Comedy Quotes

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The object of a comedy is not to correct morals or ridicule the vices of society; no, a comedy should depict the discrepancies between life… — Vissarion Belinsky
Every time I've done comedy in, like, traditional comedy clubs, there's always these comedians that do really well with audiences but that the other comedians… — Aziz Ansari
I have remained true to my deepest convictions. I mean the courage of those who are born to be defeated, the weaknesses of the strong,… — Penelope Fitzgerald
I've skewered whites, blacks, Hispanics, Christians, Jews, Muslims, gays, straights, rednecks, addicts, the elderly, and my wife. As a standup comic, it is my job… — Jeff Dunham
I've seen too many comics who got their own shows and were undone because they worked for an executive producer who didn't understand their comedy… — Carol Leifer
My criteria for doing a television series never changed. I wanted more stability, I wanted more of a sense of family, I wanted to do… — Kathryn Bigelow
I like the days when all the filmmakers had was a film roll, a camera and a gangster. The Mack Sennett comedies were all like… — Michel Gondry
I would be really excellent in a horror film because I have a great scream. I'd be really good in a comedy too. I'm top,… — Serena Williams
Good comedy helps people know they're not alone. Great comedy provides an answer. — Bill Hicks
Let's do some comedy. I always like to add some comedy to my show. Those who've seen me before might know that. — Bill Hicks
Writing, acting, music, comedy. A deep love of literature and books. Thank God for all the artists who've helped me. — Bill Hicks
In comedy, reconcilement with life comes at the point when to the tragic sense only an inalienable difference or dissension with life appears. — Constance Rourke
I did skit comedy online for many years, beginning around 2001. Around 2006 I started watching a lot of food television and got re-interested in… — Nadia Giosia
To me, comedy is a great occupation because I don't really worry that much about what other people think of me. — Joe Rogan
Comedy should never be over-analysed. It's either funny or it isn't. There's a subtle difference between those who say funny things and those who say… — Ken Dodd
Funny as hell, searingly honest, and urgently real, Sam Pink's Rontel puts to shame most modern fiction. His writing perfectly captures the bizarre parade that… — Joe Meno
I see parody as another form of comedy. — Bruce Campbell
Sin and grace, absence and presence, tragedy and comedy, they divide the world between them and where they meet head on, the Gospel happens. — Frederick Buechner
I had never intended to be on the show more than three years, regardless of how successful it was. I had other things I wanted… — Desi Arnaz, Jr.
I'm in the mood for another Moonstruck experience, for another romantic comedy. — Norman Jewison

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