Always Quote by Joan Rivers

I don't know if there is a gene for comedy, but my dad was a very funny man. He just didn't know it. He…

— James Belushi

I've always been part of comedy. One of the things about our family was that if we were reasonably funny with each other, particularly…

— Leslie Nielsen

My dad is funny in his own way, and so is my brother, but in terms of legitimately making a lot of people laugh,…

— Mindy Kaling

Comedy comes from childhood only. The humour genes you are born with remain with you. I was always making mischief and making people laugh.

— Johnny Lever

I really like comedy, and making people laugh is one of the few pleasures of being alive. It's a gift - that's how I…

— Janelle James

Whatever makes you laugh is fine, and all we can do as comedy professionals is try to steer you towards something that we think…

— Paul Feig

What I love about comedy is that it's unquestionably working. There are varying degrees of that, where there's something that makes you smile and…

— Abbi Jacobson

Laughter is a way of really letting out all this pressure that you could face in your daily life in the suffering of your…

— Hiam Abbass

I think that comedy is one of the more serious things that you can do in our day, especially in the world that we're…

— Antonio Banderas

I'm the ultimate studier of comedy. I grew up in a very funny household. My dad is the king of one-liners; my brothers are…

— Susan Kelechi Watson

The funniest thing about comedy is that you never know why people laugh. I know what makes them laugh but trying to get your…

— W. C. Fields

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