Good Comedy Quotes

22 quotes by 21 authors

I think you can write very good comedy without a partner, but what I love about it, working with a partner, is that you get… — John Cleese
It's hard enough to write a good drama, it's much harder to write a good comedy, and it's hardest of all to write a drama… — Jack Lemmon
I think good comedy is a commitment to the absurd in that the situation for the actors should be virtually played like a drama. — Peter Billingsley
Good comedy helps people know they're not alone. Great comedy provides an answer. — Bill Hicks
There's obviously a lot of tragedy in comedy; I really enjoy the paradox of what a really good comedy is. — Ellen Page
I think people are always looking for a good comedy. — Catherine Keener
Good comedy is ageless. — Ted Levine
It's both funny and sad which seem to me to be the two basic ingredients of good comedy. — Tony Hancock
I think if you turn down the volume on the good comedy, you should not even know if it's a comedy or not. It should… — Peter Billingsley
I love good comedy. I don't like bad comedy. — Michael Dorn
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 it's that much harder to make a good comedy than it is straight and apparently serious. — Guy Ritchie
Big comedy is good, I like things that are big, but good comedy has to be truthful I think and has to reflect some sort… — Steve Coogan
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
Jackie Chan is a very good comedy/martial arts star. He does one kind of martial arts that Jet Li doesn't know how to do and… — Jet Li
Good comedy doesn't have to be a comedy idea. — Seth Rogen
In good comedy, the structure comes from truth and that weird eye that looks at the way life is. — Ciaran Hinds
A good comedy with a purpose behind it is exhilarating. — Jason Mantzoukas
Life is dramatic and comedic at times. Sometimes in the most dramatic situations, there is comedy. And good comedy comes from a sense of reality. — Constance Marie
People will remember a good comedy song a lot longer than they would some of the so-called straight love songs. — Ray Stevens

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