated, and wandered off to have a stare at the sea. It was his equivalent to beating his head… — Tom Holt Copy Share Image
I tossed my shoulders and swaggered away, whistling with pleasure. In the gutter I saw a long cigaret butt. I picked it… — John Fante Copy Share Image
“Mira, I'm about to be naked," Blue said as he whipped off his belt and tossed it on the floor. "So watch… — Sarah Cross Copy Share Image
In the most ordinary terms, egolessness is a flexible identity. It manifests as inquisitiveness , as adaptability, as humor, as playfulness. It… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
People who have very devastating lives sometimes have the most wild, avant-garde humor. It's like when you've seen it all and been… — Jenny Zhang Copy Share Image
“If it was my business, I wouldn't talk about it. It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“It's a most peculiar psychology—this business of 'Science is based on faith too, so there!' Typically this is said by people who… — Eliezer Yudkowsky Copy Share Image
“He wanted to laugh. Only, the sound wouldn't come out. He couldn't summon even a wry humor, not anymore. Light! I can't… — Robert Jordan Copy Share Image
I love drama - I would say more than I even love comedy - but I like in One Mississippi that I… — Tig Notaro Copy Share Image
“Talaith leaned forward, studied her youngest daughter. “You think you’re evil?” “Pure evil,” Izzy clarified, which got her a rather vicious glare… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“You’ll wear loads of face powder and rouge.” “They’ll itch.” She knew from experimenting with Cousin Augusta’s. “And you must use a… — Kieran Kramer Copy Share Image
“It’s a truism in policing that witnesses and statements are fine, but nothing beats empirical physical evidence. Actually it isn’t a truism… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
“Above all else: go out with a sense of humor. It is needed armor. Joy in one's heart and some laughter on… — Hugh Sidey Copy Share Image
“If you are ignorant of Lora Delane Porter’s books that is your affair. Perhaps you are more to be pitied than censured.… — P.G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
“Being a dad is about more than the good and the bad, it's also about taking the time to treasure what you… — Brooke and Keith Desserich Copy Share Image
“When he did, Casey saw a real guy with a sense of humor peeking through. Truthfully, he liked the fact that Stedman… — Donna McDonald Copy Share Image
The safest genre is the horror film. But the most unsafe - the most dangerous - is comedy. Because even if your… — Roger Corman Copy Share Image
“I must have your promise, Coach, that you won't hurt her." "I promise." "You spoke a bit too quickly for my taste.… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips Copy Share Image
“He pulled out a dagger from ... she wasn't sure where. Did he have that in his loin cloth? What else does… — Dianna Hardy Copy Share Image
“Are you okay with what we ordered?” Angeline asked him. “You didn’t pipe up with any requests.” Neil shook his head, face… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
You really have no idea whether or not what you're writing is funny. In stand-up and sketch comedy, you know right away… — Michael Showalter Copy Share Image