Audience Quote by Keegan-Michael Key

What I love about comedy is breaking down the barrier between the audience and the performer.

— Scott Aukerman

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

— Bernie Mac

Ultimately, an audience wants to laugh. That's who they like, the comedian who makes them laugh.

— Ted Alexandro

The more you're able to understand how to do a good dramatic performance, that can inform your comedy. It all informs one another. And…

— Nick Kroll

I think one of the big things about comedy is the ability for the audience to identify.

— Alan King

When you do something unusual, the audience doesn't 100 percent know what you're up to in the beginning. And if you're doing a character…

— Greg Daniels

There's something really wonderful about making people laugh, and if you can find the laughs within a dramatic piece, it's also very rewarding.

— Gemma Whelan

I think the audience likes to be entertained.

— Bray Wyatt

When you make comedy, you make it for the people and you try to have as many screenings and as many tests and you…

— Chris Rock

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

And the goal really is to make the audience laugh, to bring them some joy.

— Todd Barry

The audience loves when the comedian talks to them. You're creating inside jokes, which creates a community.

— Wendy Liebman