After Quote by Doug Stanhope

Comedy arises out of necessity, because some things are so dark that you have to laugh about it.

— Zosia Mamet

Ask any physical comedian and they'll say the same thing. There are so many dark moments in comedy.

— Lee Evans

I think, you know, a lot of the business of comedy is taking your personal experiences and making them relatable to other people.

— Kumail Nanjiani

Comedy is all about timing, and playing the truth of the moment.

— Krysten Ritter

Every once in a while you definitely have to film someone for half an hour saying something that you do not think is funny…

— Seth Rogen

I've always thought that comedy was just another dramatic expression. I try to measure the amount of truth in a work rather than just…

— Harold Ramis

Especially when you deal with comedy, you have got to be really honest because it's the honesty and the spontaneity that causes people to…

— Austin Peck

Those early days of comedy are when you get addicted to it.

— Colin Quinn

I think comedy's something you can't learn. It's an instinct, which makes it rather elusive.

— Julie Walters

Comedy is what happens when you cross the dateline from the unbearable. Things become so unbearable they become a joke.

— Robyn Hitchcock

Comedy makes things believable. Because if there's anything we all know, it's how to make fun of ourselves, and to make fun of situations…

— Claudia Jessie

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