--- title: "2 Imogene Coca Quotes - Famous Actor (A Thurber carnival)" description: "Imogene Coca was an American comic actress best known for her role opposite Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows. Browse 2 Imogene Coca quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-imogene-coca-44314.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Imogene Coca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-imogene-coca-44314.jpg) # Imogene Coca (1908–2001) Actor United States **2** quotes in **17** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Imogene Coca was an actor from the United States, best known for *A Thurber carnival*. ## Quick Facts About Imogene Coca Born November 18, 1908 Died June 2, 2001 Nationality United States Profession Actor Notable works A Thurber carnival Spouse King Donovan ## About Imogene Coca Imogene Coca was an American comic actress best known for her role opposite Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows. Starting out in vaudeville as a child acrobat, she studied ballet and pursued a serious career in music and dance, graduating to decades of stage musical revues, cabaret, and summer stock. In her 40s, she began a celebrated career as a comedian on television, starring in six series and guest-starring on successful television programs from the 1940s to the '90s. ## Awards & Honors Peabody Awards star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Lucy Award ## Quotes by Imogene Coca > [The trouble with most comedians who try to do satire is that they are essentially brash, noisy and indelicate people who have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imogene-coca/the-trouble-with-most-comedians-who-try-to-do-satire-is-that-they-are/) Imogene Coca [Butterfly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/butterfly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c3/imogene-coca-106602_butterfly_the-trouble-with-most-comedians-who-try_226066.jpg) > [I never thought of myself in comedy at all... I loved going to the theatre and seeing people wearing beautiful clothes come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imogene-coca/i-never-thought-of-myself-in-comedy-at-all-i-loved-going-to-the/) Imogene Coca [Beautiful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beautiful/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cce/imogene-coca-106602_beautiful_i-never-thought-of-myself-in-comedy-at-a_631974.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imogene-coca/#itemlist", "name": "Imogene Coca Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The trouble with most comedians who try to do satire is that they are essentially brash, noisy and indelicate people who have to use a sledge hammer to smash a butterfly.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Imogene Coca" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imogene-coca/the-trouble-with-most-comedians-who-try-to-do-satire-is-that-they-are/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c3/imogene-coca-106602_butterfly_the-trouble-with-most-comedians-who-try_226066.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c3/imogene-coca-106602_butterfly_the-trouble-with-most-comedians-who-try_226066.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c3/imogene-coca-106602_butterfly_the-trouble-with-most-comedians-who-try_226066.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The trouble with most comedians who try to do satire is that they are essentially brash, noisy and…” — Imogene Coca", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I never thought of myself in comedy at all... 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