Always Quote by Emily Meade

I loved Lucille Ball growing up.

— Graham Norton

In terms of comedians, I loved, growing up, Jonathan Winters, Sid Caesar, Jackie Gleason, Phil Silvers, Carol Burnett, all those people.

— Ed O'Neill

So many people: Lucille Ball is the earliest incarnation of a woman I thought was funny, Joan Rivers, Roseanne, Carol Burnett, Gilda Radnor, down…

— Chelsea Peretti

I love a lot of comedy actors and actresses like Kristen Wiig and Tina Fey and all those women who are really brilliant and…

— Saoirse Ronan

I love comedy. David's Lynch the only person I've worked with more than once who sees me as a specific thing - he sees…

— Laura Dern

I was raised on the purest comedy there is: 'I Love Lucy.' I was raised watching 'Three's Company' and sitcoms of the '70s and…

— Mayim Bialik

I was always a fan of the old-style comics. I loved vaudeville. I loved Milton Berle, Dick Shawn, Phyllis Diller, Don Rickles, Charlie Callas,…

— Larry the Cable Guy

My father was very funny, so I grew up with humor in the house. And I was always really attracted to comedies on TV.…

— Susan Stroman

Growing up, I really looked up to the classic Hollywood actors like Spencer Tracy, Robert Mitchum, and Peter Falk. I love character actors -…

— David Harewood

I always loved comedy growing up - Bob Hope, Red Skelton and Danny Kaye.

— Fred Willard

I was raised with 'Laurel and Hardy' and 'I Love Lucy' and Jerry Lewis, and I just loved it. And I had a friend…

— Steve Martin

Carol Burnett, Gilda Radner, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus are my comedic influences. I like a lot of dudes, too, like Bill Murray and Will Ferrell.

— Kaitlin Olson