Comedies Quote by Ben Miller

The Office' is less a comedy than so many other 'comedies' that have been on the air. It's really about the balance between what…

— B. J. Novak

American television constantly tries to co-op British comedy and create their own version of it. Most of the time it doesn't work; obviously, in…

— Chris Hardwick

I'm not the biggest fan of comedies where nothing is real.

— Charlie Day

Since 'The Office,' everyone has this idea that comedy is only good if it reflects the way people really speak. But that's nonsense -…

— Lee Mack

In the comedies I've been lucky enough to be a part of a world like Judd Apatow's, where I believe comedy comes from real…

— Jonah Hill

I think audiences are really thirsty for real shows about real people in any circumstances.

— Scott Speedman

Audiences and critics they don't like seeing what happens in real life. Why do you think comedies make all the money at the box…

— Channing Tatum

I feel that a lot of British comedy is often too bombastic, too obvious, dressing up and shouting and pulling funny faces.

— Ricky Gervais

If you're trying to be an actor, sometimes you get lucky, and you end up on 'The Office', but if you don't, and you…

— Riki Lindhome

American comedies especially are all about these men being browbeaten by their wives and it's impossible for me to watch.

— Joe Manganiello

Sitcoms are usually given short shrift by the acting profession, but it's quite an amazing job.

— Lea Thompson

Everyone says comedy is really hard, but with 'The Office' the naturalism was everything so it didn't feel like doing comedy; it just felt…

— Ralph Ineson