Becomes Quote by Deon Cole

There are many comics around who don't really have a feel for comedy. They can say outrageous things, have clever thoughts, and deliver some…

— Ronnie Corbett

When comics are in the room, people have a tendency to try to make them laugh. That doesn't really make you funnier. It makes…

— Jermaine Fowler

Humor is basically a cognitive process. And it's a creative process not only on the part of the cartoonist but on the part of…

— Robert Mankoff

I never worry about people not taking my work seriously as a result of the humor. In the end, the comic's best trick is…

— Richard Russo

There is no decision to be more or less comic. I don't feel more or less humorous in my day-to-day. These things are accidental.

— Alexis Taylor

To be comic is merely to be playful, but wit is a serious matter. To laugh at it is to confess that you do…

— Ambrose Bierce

Comedy is a great tool. We [comics] are trying to find ways to use humor to enlighten people without preaching to them.

— Trevor Noah

In order for comedy to be funny you have to play the truth of the moment. But if you're not being completely truthful to…

— Stephen Root

Sometimes, comics will make the observation that it's not jokes that are funny, it's characters that are funny. And isn't that true! That's why…

— David Mitchell

Being funny is a gift, and, when done well, is an art form.

— Craig Ferguson

To be a comic, you must reveal yourself in your most grotesque nudity. And it's only then, when the truth gets told, when the…

— Melissa Leo

I don't really find things funny unless they're deeply tragic at the same time. I think if you're funny just for the sake of…

— Lee Hall