Comedy Quotes

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The day of the wedding went like these things generally do, full of anxious moments interspersed with black comedy. — Janet Street-Porter
Comedy has been crossing the country with remarkable speed way before the Internet, social media, even cable TV. — Chris Bliss
Our lazy embrace of Stewart and Colbert is a testament to our own impoverished comic standards. We have come to accept coy mockery as genuine… — Steve Almond
I got involved in improv comedy. It settled me down when I was getting wild. I was sort of an evil teenager smashing up my… — Bruce McCulloch
I love romantic comedy, but I think you have to have another idea that you're chasing along with romantic comedy. — James L. Brooks
An actor who is good at comedy can also be very good at drama, but not necessarily vice versa. — Desi Arnaz
You can't get all of your news from Jon Stewart, especially since it's a comedy show. — Joe Klein
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love,… — Dawn Powell
Good Luck Chuck, a comedy starring Dane Cook and Jessica Alba, opened today, and critics are saying it has all the belly laughs youâ€™ve come… — Chelsea Handler
Art must always remain earnest... Art must be serious, no sarcasm, comedy. One does not laugh at a loved one. — Arshile Gorky
The difference between tragedy and comedy: Tragedy is something awful happening to somebody else, while comedy is something awful happening to somebody else. — Aaron Allston
I mean, so what if it's a little dangerous? A one-armed kid is comedy gold. — Zach Braff
To state the obvious, romantic comedies have to be funny and they have to be romantic. But one of the most important things, for me… — Nora Ephron
I've an idea for doing a Situation Comedy myself but its always difficult to get people to listen to you because they like to put… — Norman Wisdom
Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Bruce Lee are my masters; they're the inspiration for my work. Bruce Lee was a heavy fighter who threw hard… — Tatchakorn Yeerum
One should not associate with controversy; one should always reach for the highest ratings; one should never forget that there is safety in numbers; one… — Peter George Peterson
I've known Harvey for over 40 years and I worked with him on the Burnett show for 11 years. I guess you could say we're… — Tim Conway
This hiatus coming up I'm looking at a comedy because I need the balance. — Khandi Alexander
Right now, I'd like to just continue on a series where I am doing good work with a balance of comedy and drama. That and… — Mario Lopez
Comedy is much more challenging, because you have to have the same level of belief but you have to make people laugh, and that's definitely… — Jenna Elfman

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