Comedy Quotes

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Why do we laugh at such terrible things? Because comedy is often the sarcastic realization of inescapable tragedy. — Bryant H. McGill
I'm always amazed to hear of air crash victims so badly mutilated that they have to be identified by their dental records. What I can't… — Paul Merton
Never ever discount the idea of marriage. Sure, someone might tell you that marriage is just a piece of paper. Well, so is money, and… — Dennis Miller
A recent police study found that you're much more likely to get shot by a fat cop if you run. — Dennis Miller
I'm a comedian, for God's sake. Viewers shouldn't trust me. And you know what? They're hip enough to know they shouldn't trust me. I'm just… — Dennis Miller
The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them. — Moliere
As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt. — Moliere
Strangely, Dante's Divine Comedy did not produce a prose of that creative height or it did so after centuries. — Eugenio Montale
I've had fun doing romantic comedies, but I just can't anymore. There's nothing fulfilling creatively, there's nowhere to grow, nothing to learn from it or… — Mandy Moore
I think that women just have a primeval instinct to make soup, which they will try to foist on anybody who looks like a likely… — Dylan Moran
It's true that I have spoken about doing a book before, but then everyone you speak to is planning to write a book. — Dylan Moran
My neighbour asked if he could use my lawnmower and I told him of course he could, so long as he didn't take it out… — Eric Morecambe
Socialism is a fraud, a comedy, a phantom, a blackmail. — Benito Mussolini
Comedy. It was just huge in my house. Peter Sellers and Alec Guinness, Monty Python and all those James Bond movies were highly regarded. — Mike Myers
Dad loved movies, and I grew up with British comedy. My ultimate favourite is Peter Sellers. — Mike Myers
I love making comedy. I never stopped loving it. I will continue to love it and I can't believe that I get to do it. — Mike Myers
One always writes comedy at the moment of deepest hysteria. — V.S. Naipaul
I'd like to do a comedy, actually. I think it would be great to do a sitcom or something like that. I'm pretty much open… — Rachel Nichols
When you make a drama, you spend all day beating a guy to death with a hammer, or what have you. Or, you have to… — Robert De Niro
One's dream is constantly evolving, rising and falling, changing course. This happens in every job, but because I have worked in comedy for twenty-five years,… — Conan O'Brien

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