Comedy Quote by Kate McKinnon

In Hollywood, it's hard to be funny, because all the big jokes are in Washington.

— Rich Little

It's almost impossible to be funnier than the people in Washington.

— Carol Burnett

Comedy in America is very serious. Either they laugh, or they don't.

— Gad Elmaleh

Since 'The Office,' everyone has this idea that comedy is only good if it reflects the way people really speak. But that's nonsense -…

— Lee Mack

You have to keep a sense of humor about yourself, more than anything else. You've got to take the issues very seriously, but you…

— Robert Reich

America is where standup comedy was born. It's the standard. So you want to go and do your job where this is the mecca…

— Gad Elmaleh

Comedy is what keeps us alive.

— George Schlatter

I think comedy has to be an intellectual pursuit. It comes down to logic and analysis. As soon as it becomes emotional, it's not…

— Ricky Gervais

Humor helps ease the tension of race and the differences in society. If there wasn't comedy I don't know if Obama could have ever…

— Marlon Wayans

Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.

— Dave Chappelle

One of the jobs of comedy is to expose hypocrisy. When you look at countries like Iran or North Korea that don't have freedom…

— Maz Jobrani

... the whole of society in Washington is to some degree political. It is like no other capital city known to me, in that…

— Storm Jameson