Comedy Quotes

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Nobody wants to see sketch comedy that's the same sketch they've seen time and time again, or that's just a rehash of that thing. — Jordan Peele
I never like to be the same, whether it be comedy or drama, funny or serious. — Faith Prince
I wear so many disguises on the show that only a real comedy fan might spot me. — Paul Putner
Comedy has sort of been my life-long obsession. I literally obsessed over comedy. I really didn't play sports - for me it was just comedy,… — Chris Hardwick
The goal of almost every comic is to find a comedy voice - a specific point of view that an audience can latch onto. — Chris Hardwick
American television constantly tries to co-op British comedy and create their own version of it. Most of the time it doesn't work; obviously, in the… — Chris Hardwick
Some people learn comedy, and some people just are comedy. — Chris Hardwick
My comedy doesn't come from any calculations and studies. — Jackie Mason
I can't pretend that I'm a great student of the art of comedy because anybody that becomes philosophical about humour doesn't know what he's talking… — Jackie Mason
I like to approach comedy from character, to have the stakes for the individuals in the story be very high. — Seth Gordon
A favorite film of mine is 'Office Space' and I love 'The Hangover.' That is a really good comedy from character in that film, and… — Seth Gordon
I think that having comedy where people talk the way they really talk, when you talk with your friends and whatever, it's really, it's important.… — Seth Gordon
British comedy - which has been a big inspiration to me for many years - is very different to Australian comedy and different again to… — Jason Gann
I feel like L.A. is more of a showcase, and Chicago is a pure comedy scene where you're doing comedy for comedy. You're doing comedy… — Jake M. Johnson
My dream career would be to be in things that have real heart and are telling real stories but while doing that, you're getting really… — Jake M. Johnson
Dramas need to have a certain aesthetic that comedy just doesn't really seem to need to have. — Rob McElhenney
I feel like it's a dangerous and dark world if 'Sunny' becomes mainstream comedy. If you were to turn on CBS at 8 o'clock on… — Rob McElhenney
It just so happens that people aren't doing comedy about abortion or cannibalism or waterboarding. And that to me doesn't necessarily mean that there aren't… — Rob McElhenney
I was really more interested in dramatic work, but I thought, 'Well, I guess I could do comedy. — Don Most
I want to entertain people, whether it be with a comedy, a drama or a movie. An idea's an idea. — Bruce Nash

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