Comedy Quote by David Steinberg Download Open image “I don't really dissect comedy. Nothing kills off humor more than overanalyzing it.” — David Steinberg ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Comedy Dissect Humor More Nothing Off Really Than
I think when you dissect a joke too much, you have ruined whatever there is in comedy. — Bob Saget Copy Share Image
I never analyze stuff with comedy because it's boring. It makes you stop being funny. Just be who you are and do what you… — Jeff Garlin Copy Share Image
I think people who work in comedy and humor are hesitant to analyze it too much, because you feel like if you take it… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
I hate trying to analyze comedy in some deep way. If it gets laughs, it's funny. — Rachel Dratch Copy Share Image
Comedy should never be over-analysed. It's either funny or it isn't. There's a subtle difference between those who say funny things and those who… — Ken Dodd Copy Share Image
Analysing comedy is like dissecting a frog. Nobody laughs and the frog dies. — Barry Cryer Copy Share Image
Analysing humour is like dissecting a frog few people are interested, and the frog dies. — Alan Ford Copy Share Image
Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog: Nobody really enjoys it, and the frog generally dies as a result. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Comedians dissect jokes all the time. Comedians are beautiful structuralists. But ultimately it's an athletic endeavor. You have to be able to just hit… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
Understanding humor is like dissecting a live frog. It can be done, but the frog tends to die in the process. — E. B. White Copy Share Image
Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it. — E. B. White Copy Share Image
I starred in a Broadway play that was Sidney Poitier's first directing job and the cast was Lou Gossett, Cicely Tyson, Diana Ladd and… — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
In comedy, looking back is more important than looking around at your contemporaries because they are too much influenced by the same time period… — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
Here's the rule that I set for myself, and I believe it - even on a show like 'Curb Your Enthusiasm': the more personal… — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
I rewrote it and I took all your notes. Read it again, that kind of persistence paid off. — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
I don't believe any particular ethnic group is smarter than any other group. — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
The one thing an audience always has in common with a comedian is troubles. The Yiddish word for that is tsuris. You're always putting… — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
The odd thing about comedy is that the more personal you are, the larger the audience. — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
My father was a rabbi and had a little synagogue in Canada, so I'm from Canada. I left there at 16. — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
And it was a huge emotional thing to leave the law and become unemployed - to be a student again. — David Steinberg 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
