Around Quote by Doug Stanhope

The comedy community is fairly supportive of human beings in general. There are some things you can teach with comedy that people can't learn…

— Colin Mochrie

As far as I can tell, comedians are pretty serious people, and that's why they make fun of things all of the time.

— Maria Bamford

Years ago, there was a variety theatre in every British town, and people paid to go down and see it. Comedy was the main…

— Norman Wisdom

In real life, comedians aren't funny.

— Michael Showalter

I feel like comedy is doing well right now because there's so many avenues to be seen. Whether it's through the Internet with social…

— Hannibal Buress

What I love about comedians is their instinct is always to go against the grain. Their whole existence is pointing out the elephant in…

— Colin Quinn

Comedy is able to point out things in ways that more serious people cannot.

— Randy Rainbow

When you do comedy in front of an audience, they are the ones who tell you whether it's funny or not and which bits…

— John Cleese

A lot of the comedians nowadays just do comedy as a stepping stone. Take for example Dane Cook. The guy is huge. The main…

— Gabriel Iglesias

People are much more vicious about comedy than about anything else. If it's drama they go: 'Oh well, that didn't really work.' But comedy,…

— Harry Enfield

Now the point of comedy is not just looking funny, it's use of language. We have at our disposal a great language... and the…

— Barry Humphries

I think comedians have a function in society, which is to make fun of our icons.

— Anonymous