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God doesn't seem to talk to people like he used to. Who's he talking to now? I don't know. Then I'm walking… — Marc Maron Copy Share Image
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“[...} What did I tell you about wandering off? Why don't you ever do anything I say? If I didn't know any… — Derek Landy Copy Share Image
You know a Girl is Mad when she starts off her sentence saying... I just find it funny how... because there is… — Kushandwizdom Copy Share Image
“Hello, Not-There,” Piper said. Not-There was her private name for God just lately. Earlier in the fall it had been The Great… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“Find a subject you care about and which you in your heart feel others should care about. It is this genuine caring,… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
I have laughter dates with myself, where I find comics on YouTube and watch them. Louis C.K. was my first laughter date… — Inga Muscio Copy Share Image
“Israel was thinking of warm beer, and muffins, and Wensleydale cheese, and Wallace and Gromit, and the music of Elgar, and the… — Ian Sansom Copy Share Image
“Without an element of vulgarity, no man can be a work of art...I have to try and think what an artist is,… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
“To the dads who think they’re the funniest person in the room—and sometimes, they actually are! Whether you're telling those classic dad… — Life is Positive Copy Share Image
In the U.K., working-class lives are depicted with the characters' humour, but in the U.S., people with difficulties are often depicted with… — Debra Granik Copy Share Image
Scott Derrickson breathes humour into a character with a very strong identity in the '60s and '70s, that psychedelia era of Eastern… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
“Thank you so much for the rude know-it-all attitude while also having to look at your ridiculously colored hair and obnoxious facial… — Heather Chapple Copy Share Image
The one thing we pride ourselves on the most with writing 'Car Share' is that it's hard to predict what's going to… — Peter Kay Copy Share Image
“You're next Claire." She laughed. "Nope, not ready. See, we know about this thing called birth control, and we use it," she… — Toni Aleo Copy Share Image
Catch-22' is the big daddy of funny war novels. It's capacious and occasionally rambling. It's a bible of literate comedy: you can… — Jesse Armstrong Copy Share Image
READING, n. The general body of what one reads. In our country it consists, as a rule, of Indiana novels, short stories… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
I remember reading in a comedy book very long ago when I first started, a person said there's a difference between a… — Baron Vaughn Copy Share Image
“I know I’m not an easy She-dragon to. . not fear.” “I’m not afraid of you, Ghleanna. I’ve never been afraid of… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
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'Panto!' is basically my life. It's not a comedy drama; it's a documentary. I was going to write an autobiography, but I… — John Bishop Copy Share Image
“Laughter erupted from her belly and shot out her mouth like pigeons through an open cage door, schoolchildren bursting into summer vacation,… — Dennis Vickers Copy Share Image
Derangement is the only possible explanation for owning a cat, an animal whose preferred mode of communication is to sink its claws… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
My parents and my brother instilled in me my sense of humor. That's kind of the way we communicate with each other,… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
“And it's not my fault that I have a penchant for good breeding, reasonable intelligence, and passable personal hygiene, not necessarily in… — Kami Garcia Copy Share Image
I really like doing television shows, and I anticipated doing a comedy, because that's the place I feel the most comfortable -… — Lizzy Caplan Copy Share Image
I won't attempt something that could be potentially offensive; 80 per cent of comedy can happen without hurting anyone's sentiments. Only a… — Kiku Sharda Copy Share Image
It's the contemporary woman that movies don't know what to do with, other than bathe her in a bridal glow in romantic… — James Wolcott Copy Share Image
In most specials, the performer's up - not only not surrounded, but up on a stage - and there's a distance between… — Matt Besser Copy Share Image
My philosophy is that if you're playing a moment truthfully, that it's a funny moment, then hopefully it will be funny. I… — Peter Vack Copy Share Image
“That tried and true aphorism: Each day is precious. Each day is a gift. If we don't open the wrapping carefully, we… — Eric Garcia Copy Share Image
“The greatest irony is that people with Rolodexes are no longer LinkedIn. And if that pun doesn't make sense, don’t ask anyone… — Ryan Lilly Copy Share Image
Comedy and horror are cousins; they're related. They both come from storytellers who want to specifically affect the audience and elicit specific… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
I don't believe I can offend you in a comedy club. I don't believe I can offend you in a concert. A… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
I failed to fulfill what should have been an interesting role. I couldn't take their formula and bring what I had, my… — Dianne Wiest Copy Share Image
What is wanted for the nonce is, that folks should be as agreeable as possible in conversation and demeanor; so that good… — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
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Comedy is probably a lot harder for me. Maybe it's because I've been doing drama for so long or maybe it's because...… — Nina Dobrev Copy Share Image
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