Comedy Quotes

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I feel reviewers are tougher on comedies in general. They don't take them seriously, and the ones that get great reviews are not necessarily the… — Bobby Farrelly
In comedy, though, it's good to get feedback from the audience about what they find funny. — Bobby Farrelly
The one thing you're most reluctant to tell. That's where the comedy is. — Mike Birbiglia
Regardless of the fact that in this country, certainly in the arts, we treat comedy as a second-class citizen, I've never thought of it that… — Jeff Daniels
The only honest art form is laughter, comedy. You can't fake it... — Lenny Bruce
Everyone is a comedy. If people are laughing at you, they just don't quite understand the joke that is themselves. — Matt Haig
Black Comedy is a farce that is played in the dark, as you know, with the lights full on. It's the Chinese convention of reversing… — Peter Shaffer
Comedy is the ultimate truth. Jazz is hitting the notes that that no one else would hit, and comedy is saying words that no one… — Tommy Chong
The funny thing is, Dennis Miller got me back into comedy. — Tommy Chong
When it comes to English stand-up comedy, Indians have only seen the best - Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Cosby and the like. So, when someone claims… — Vir Das
Comedy is a live art, and the only way to record a comedy rock album is to do it live. The audience and their laughter… — Vir Das
I do films which get me out of my comedian routine so that I don't get bored being a stand-up comedian. And with films, it's… — Vir Das
For me, comedy literally is way more terrifying than doing drama, so it's always about stretching what I think I can do and putting myself… — Tatiana Maslany
Maybe pretty women were always funny but only now decided to go into comedy, — Patricia Marx
The more Keystone comedies I make, the more convinced I become that comedy is an art, and a high one at that. — Mack Sennett
When I did comedy I made fun of myself.If there was a buffoon, I played the buffoon. And people looked at me and said, 'Gee,… — Sid Caesar
Jacques Tati is the great philosophical tinkerer of comedy, taking meticulous care to arrange his films so that they unfold in a series of revelations… — Roger Ebert
Wrestling was like stand-up comedy for me. — Dwayne Johnson
My philosophy is, it's always very rewarding when you can make an audience laugh. I don't mind making fun of myself. I like self-deprecating comedy.… — Dwayne Johnson
The real meaning of persona is a mask, such as actors were accustomed to wear on the ancient stage; and it is quite true that… — Arthur Schopenhauer

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