Sometimes when reading Goethe I have the paralyzing suspicion that he is trying to be funny. — Guy Davenport Copy Share Image
Most of the time when people laugh at me...I'm not trying to be funny. — Donny Norris Copy Share Image
I'm just someone who likes making lots of things up and trying to be funny. That's about it. — Limmy Copy Share Image
With improv, it's a combination of listening and not trying to be funny. — Kristen Wiig Copy Share Image
There should be a rule against people trying to be funny before the sun comes up. — Kristen Chandler Copy Share Image
Stand-up is just me trying to be as funny as possible in the most concentrated hour with me standing on stage with… — Jim Jefferies Copy Share Image
There was something really fun about when I used to do bus tours. I was on mic all day, trying to be… — Tim Dillon Copy Share Image
I'm just trying to be funny, trying to make people laugh, and trying to make the world a better place through some… — Carlos Mencia Copy Share Image
I was never trying to be funny. Being funny feels to me like an alternate form of confessionality - that is, a… — Dan Chiasson Copy Share Image
I'm almost always trying to be funny, even when I'm on my own. I think it's the desire to channel my anger… — Jon Richardson Copy Share Image
Especially with comedy, you take massive risks because ultimately you're trying to be funny. If you're not funny, then it's really embarrassing… — Dominic Cooper Copy Share Image
A lot of the things I say I'm just trying to be funny... I don't really mean everything I say, because I'm… — Paris Hilton Copy Share Image
I remember trying to be funny, and both of my parents were terribly funny. My father was also very dignified, but my… — Jack Lemmon Copy Share Image
You're taking big risks doing comedy, because ultimately, you're trying to be funny. If you're not funny, you look like an idiot.… — Dominic Cooper Copy Share Image
I guess in my house when I was growing up, I was comfortable trying to be funny. And my dad, of course,… — Adam Sandler Copy Share Image
When Andy Kaufman performed, he was not just trying to be funny. He was playing with the notion of what it means… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
Someone trying to be funny probably isn't as funny as someone who doesn't want to be funny but is and can't help… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
I do think there are some actors that can get away with trying to be funny, and they're still funny because they're… — Constance Wu Copy Share Image
I'm not saying that I'm on some crusade to change people's minds. I'm just doing what I do. I'm a comedian, I'm… — Maz Jobrani Copy Share Image
That word 'funny' always makes me feel uncomfortable. Because if I were trying to be funny, I would be something like Bill… — John Baldessari Copy Share Image
I don't know if people really care about my opinion on things or how I come up with things, and maybe that's… — Nick Thune Copy Share Image
It's not about trying to be funny all the time. It's more of a document that hopefully is funny. — David Cross Copy Share Image
“Sometimes when reading Goethe I have a paralyzing suspicion that he is trying to be funny.” — Guy Davenport Copy Share Image
I'm not trying to be funny, but are you sure he's not a midget with a learning disability? -Ron Burgundy — Anchorman 2 Copy Share Image
Trying to be funny is arguably the least funny thing you can do. — Romesh Ranganathan Copy Share Image
You can't be trying to be funny. As an adult actor, sometimes I'll muddle it up by over-thinking things. — David Walton Copy Share Image
When I was starting out, I was just bringing a garbage bag of jokes onstage, pulling them out like, 'What about this?… — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share Image
Trying to be funny is one of the hardest things on the planet. I think that's tough for everyone. If you're just… — Doc Brown Copy Share Image
There are many that I will not post. I'm not trying to show a blatant death. I'm trying to show something funny… — Rex Chapman Copy Share Image
I love watching people be totally committed in a very real way to stupid situations. I find it's not so much trying… — Will Ferrell Copy Share Image
I actually don't subscribe to the notion that comedy is easier than drama. When you're trying to be funny and you're not… — Tom Hollander Copy Share Image
It's quite frightening; the business of trying to be funny is very hairy. In comedy, the potential for humiliation is huge. Trying… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
I think people make mistakes when they're on Twitter when they're trying to crack jokes, none of it's funny, and it tends… — Michael Caputo Copy Share Image
I'm one of those guys like whatever the situation is, as long as people are cool and everybody is trying to be… — Bill Burr Copy Share Image
It's harder when people are playing along, because it's just not as funny. They're trying to be funny, and it sort of… — Steve Carell Copy Share Image
