Being funny Quote by Anthony Jeselnik

In comedy, you have to do all of the same stuff you do in drama and then put the comedy on top of it.…

— Jon Lovitz

My monologues aren't always funny. They're generally thoughtful. Sometimes at different levels of aggravation. And sometimes no aggravation. But the pressure on me is…

— Marc Maron

You have to know you are in a comedy. You have to know that you are actually allowing the audience to participate on some…

— Kelsey Grammer

Your audience teaches you how to be funny.

— Woody Allen

“Comedy is hard. In many ways, it's like singing: If you have perfect pitch, it's much easier. But you can still go a long…

— Jennifer Crusie

With comedy, you have to do it right. In a drama, there's a lot of different ways to succeed in a moment. But comedy…

— Jack Nicholson

You can't teach a person to be funny unless you teach him how to swipe someone else's material. To be a success he must…

— Soupy Sales

In order for comedy to be funny you have to play the truth of the moment. But if you're not being completely truthful to…

— Stephen Root

In comedy you have to be prepared and be specific and have a vision so your comedy feels organic and relatable and it's a…

— Sal Vulcano

Comedy isn't really something where you get discovered. You can't network your way to being funny or talented. It's not hard to get seen…

— Amy Schumer

My advice is: to try and stay really true to the things that make YOU laugh, as opposed to trying to create a character…

— Dane Cook

You just can't take yourself too seriously, especially in comedy. You shouldn't try to be funny, but you should try to be as honest…

— Paula Patton