Comedy Quote by Chris O'Dowd Download Open image “Comedy writing is taking the brief thought and going with it.” — Chris O'Dowd ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Comedy Going Humor Taking Thought Writing
The secret of writing comedy is to know where it's all going, then get ahead of it. — Robert Orben Copy Share Image
Most of my comedy writing happens through improvisation on stage; doing it in the moment. Going up with an idea and fleshing it out… — Marc Maron Copy Share Image
What I didn't realize is that the writing process for comedies is that you do your table read, and if you aren't funny on… — David Morse Copy Share Image
When you have a writing partner and you're writing a comedy, your goal is to make each other laugh. — Lauren Miller Copy Share Image
With comedy, I think it's so important, especially in TV, to know and trust what the writers are writing and just have it down. — Jay Harrington Copy Share Image
Comedy writing is the hardest, and yet there's so much that's relatable in it. — Valerie Faris Copy Share Image
Comedy will always be central to what I do, it's just an instinct for me, but I am a writer and always have been. — Ben Elton Copy Share Image
Every time I think about writing, comedy doesn't interest me in the slightest. I can play comedy, but I don't think in terms of… — Jim Parsons Copy Share Image
What it is is that comedy is underrepresented in every actor's life, because it's so bloody difficult to write. Anyone can write, and then… — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
The cauliflower soup sounds so good. And the broccoli-melt sandwich. I've never heard of such a thing. — Chris O'Dowd Copy Share Image
I would be nothing if it wasn't for the town where I grew up and the people who gave me my inspiration. — Chris O'Dowd Copy Share Image
I'd like to think that I'm getting slightly more mature as time goes on, but I don't know if my fiancee would necessarily agree. — Chris O'Dowd Copy Share Image
I definitely enjoy an audience, when I'm performing. As I get older I'm kind of less comfortable at being demonstrative. I always fancied myself… — Chris O'Dowd Copy Share Image
I'm never overawed by a situation and I think that's because I've always looked several years older than I am. So because people were… — Chris O'Dowd Copy Share Image
When I was about 13 I realised girls weren't going to kiss me because I was a gigantic, weird looking creature from the depths.… — Chris O'Dowd Copy Share Image
The bottom line is that female writers aren't being given enough opportunities by male producers. — Chris O'Dowd Copy Share Image
The fame thing has happened very gradually, so I've been kind of lucky. — Chris O'Dowd Copy Share Image
When I say I hate nostalgia, I hate things set in the recent past where everything is shiny and new. — Chris O'Dowd Copy Share Image
Well, when you're the youngest of five, parents kind of lose interest more and more through the children. I think my eldest brother was… — Chris O'Dowd Copy Share Image
'Mad TV' is one of my most favorite shows of all time and is a huge part of my obsession with sketch comedy. — Shane Dawson Copy Share Image
In the future, I would like to do more films with contemporary themes. Perhaps comedy, which is something I have done in theater but… — Luke Evans Copy Share Image
“Men circle like bees around honey, buzzing to communicate their sexual despair.” — Carla H Krueger Copy Share Image
You can't cheat comedy. You know, it either is going to be there on the day you capture or it's not. — Justin Lin Copy Share Image
I think if I have any kind of unique gift, it's more in the comedy area than it is in the dramatic area. — Susan Sullivan Copy Share Image
I always worked on holidays when I had to wait tables and stuff like that, so I'm used to it, but now I just… — Chris Redd Copy Share Image
There's nothing like the energy in a small comedy club room or a small theater when it's going really well. I can see everybody's… — Drew Carey Copy Share Image
God writes a lot of comedy... the trouble is, he's stuck with so many bad actors who don't know how to play funny. — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image