Comedies Quote by Alan Alda

Comedies always need to be provocative and catch your attention in a way that dramas don't have to.

— Rob Lowe

I grew up watching Letterman, 'Seinfeld,' 'SNL,' and Monty Python movies. But nothing made me want to get into comedy more than when 'Mr.…

— Joe Mande

When you do a good comedy show, you have to understand that if you don't have drama or sad moments, then the comedy turns…

— Jaime Camil

I think it's actually a misperception that I am a comedic actress. I do more drama than comedy but very little of it has…

— Octavia Spencer

Creating a wonderful drama is an art form, while comedy is just entertainment.

— Jason Reitman

There's so much comedy on television. Does that cause comedy in the streets?

— Dick Cavett

Comedy does offer an avenue to television and film careers for untelegenic people that great drama does not.

— John Hodgman

I'm not saying that comedy has to be a certain thing - I'm not trying to define comedy, where it's like, it can only…

— Thomas Middleditch

'M*A*S*H,' to me, was about something. It had value beyond the laughs.

— Mike Farrell

I think when someone who's known for doing drama does a comedy but just tries to be funny, that's a mistake.

— Steve Carell

What's important on a comedy show, or any show, is that some stories have to go somewhere. There have to be ends to the…

— Michael Schur

The kinds of shows that seem to work now, the comedy shows, are those which require very little attention. They're superficial and I like…

— Mary Tyler Moore