Comedy Quote by Lenny Bruce

It bothers me when people say 'shock comic' or 'gross-out' because that was only one type of comedy I did. There was prank comedy.…

— Tom Green

I'm not going to give up the shock part of my comedy.

— Sam Kinison

If you purposefully look to shock people, it isn't funny. That's what 50 million dollar Hollywood comedies do ; try to be shocking and dirty.

— John Waters

Comedy is like horror - you have to shock something in the viewer's system to make them feel it.

— Jonathan Krisel

Nobody sets out to offend or shock for the sake of shocking. You set out to get laughs.

— Seth MacFarlane

Comedy is like catching lightning in a bottle.

— Goldie Hawn

I don't think any comedy is ever shocking. I don't buy that. That's just what people brand it, when someone is saying something they…

— Jim Norton

My brand of comedy is taking a serious approach to silliness. Small moments of modern life and human behavior make me laugh. At least…

— Jonathan Krisel

Comedy defends the commonplace; tragedy explodes it.

— Mason Cooley

Comedy's my outlet for my ridiculous emotions.

— Michael Che

Comedy can be a cathartic way to deal with personal trauma.

— Robin Williams

It's quite frightening; the business of trying to be funny is very hairy. In comedy, the potential for humiliation is huge. Trying to be…

— Emily Mortimer