Comedy Quotes

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When I first started doing sketch comedy, I promised myself that if I were ever to have any success in this business, I wouldn't hold… — Will Ferrell
A lot of people have gotten into comedy because of certain influences in their lives or events that were painful, and I really have wracked… — Will Ferrell
I think with the success of, like, every summer there has been a couple R-rated comedies that have done so well; I think it is… — Will Ferrell
I'd love to become like Bill Murray, who was so funny on 'Saturday Night Live' and has gone on to do some of the landmark… — Will Ferrell
I've got no dark secrets, I wasn't beaten up, my parents were kind to me and there was a low crime rate where we lived.… — Will Ferrell
Molly Shannon and I used to always talk about that we really felt strongly that we were comedic actors, that we weren't comedians. You just… — Will Ferrell
When you're doing an out-and-out comedy, the notion of preparing for a character - I hope I don't reveal too much of myself here -… — Will Ferrell
If you want to make an audience laugh, you dress a man up like an old lady and push her down the stairs. If you… — Tina Fey
I am constantly amazed by Tina Fey. And I am Tina Fey. — Tina Fey
The ladies of comedy now are comfortable dressing up. It's not forbidden anymore. — Tina Fey
After college, I knew I wanted to work in comedy, so the first thing I did was go to where the comedy was. I moved… — Tina Fey
I did comedies for 10 years and I learned a great deal. — Sally Field
There's comedy even in tragedy. There's comedy in life. And in 'Castle', we go for that comedy. — Nathan Fillion
Almost every comedy you see is about people making all wrong choices and making all the errors of judgement possible. Good comedy is when it… — Colin Firth
Humour and high seriousness... Perfect bedfellows, I think. Though I usually phrase it in terms of comedy and darkness. Comedy without darkness rapidly becomes trivial.… — Mark Haddon
Comedy is not funny. Comedy is hard work and timing and lots and lots of rehearsals. — Larry Hagman
If you look at romantic comedies as pieces of commerce, the audience is looking for wish fulfillment. — Tom Hanks
I was a big fan of how Johnny Carson hosted awards shows. Dick Cavett, as well, I think did a really great job of providing… — Neil Patrick Harris
With the Tonys it's a little tricky because a lot of the funnier jokes are more insider, so people watching at home may not get… — Neil Patrick Harris
You can take lessons to become almost anything: flying lessons, piano lessons, skydiving lessons, acting lessons, race car driving lessons, singing lessons. But there's no… — Steve Harvey

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