Comedy Quotes

2637 Comedy quotes by 1344 unique authors

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
I like to invest as a performer in the director's vision and then bring a sense of reality to whatever I'm doing, whether it's comedy… — Amy Seimetz
I started out with comedy in college, but had my major in Recreation Administration - which meant I wasn't going to get a real job… — Carlos Alazraqui
I do comedy shows. I make fun of myself, first of all. — Steve Burton
When I first started acting, I started in opera and had a great desire to play grand, tragic characters. I got sidetracked in musical theater… — Leslie Easterbrook
To do a comedy team, it requires so much extracurricular stuff, so much compromise, so much intuitiveness to know what the other guy is doing.… — Cheech Marin
I think comedy is more my instinct and more what I'm geared towards. — Austin Peck
The fact that 'A Dirty Job' has comedy and supernatural horror in it, that both are woven in and out of it with a whimsical… — Christopher Moore
Love in France is a comedy; in England a tragedy; in Italy an opera seria; and in Germany a melodrama. — Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington
Don't take yourself too seriously. It just makes life all the harder. It'll all come out in the wash anyway, because God's glory eventually will… — Luci Swindoll
Life is replete with comedy, drama, horror, suspense, tragedy, romance, mystery, fantasy and a good dose of fiction. While at times the plot may seem… — Derek R. Audette

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