Accepted Quote by Bruce Vilanch

I think Chris Rock at the Oscars was a great example. I thought that was intellectually hilarious. The Gap starts a war with Banana…

— Christopher Meloni

The older I've gotten, the more the need to exert comedy no matter how tragic a character I may be portraying because they are…

— Ed Asner

I think we grew up thinking that the funniest things on TV were the old, serious movies. I always liked the Marx Brothers, but…

— David Zucker

I'd worked with Marlon [Brando] a couple of times, and he was a practical joker. He was far more interested in getting jokes out…

— Johnny Depp

Garry Shandling in particular - really had the concept. He really knew it, and it was done so lovingly. He would go beyond the…

— Jeffrey Tambor

Almost all comedy is of its time. You can't expect audiences now to laugh at what amused people 60 years ago.

— Denis Norden

I remember I used to go to The Laugh Factory and just goof off onstage, and then I'd see Dane Cook. He did a…

— Jay Mohr

I remember being captivated by Steve Coogan and Eddie Izzard and wanting to do what they did. That generation of comedians was my main…

— Lee Mack

[Televised stand-up] never really makes me laugh. The only one I ever saw that I liked was Richard Pryor, and that was [shot on]…

— Norm MacDonald

I remember doing a lot of comedy. I always loved that feeling when you do something on stage and you can feel the vibe…

— Tony Hale

When I hit the scene, there was Billy Connolly and Max Boyce. It was all mother-in-law and Irish jokes, and we broke the mould.…

— Jasper Carrott

That's what's interesting about people. It can be funny, but when [John] Travolta got there and did [comic moments] you're like, "Oh! This is…

— Ti West