Comedy Quotes

2637 Comedy quotes by 1344 unique authors

Comedy breaks down walls. It frees us for just a moment from the ugliness of this world. — Goldie Hawn
I know the fashion is that everything is fair game [for comedy material] but I don't believe that. — Craig Ferguson
I think comedy as an art involves the audience as a participant as much as is involves the artist. — Craig Ferguson
Romantic comedies are there to give us dreams and butterflies, but what we can create in our own lives could be not only better but… — Jennifer Love Hewitt
It may have been a comedy, or it may have been a tragedy. It cost one man his reason, it cost me a blood-letting, and… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Believe only half of what you see and nothing that you hear. — Edgar Allan Poe
Santino, never let anyone outside the family know what you are thinking. Never let them know what you have under your fingernails. I think your… — Mario Puzo
The cleverest character in comedy is the clown, for he who would make people take him for a fool, must not be one. — Miguel de Cervantes
Its not easy being a man you know. I had to get dressed today… and there are other pressures. — Dylan Moran
[Comedies], in the ancient world, were regarded as of a higher rank than tragedy, of a deeper truth, of a more difficult realization, of a… — Joseph Campbell
In this desperate way, I started many a comedy. — Charlie Chaplin
And killing time is perhaps the essence of comedy, just as the essence of tragedy is killing eternity. — Miguel de Unamuno
What more ghastly image can be called up than that of a man betrayed by his body who, simply because he did not die in… — Albert Camus
Life is a drama full of tragedy and comedy. You should learn to enjoy the comic episodes a little more. — Jeannette Walls
A comedy isn't about being funny," said Mrs. Baker. "We talked about this before." "A comedy is about character who dare to know that they… — Gary D. Schmidt
I was making pancakes the other day and a fly flew into the kitchen. And that's when I realized that a spatula is a lot… — Demetri Martin
Applaud my friends, the comedy is over... [on his death bed] — Ludwig van Beethoven
You think we're a family,' Cody said, turning back. 'You think we're some jolly, situation-comedy family when we're in particles, torn apart, torn all over… — Anne Tyler
Let me tell you about gays in the military. I don't want any gay people hanging around me while I'm killing kids. I just don't… — Bill Hicks
I did work in a bakery for one day. But the boss went off and when he came back I was lying on the floor… — Noel Fielding
I want to experience as many different tastes, sights, emotions, conflicts, and cultures as possible, so that I can expand the canvas of my memory… — Patton Oswalt
The life of every individual is really always a tragedy, but gone through in detail, it has the character of a comedy. — Arthur Schopenhauer
Haven't you noticed that we women daydream infinitely less than you men? We can't anticipate pleasure in our imagination or keep suffering out our lives… — Jens Peter Jacobsen
Comedy and tragedy are so mixed up in life, Gilbert. The only thing that haunts me is that tale of the two who lived together… — Lucy Maud Montgomery
You know you're a hot mess when the only person buying you drinks all night is yourself. — Chelsea Handler

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