Burlesque Quote by Dawn Powell

Almost all comedy is of its time. You can't expect audiences now to laugh at what amused people 60 years ago.

— Denis Norden

Comedy is tragedy that happens to other people.

— Angela Carter

I am a passionate believer that comedy is a way of tackling some of the most dark and difficult aspects of being a human…

— Stephen Mangan

I think comedy is drama, often. It's hard to have comedy over a period of time - commercials are one thing, but over a…

— Gore Verbinski

Comedy is what keeps us alive.

— George Schlatter

Comedy is one of the toughest genres. It is so essential to get the timing right, failing which the humour can fall flat.

— Jacqueline Fernandez

Comedy is such a frivolous world that it can make you addicted to the frivolity, and then a lot of people don't settle down…

— Ivo Graham

There is a universality to comedy.

— Simon Pegg

Comedy has bits, has jokes, has stories, and it has characters.

— Charlie Murphy

Human comedy is more profound than tragedy. In tragedy we die and it is very sad. In comedy we avoid death, and it is…

— Jennifer Stone

Situation comedies are old-fashioned - they stick to formulas. I resent their music which is old fashioned. I resent the use of a laugh…

— Bill Bixby

I remember being fascinated by the very nature of comedy from the age of 10; why is this funny, and that isn't?

— Paul Merton