America Quote by Elayne Boosler

Comedy is a socially acceptable form of hostility and aggression. That is what comics do, stand the world upside down.

— George Carlin

Comedy is a way to make sense of chaos. It's a way of dealing with things that are overwhelming, that threaten you; it's a…

— Laura Linney

Comedy is a game played to throw reflections upon social life, and it deals with human nature in the drawing-room of civilized men and…

— George Meredith

Creating a wonderful drama is an art form, while comedy is just entertainment.

— Jason Reitman

Comedy is a medicine - a healing process that can help people get through difficult times and understand things better

— Ricky Gervais

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

— Trevor Noah

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

— Helen Fielding

Comedy is a reflection. We create nothing. We set no styles, no standards. We're reflections. It's a distorted mirror in the fun house. We…

— Alan King

Comedy is tragedy that happens to other people.

— Angela Carter

You get into comedy because you are insecure, and you communicate with the world through comedy to sort of alleviate the tension of those…

— Andy Samberg

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

— Randy Rainbow

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