Bat Quote by Eric Idle

Comedy comes from childhood only. The humour genes you are born with remain with you. I was always making mischief and making people laugh.

— Johnny Lever

I remember being fascinated by the very nature of comedy from the age of 10; why is this funny, and that isn't?

— Paul Merton

Some people learn comedy, and some people just are comedy.

— Chris Hardwick

The ability to be funny is pretty widespread in the population.

— Robert Mankoff

I don't know if there is a gene for comedy, but my dad was a very funny man. He just didn't know it. He…

— James Belushi

A lot of people have gotten into comedy because of certain influences in their lives or events that were painful, and I really have…

— Will Ferrell

I've heard a lot of comedians were young when their parents divorced, or when a parent died or was killed. It forces you to…

— Fred Willard

I think comedy is no different now than it was at other points. It takes a long time to get good and know how…

— Ted Alexandro

I was very young, and I kind of decided I wanted to do comedy. My parents were musicians, so we traveled on a tour…

— Trevor Moore

I think a lot of comedy is about making fun of people at the expense of somebody.

— Phil Dunster

People are funny in like young adulthood, just like how people's musical tastes are cool, but it changes very rapidly. In five or ten…

— Simon Rich

I always find it actually funny that the analysis is that the characters I play in comedies are the manchild, the adolescent, characters that…

— Will Ferrell