Always Quote by Ari Graynor

Comedy is not supposed to be funny. Its supposed to tell the truth and then that's funny.

— Paula Patton

Comedy has to be based on truth. You take the truth and you put a little curlicue at the end.

— Sid Caesar

Comedy is able to point out things in ways that more serious people cannot.

— Randy Rainbow

The best comedy is truthful. So if you say something in a way that is amusing, but is rooted in truth, you can get…

— Randy Rainbow

What's great about comedy, obviously, is that you set up a situation that people assume one thing and then you break the assumption. That's…

— Bryan Cranston

Comedy is a place where you can tell all the truths, where you can tell your truth.

— Simon Amstell

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

There are comedic rules and formulae and, while these tenets should be respected, especially by a newcomer, perversely you can still succeed by openly…

— Richard Herring

The whole point of real comedy is that you can say something that is true, and by being funny, you can make it tolerable…

— Dave Rubin

I think the first rule of comedy is that it has to be funny and I find a lot of the broad comedy which…

— Nigel Cole

Comedy tends to come out of things which are quite painful and serious.

— Helen Fielding

Comedy is a way to make sense of chaos. It's a way of dealing with things that are overwhelming, that threaten you; it's a…

— Laura Linney