Audience Quote by Eric McCormack

I'm afraid that the act of writing is so scary and anxiety-filled that I never laugh at all. In fact, when people tell me…

— Cynthia Ozick

You write what makes you laugh, and you hope that the audience agree, and so far they do.

— Brendan O'Carroll

I think that's part of being a comedy writer. You have to be confident. If you're sitting around worrying about, like, oh my God,…

— David Mandel

It's grueling never knowing if the audience is going to think you're funny. It's soul-destroying when they don't laugh.

— Vince Vaughn

You can't instruct an audience to laugh, but what you can do is read well and understand the spirit and subtleties, if there are…

— Tommy Lee Jones

You have more of a responsibility to make the audience laugh. In comedy, we do have to say, "All right, it's been two minutes…

— Jonah Hill

The thing about having an audience right there laughing is that critics can write what they want, but the proof is right there in…

— Chris Rock

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

Making people laugh is easy for me. I'm quite proud of that. But I'm prouder of silencing an audience for a minute because they're…

— Ricky Gervais

Writing humor in my column isn't as dangerous as performing it. If I fail in front of a live audience, the humiliation is as…

— Art Buchwald

It always seems to someone outside the business that it is very difficult to write for a comedy show because it must be done…

— Robert Orben

Not every story lends itself tonally to humor, so you have to navigate that territory properly. You can put a humorous spin on anything,…

— Kevin Keck