Comic relief Quote by Carl Reiner

I think that the tendency for most people is to fall back on a comic interpretation of things because things are so sad, so…

— Woody Allen

“comedy and comic satisfaction thrive on things that do not exactly add up. They thrive on these discrepancies as a source of pleasure rather…

— Alenka Zupančič

“The life of every individual, viewed as a whole and in general, and when only its most significant features are emphasized, is really a…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

I can wax boringly about the role of comedy in mitigating pain. For so many comedians, comedy comes out of personal despair. I'm not…

— Tim Minchin

“Life is a drama full of tragedy and comedy," Mom told me. "You should learn to enjoy the comic episodes a little more.”

— Jeannette Walls

I find that I'm extremely unattracted to anything that's humorless. There is writing that is entirely serious, and it doesn't ring true to me,…

— Owen King

People find it hard to be both comic and serious, though life manages it easily enough.

— Mignon McLaughlin

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

“Shorn of intimacy and seen from a considerable distance, we are all comic characters, farcical buffoons who bumble through our lives, making fine messes…

— Siri Hustvedt

All people go through moments that are tough, but looking at them through comedy is so fun. You can look at anything in life…

— Helene Yorke

... life is a comedy far darker than drama. It just takes time to learn what to smile at.

— Robin Morgan

Often people write stories about people who are suffering, and they're miserable all the time. That's not the case. You go to the food…

— Ken Loach