Accidents Quote by John Prine

There is a certain comedy and pathos to trouble and accidents. Like when a driver has parked his car crookedly and then wonders why…

— John Prine

I guess what I always found funny was the human condition.

— John Prine

There used to be such a thing as a sick joke, or laughing at misfortune, because comedy and laughter are a way of coping.…

— Limmy

The things we laugh at are awful while they are going on, but get funny when we look back. And other people laugh because…

— James Thurber

In my world, everything has the potential to be funny. Joyful things, painful things... It's all about how you view it and if you're…

— Jinkx Monsoon

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

I actually think of being funny as an odd turn of mind, like a mild disability, some weird way of looking at the world…

— Calvin Trillin

Oftentimes, a funny situation is funny because it's uncomfortable or weird. The most memorable stories, or the stuff that you repeat to your friends,…

— John C. Reilly

Even in the things that look most frivolous there has to be the threat of something quite painful to make the comedy work. I…

— Michael Frayn

I don't really find things funny unless they're deeply tragic at the same time. I think if you're funny just for the sake of…

— Lee Hall

I like situational comedy when people are being completely serious and yet you can find something extremely funny, not jokes.

— Bruce Robinson

I kind of find humor in everything, even to the point where it's awkward - like, the worst scenarios are the funniest things ever.

— Thundercat