Comedy Quotes

2637 Comedy quotes by 1344 unique authors

You know, crankiness is at the essence of all comedy. — Jerry Seinfeld
There's very little advice in men's magazines, because men don't think there's a lot they don't know. Women do. Women want to learn. Men think,… — Jerry Seinfeld
Well, all comedy starts with anger. You get angry, and its never for a good reason, right? You know its not a good reason. And… — Jerry Seinfeld
The Westerns I like aren't really comedies. I'm drawn to the scope of them and the land as a central character. — Tom Selleck
Making people laugh is magic. I feel like if you have humility, then you can do anything in comedy. — Amanda Seyfried
Obviously neither 'American Idol' nor 'Dancing With the Stars' is a variety show in the classic sense, but the way they incorporate elements of drama,… — Tom Shales
I played comedies and dramas. — William Shatner
Anyone watching '30 Rock' always knew Tina Fey was playing a fictionalized version of herself, a workaholic comedy writer who also plays one on TV.… — Rob Sheffield
It goes without saying that 'Buncha Losers' comedies speak to tough times. The massive unemployment of the Reagan years gave us 'Taxi,' 'Cheers' and the… — Rob Sheffield
My grandmother taught me that accomplishments meant less than what you left behind. I started to ask myself what impact my comedy would have on… — Sherri Shepherd
But I think you can make fun of anything as long as it's funny enough. — Sarah Silverman
Comedy, not screaming at someone, can make someone lift their legs higher. There is a way to do a push-up and a sit-up, and it… — Richard Simmons
I want to do the romantic comedies. You know, the stuff that Meg Ryan and Julia Roberts or Reese Witherspoon would choose, of course. — Jessica Simpson
'Feminist comedy,' practically an oxymoron, had a couple of good years after WWII. Chalk it up to the forced female autonomy that occurred during wartime,… — Grace Slick
Comedy ages quicker than tragedy, to the extent that we can't know if the 10 commandments may originally have been 10 hilarious one-liners. — Arthur Smith
I'd see movies, comedies, and I loved 'Animal House', I loved all the John Hughes stuff, but I never saw me and my friends totally… — Kevin Smith
In black neighborhoods, everybody appreciated comedy about real life. In the white community, fantasy was funnier. I started looking for the jokes that were equally… — Will Smith
After the Rodgers and Hammerstein revolution, songs became part of the story, as opposed to just entertainments in between comedy scenes. — Stephen Sondheim
Musical comedies aren't written, they are rewritten. — Stephen Sondheim
I was making a lot of 8mm home movies, since I was twelve, making little dramas and comedies with the neighborhood kids. — Steven Spielberg
When I tried to play characters that strayed from who I am it ended in disaster. People didn't expect me in comedies or musicals. — Sylvester Stallone
When I tried to branch out into comedy, I didn't do very well at it, so I went back to doing what I do naturally… — Sylvester Stallone
There are a hell of a lot of jobs that are scarier than live comedy. Like standing in the operating room when a guy's heart… — Jon Stewart
Comedy's my first love. I love that so much. You play comedy in drama, too. The difference between genres doesn't really change the method of… — Emma Stone
I always loved acting and improv and sketch comedy and theater, which I did at a local youth theater. — Emma Stone

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