Civilized Quote by George Meredith

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 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 grievances. It's a recitation of grievances - whether they're inconsequential, superficial - like "my wife shops too much", or "kids today", all…

— George Carlin

Comedy is an ability to observe and see what's funny in a situation and be able to forget yourself enough to do it.

— Madeline Kahn

Comedy is to force us to observe ourselves in ways that are humorous and yet, at the end of the day, that cause us…

— Michael Eric Dyson

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

— Ricky Gervais

Comedy is something that we can all share, no matter what language we speak or our background, it has the power to unite us…

— Paul Goodman

Comedy is a tool to be used so that people can relate to each other.

— Eddie Griffin

Comedy is a tool of togetherness. It's a way of putting your arm around someone, pointing at something, and saying, 'Isn't it funny that…

— Kate McKinnon

Comedy just pokes at problems, rarely confronts them squarely. Drama is like a plate of meat and potatoes, comedy is rather the dessert, a…

— Woody Allen

Comedy has a responsibility to be a voice of society, so within that, there's always going to be those that talk about those subjects…

— Keenen Ivory Wayans

Comedy is very strange to me and I don't fully understand it's purpose or function.

— Bo Burnham