Comedy Quotes

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I wanted to play a TV detective because it's a rite of passage; I wanted to experience every area of acting. I haven't done comedy… — Olivia Williams
When a man says he sees nothing in a book, he very often means that he does not see himself in it: which, if it… — Augustus William Hare
It's both funny and sad which seem to me to be the two basic ingredients of good comedy. — Tony Hancock
Dad had a music store, and he'd often bring home comedy albums that I would listen to. I started listening to Bob Newhart and Bill… — Billy Crystal
My early days in Broadway were all comedies. I never did a straight play on Broadway. — Gene Hackman
My wife and I take what we call our Friday comedy day off. We watch standup comics on TV. The raunchier the better. We love… — Gene Hackman
I'm kind of obsessed with food. I like to eat. When I tour, it's like, well, like a food tour as much as a comedy… — Aziz Ansari
London seems to be a town with a lot of comedy fans and people that really enjoy stand-up. — Aziz Ansari
Stand-up comedy is a raunchy profession. — Aziz Ansari
I value comedy. I value somebody who can be funny. — James L. Brooks
Dark comedy is very difficult. You have to bring the audience in and push them away at the same time. — Pierce Brosnan
That's the beauty of our show. Comedy or politics. We're sort of a mix. A space age polymer of both. A synthetic comedy-like material. — Jon Stewart
I can't watch other people doing comedy. As soon as somebody starts being funny I have to turn off because it upsets me. I get… — Jenny Eclair
People often ask why comedy is harder for women, and the reason is because a tampon will sometimes fall out when you're on stage. Blokes… — Jenny Eclair
My father was a really funny guy. He lived a good long life. And he was the reason I wanted to be funny and become… — Carol Leifer
What you aspire to on a sitcom is the feeling of live comedy. — John Lithgow
I have some very personal feelings about politics, but I don't get into it because I do comedy already. — Jerry Lewis
I think that comedy is one of the more serious things that you can do in our day, especially in the world that we're living… — Antonio Banderas
Status is always ripe for satire, status is always good for comedy. — Stephen Colbert
The comedy I like the best is comedy I can't do, stuff that doesn't touch my arena. — Jenny Eclair

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