Ability Quote by Alan King Download Open image “I think one of the big things about comedy is the ability for the audience to identify.” — Alan King ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Ability Audience Big things Bigs Comedy Humor Thinking
Comedy is able to point out things in ways that more serious people cannot. — Randy Rainbow Copy Share Image
Most of what's tricky about comedy is the perception of it and the audience's expectation. — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
I think a lot comes from having the experience of doing stand-up comedy. It allows you to figure out the psychology of an audience;… — Keenen Ivory Wayans Copy Share Image
I think comedy tells a lot; you can tell what people think by what they laugh at. — Riaad Moosa Copy Share Image
I think that's something that people don't realize enough about when they get into comedy - it's not just about sitting back and observing… — Brett Gelman Copy Share Image
I think comedy's something you can't learn. It's an instinct, which makes it rather elusive. — Julie Walters Copy Share Image
Well, I think comedy can be a great unifier. If someone can laugh about something, maybe they can become more open to having a… — Desi Lydic Copy Share Image
When you do comedy in front of an audience, they are the ones who tell you whether it's funny or not and which bits… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
I don't think people understand what comedy is supposed to do. We will observe things, we will make fun of things. — Neal Brennan Copy Share Image
Comedy is an ability to observe and see what's funny in a situation and be able to forget yourself enough to do it. — Madeline Kahn Copy Share Image
People don't realize it's not just about being funny, and they don't know how perceptive a comedian needs to be about human nature. You… — Erik Griffin Copy Share Image
My mother's sister was killed in a trolley car accident, so I was raised as one of eight with my sister and six male… — Alan King Copy Share Image
The ability to absorb a book and make someone else's words and story your own was exactly was I was doing on stage. — Alan King Copy Share Image
I learned to cook in self-defense. My wife doesn't know what a kitchen is. In the first month of our marriage, she broiled lamb… — Alan King Copy Share Image
My father was a dreamer - my hero. He was a smart, tough guy from Poland, a cutter of lady's handbags, an old socialist-unionist… — Alan King Copy Share Image
My brother is the youngest member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. And I wouldn't let him cut my nails. — Alan King Copy Share Image
And humor has always been a weapon. You want to get even on somebody? You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them. — Alan King Copy Share Image
You do live longer with bran, but you spend the last fifteen years on the toilet. — Alan King Copy Share Image
There's a charm, there's a rhythm, there's a soul to Jewish humor. When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, 'You're doing… — Alan King Copy Share Image
Age, style, where you come from, where you were born, it's different every time, which, to me, is refreshing because it says that there… — Alan King Copy Share Image
Everything my mother made had to cook for 80 hours, and when she made matzoh balls she didn't know fluffy. Everything sank. — Alan King Copy Share Image
I don't think there's a direct correlation between my sexuality and my skiing ability. But I think because I was so concerned about it… — Gus Kenworthy Copy Share Image
Ambition drives you on, ability certainly helps, but the fickle finger of fate and luck are great things. — Fergus Henderson Copy Share Image
The ability of the gospel to unite us on common strengths and common truths is one of the great miracles . . . of the gospel. — Jeffrey R. Holland Copy Share Image
Maybe law enforcement would like the ability to turn on the camera on your Mac. — Tim Cook Copy Share Image
I've seen guys come along with more ability - they've been faster or bigger or stronger - but they never worked hard to develop… — Steve Largent Copy Share Image
The youth of India has the strength to move the entire World with a click of a mouse, we have generated that ability! — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
Time hath not yet so dried this blood of mine, Nor age so eat up my invention, Nor fortune made such havoc of my… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
An absolutely necessary part of a writer's equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the ability to stand up under punishment, both the punishment… — Irwin Shaw Copy Share Image
I'd be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I'd been given. I'd be more frightened by procrastination and laziness. — Denzel Washington Copy Share Image
Bring into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. Take what I cannot give: my heart, body, thoughts, time, abilities, money, health, strength, nights, days, youth, age, and spend them in Thy service, 0 my crucified Master, Redeemer, God. Oh, let not these be mere words! Whom have I in heaven but Thee and there is none upon earth… — Elizabeth Prentiss Copy Share
Balance is the ability to be happy in the midst of the most chaotic or even boring or transient circumstance. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
