Comedy Quote by Judd Apatow

Comedians rarely have writers, and if you do it's usually a sign of laziness.

— Jim Gaffigan

What it is is that comedy is underrepresented in every actor's life, because it's so bloody difficult to write. Anyone can write, and then…

— Michael Caine

I don’t like writing for comedians. I like writing for actors. The best comedians are the best actors.

— Neil Simon

There are so many different types of writers. It's just sheer coincidence that they're all called writers.

— Renata Adler

With comedy especially, it feels like such a clear-cut thing to be a writer-director. There is so much nuance and tone in a comedy…

— Todd Phillips

I'm a big believer in comedy writers. I've always defended the honor of all comedy writers. It's extremely difficult, but I've always felt that…

— Craig Mazin

Comedy is underrepresented in every actor's life, because it's so bloody difficult to write.

— Michael Caine

Being a screenwriter for a comedy, you're writing for characters in them in their voice. I could write anyone.

— Craig Mazin

Most of what I write is comedy.

— Patrick Marber

Writing comedy is an exposing thing because you're putting yourself on the line with every joke you write, and although you can't second-guess an…

— Catherine Tate

The work I'm doing on the screen differs from that of anyone else. My comedy is of a peculiar nature...no writers have been developed…

— W. C. Fields

Being a comedy writer gives you permission to be an outsider and poke fun at what people think about other people.

— Michael Patrick King