Comedy Quote by Jane Espenson

I'm comfortable with dark comedy.

— Tim Dillon

I've always tended to write comedy, but I'd hate to just write some kind of sitcom or a lighthearted series of jokes and slapstick.…

— David Thewlis

All good writers across the board, if they're dealing with real tragedy, they will give you comedy in it. And if they're dealing with…

— Chukwudi Iwuji

I would love to do a comedy. The primary thing is complexity. The reason I play so many dark characters is because there is…

— Billy Zane

First and foremost, I just want to write comedy.

— Peter Baynham

I am a passionate believer that comedy is a way of tackling some of the most dark and difficult aspects of being a human…

— Stephen Mangan

I usually get cast in more dark, dramatic things, and I would love to do something more comedic.

— Emily Meade

If it's a drama or comedy, it doesn't matter to me. I just want to like the writing.

— Jean Smart

I think it would be harder for me not to write comedy because the comic view of things is the one that comes most…

— Richard Russo

I've always been attracted to more intense and darker roles, but I think there is complexity and darkness in comedies as well.

— Jeremy Sisto

I was always very against the idea that for comedy to be 'important' it has to be dark. It's very much a critic's way…

— David Baddiel

I think sadness and anger are really fertile ground for comedy. No one is really interested in a happy person doing comedy.

— Zach Galifianakis