Being funny Quote by B. J. Porter

I would call it a comedy variety show. We have some people just doing straight standup. We usually try to have one musical act…

— Todd Barry

If you don't like the people, you're just doing a sketch. Which, in most cases, is comedy minus some emotional backbone.

— Christopher Guest

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

So much of comedy is feeling comfortable with the point of view coming at you. So I understand it. There's people who I find…

— Scott Aukerman

Like I said, a sketch is one joke. They shouldn't really be more than a minute, two minutes. There are some shows where the…

— Eric Andre

I think people are purists about what sketch comedy should be, and I think sometimes having too much fun can be a little annoying…

— Horatio Sanz

If you watch most of the stuff on TV and in movies, it's usually put-down humor. It's like somebody being mean or cynical or…

— Paul Rust

People, when they talk or write about comedy, they don't really get it.

— Michael Keaton

People often can't separate, or can't understand, that to be funny is to be serious; it's a way of pulling people in and not…

— Nick Cave

When people come in to act on the show, we say, "Just be extremely dry and not funny. Let the idea be the joke."…

— Tim Heidecker

Ultimately, an audience wants to laugh. That's who they like, the comedian who makes them laugh.

— Ted Alexandro

Even celebrities, most people have a sense of humor. Most of the people we meet who we've done on the show, like it.

— Matt Stone