Comedy Quote by Becky Stark

I think sadness and anger are really fertile ground for comedy. No one is really interested in a happy person doing comedy.

— Zach Galifianakis

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

— Helen Fielding

Comedy comes from some of our saddest moments.

— Quinta Brunson

Some of the best comedy comes from squeezing humour from tragedy and struggle, but the main pursuit of comedy should be laughter.

— Romesh Ranganathan

Most comedy comes out of misery.

— Seth Rogen

I'm trying to make sure that there's comedy as well as sadness. It makes the sadness more memorable.

— Rick Moody

Any comic is a tragic soul. Comedy is one of the things that allows one to survive. Particularly if one has been in the…

— Twyla Tharp

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

— Randy Rainbow

A formula for comedy is comedy equals tragedy plus time. A difficult or uncomfortable situation takes place, and then you laugh about it later…

— Brian Regan

I think that comedy is one of the more serious things that you can do in our day, especially in the world that we're…

— Antonio Banderas

Human comedy is more profound than tragedy. In tragedy we die and it is very sad. In comedy we avoid death, and it is…

— Jennifer Stone

I've always felt that comedy doesn't just come from misery. It comes from an absurdity around that misery.

— Simon Amstell