Comedy Quote by Jean Reno

I know a lot of sad people who aren't comedians.

— Gene Wilder

Most comedians come from a dark past and have a lot of sadness.

— Molly Shannon

Most comedians I know are quite serious, anxious people who find life rather difficult. As a consequence, they make people laugh.

— Robyn Hitchcock

Funny and sad are two sides of the same coin. I think that most comedians are able to tap into deep subject matter.

— Hasan Minhaj

I think that sometimes only comedians can reach the peaks of tragedy.

— Roberto Benigni

“The way you turn a sad story around, you should be a comedian! You’re the funniest person I know.”

— Patricia Williams

All people are sad clowns. That's the key to comedy - and it's a buffer against reality.

— Bob Odenkirk

All comedians are preoccupied with one thing and with one thing only-themmm-selllves. It's a horrible lot in life.

— David Letterman

You never have a comedian who hasn't got a very deep strain of sadness within him or her. Every great clown has been very…

— Margaret Rutherford

Comedians are the nearest to suicide.

— Lawrence Durrell

I don't have much time for the 'sad clown' thing. It's only associated with comedians because of the disparity between feeling like that and…

— Mae Martin

As far as I can tell, comedians are pretty serious people, and that's why they make fun of things all of the time.

— Maria Bamford