Comedy Quotes

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The secret of writing comedy is to know where it's all going, then get ahead of it. — Robert Orben
Tragedy and comedy are simply questions of value; a little misfit in life makes us laugh; a great one is tragedy and cause for expression… — Elbert Hubbard
One can play comedy, two are required for melodrama, but a tragedy demands three. — Elbert Hubbard
Comedy tends to come out of things which are quite painful and serious. — Helen Fielding
If we can't have comedy books written about aspects of womanhood without going into a panic attack about it, then we haven't got very far… — Helen Fielding
I was doing stand-up at a restaurant and there was a chalkboard on the street out front. It said, Soup of the Day: Cream of… — Ellen DeGeneres
The comedians all finished their acts with a song. They would get a certain amount of money from the song publishers and would use that… — Denis Norden
I always loved comedy, but I never knew it was something you could learn to do. I always thought that some people are born comedians… — Paul Reiser
Every student of comedy should see Dame Edna at least twice. — Dick Cavett
Today's comedian has a cross to bear that he built himself. A comedian of the older generation did an act and he told the audience,… — Lenny Bruce
It is hard enough to be good at all, but to be good in comedy speaks for your character. — Roger Ebert
Marriage is a lot of things-an alliance, a sacrament, a comedy, or a mistake; but it is definitely not a partnership because that implies equal… — Phyllis McGinley
I know this is going to sound very self-serving, and I apologize for it, but if you can write comedy, you can pretty much write… — Steven Moffat
When comedy fails, seriousness begins to leak back in. — Susan Sontag
Old radio comedy makes me laugh, as well as 'I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue' and comedians like Paul Merton. — Lynne Truss
The people you like when you meet them and while you know them, and the people you remember fondly, are invariably people who have a… — William Saroyan
Tragedy is what happens to me; comedy is what happens to you. — Mel Brooks
Natural Born Killers' is really a misunderstood romantic comedy. — Woody Harrelson
Well I was much too practical to presume to have a career in comedy. — Bob Newhart
I never wanted to be a model. I never wanted to be a serious actress. I started off doing comedy. I did a stand-up comedy… — Amanda Bynes

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