Audience Quote by Jo Brand

Most of what's tricky about comedy is the perception of it and the audience's expectation.

— Adam McKay

I think a lot comes from having the experience of doing stand-up comedy. It allows you to figure out the psychology of an audience;…

— Keenen Ivory Wayans

Comedy takes all of life and puts it through a lens of acceptance, just by the mere act of talking about it on stage…

— Ted Alexandro

So much of comedy is feeling comfortable with the point of view coming at you. So I understand it. There's people who I find…

— Scott Aukerman

When you go out there to do comedy, you feel like you're doing battle with the audience a lot of the time. You're either…

— Rob Riggle

I've always been drawn to discomfort and that limbo of unease you get between comedy and tragedy. Making people laugh one moment and the…

— Steve Coogan

The one thing about comedy, making it become a part of you, the audience loves it, because you become part of them.

— Bernie Mac

I always feel that comedy, at its best, tackles issues that are controversial, polarizing, volatile, and sheds light onto those issues and the people…

— Randall Park

On a practical level, I'm uncomfortable at comedy clubs because there are so many shitty dude comics who have made my life miserable. If…

— Lindy West

With a comedy, it's so important to see it with an audience and an audience who really wants to be there and is enthusiastic,…

— Rose Byrne

Comedy is a reaction to the world, and I think it really helps to be an outsider. I've always been very interested in people's…

— Adriana Trigiani

The thing about comedy is it gives you a platform to expose your own shortcomings, so it becomes a public display of weirdness.

— Hannah Gadsby