Comedy Quote by Doug Stanhope

Most comedy comes out of misery.

— Seth Rogen

I find that people find a way out of misery through humor and it's humor that's often unacceptable to people who are not in…

— Danny Boyle

Comedy is tragedy that happens to other people.

— Angela Carter

I've always felt that comedy doesn't just come from misery. It comes from an absurdity around that misery.

— Simon Amstell

I think sadness and anger are really fertile ground for comedy. No one is really interested in a happy person doing comedy.

— Zach Galifianakis

Comedy tends to come out of things which are quite painful and serious.

— Helen Fielding

Where I find it very difficult to get comedy from and where I naturally don't go is human suffering.

— Omid Djalili

All people are sad clowns. That's the key to comedy - and it's a buffer against reality.

— Bob Odenkirk

Often people write stories about people who are suffering, and they're miserable all the time. That's not the case. You go to the food…

— Ken Loach

I can wax boringly about the role of comedy in mitigating pain. For so many comedians, comedy comes out of personal despair. I'm not…

— Tim Minchin

Miserable people tend to act out.

— Tituss Burgess

Comedy is merely tragedy happening to someone else.

— W. C. Fields