Comedy Quote by Edie Falco

I looked back at some high school journals and discovered that I definitely wanted to be a writer, but not necessarily comedy.

— Allison Silverman

I always wanted to write, even before I realized that there was a comedy writers' world, or what that life was like. I never…

— Mindy Kaling

And if you have great writing, it's really easy, but if it's not so great and you have to work a little harder, I…

— Matt LeBlanc

What it is is that comedy is underrepresented in every actor's life, because it's so bloody difficult to write. Anyone can write, and then…

— Michael Caine

Being a comedy writer gives you permission to be an outsider and poke fun at what people think about other people.

— Michael Patrick King

With comedy especially, it feels like such a clear-cut thing to be a writer-director. There is so much nuance and tone in a comedy…

— Todd Phillips

I'm a big believer in comedy writers. I've always defended the honor of all comedy writers. It's extremely difficult, but I've always felt that…

— Craig Mazin

I've been a comedian for a long time so writing and performing is a big part of what I do. If anybody's doing comedy…

— Colton Dunn

Like, your body has to get used to being in front of people. Like - and you have to be like - you have…

— Neal Brennan

Writing comedy is an exposing thing because you're putting yourself on the line with every joke you write, and although you can't second-guess an…

— Catherine Tate

It's hard enough to write a good drama, it's much harder to write a good comedy, and it's hardest of all to write a…

— Jack Lemmon

There are some writers who also enjoy being authors, and are good at it as well. There is nothing performative about writing, but there…

— Hanya Yanagihara