Funny people Quote by Calvin Trillin

It's not always easy to go from funny on the page to funny on the screen.

— Eddie Griffin

Not every story lends itself tonally to humor, so you have to navigate that territory properly. You can put a humorous spin on anything,…

— Kevin Keck

If somebody is not on the same page with me humor wise, I can't give them that.

— Stephan Pastis

I think writers have become hypnotised by the number of jokes on the page at the expense of character.

— Sherwood Schwartz

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

— Michael Keaton

If you're a studio writer, the funny better be on the page.

— Thomas Lennon

What most readers do not realize is that it takes a particular genius to write funny, to satirize.

— F. Sionil Jose

The thing you realize pretty quickly, though, is that being in front of an audience whose job it is to laugh is a big…

— Eric McCormack

People don't realize it's not just about being funny, and they don't know how perceptive a comedian needs to be about human nature. You…

— Erik Griffin

I don't have any writers. I never get a laugh with somebody else's jokes. I can't do it justice.

— Michael McIntyre

I find it odd that, in real life people think I am funny but no one ever suspects that on the page! Personally, I…

— Lucie Brock-Broido

I think comedy is so much easier to do on the page than it is in real life. When I'm writing, comedy is an…

— Joshua Ferris