--- title: "9 Important Comedy Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Important Comedy quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Important Comedy sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a1/anneliese-van-der-pol-50019_comedy_it-s-important-on-a-comedy-to-have-a-fun_1855429.jpg" --- > [It's important on a comedy to have a fun loving set.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anneliese-van-der-pol/it-s-important-on-a-comedy-to-have-a-fun-loving-set/) [Anneliese van der Pol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anneliese-van-der-pol/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a1/anneliese-van-der-pol-50019_comedy_it-s-important-on-a-comedy-to-have-a-fun_1855429.jpg) > [Editing and post-production is so important with comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-kaye-thomas/editing-and-post-production-is-so-important-with-comedy/) [Eddie Kaye Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-kaye-thomas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f7/eddie-kaye-thomas-25061_comedy_editing-and-post-production-is-so-import_2582175.png) > [A straight factor is important in any comedy, because you need something to tee it up and also to ground it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-bateman/a-straight-factor-is-important-in-any-comedy-because-you-need/) [Jason Bateman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-bateman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b3/jason-bateman-9509_comedy_a-straight-factor-is-important-in-any-co_1562318.jpg) > [One of the things I was taught was how you deal with language. It's important, very important in comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brett-gelman/one-of-the-things-i-was-taught-was-how-you-deal-with-language-it-s/) [Brett Gelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brett-gelman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87d/brett-gelman-8521_comedy_one-of-the-things-i-was-taught-was-how-y_1768669.jpg) > [I vary from issue to issue and Im not party political at all. I think its important in comedy not to come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-dennis/i-vary-from-issue-to-issue-and-im-not-party-political-at-all-i-think/) [Hugh Dennis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-dennis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cb/hugh-dennis-12852_come_i-vary-from-issue-to-issue-and-im-not-pa_134901.jpg) > [I realized that I really enjoy writing comedy, and how important comedy is when you feel like total crap.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-realized-that-i-really-enjoy-writing-comedy-and-how-important/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a1/kathleen-hanna-1726_comedy_i-realized-that-i-really-enjoy-writing-c_1691924.png) > [Your chemistry with your co-actors is more important in a comedy. You can't leave it to your performance alone. So many things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tabu/your-chemistry-with-your-co-actors-is-more-important-in-a-comedy-you/) [Tabu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tabu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c0/tabu-5871_alone_your-chemistry-with-your-co-actors-is-mo_2729791.jpg) > [My children have made me a better man, which is - in the end, that's probably more important than two more comedy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-gaffigan/my-children-have-made-me-a-better-man-which-is-in-the-end-that-s/) [Jim Gaffigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-gaffigan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58c/jim-gaffigan-580_better-man_my-children-have-made-me-a-better-man-wh_2404752.jpg) > [What's important on a comedy show, or any show, is that some stories have to go somewhere. There have to be ends…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-schur/what-s-important-on-a-comedy-show-or-any-show-is-that-some-stories/) [Michael Schur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-schur/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/215/michael-schur-12718_comedy_what-s-important-on-a-comedy-show-or-any_1949505.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/important-comedy/#itemlist", "name": "Important Comedy Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's important on a comedy to have a fun loving set.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anneliese van der Pol" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anneliese-van-der-pol/it-s-important-on-a-comedy-to-have-a-fun-loving-set/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a1/anneliese-van-der-pol-50019_comedy_it-s-important-on-a-comedy-to-have-a-fun_1855429.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a1/anneliese-van-der-pol-50019_comedy_it-s-important-on-a-comedy-to-have-a-fun_1855429.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a1/anneliese-van-der-pol-50019_comedy_it-s-important-on-a-comedy-to-have-a-fun_1855429.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's important on a comedy to have a fun loving set.” — Anneliese van der Pol", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Editing and post-production is so important with comedy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Eddie Kaye Thomas" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-kaye-thomas/editing-and-post-production-is-so-important-with-comedy/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f7/eddie-kaye-thomas-25061_comedy_editing-and-post-production-is-so-import_2582175.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f7/eddie-kaye-thomas-25061_comedy_editing-and-post-production-is-so-import_2582175.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f7/eddie-kaye-thomas-25061_comedy_editing-and-post-production-is-so-import_2582175.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Editing and post-production is so important with comedy.” — Eddie Kaye Thomas", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A straight factor is important in any comedy, because you need something to tee it up and also to ground it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jason Bateman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-bateman/a-straight-factor-is-important-in-any-comedy-because-you-need/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b3/jason-bateman-9509_comedy_a-straight-factor-is-important-in-any-co_1562318.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b3/jason-bateman-9509_comedy_a-straight-factor-is-important-in-any-co_1562318.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b3/jason-bateman-9509_comedy_a-straight-factor-is-important-in-any-co_1562318.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A straight factor is important in any comedy, because you need something to tee it up and also to ground it.” — Jason Bateman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "One of the things I was taught was how you deal with language. 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