Comedy Quote by Mae Martin

Everyone has their personal topics. My comedy has always been very strong on observational humor, it stems from what I see every day in…

— Iliza Shlesinger

I like to describe my stuff as observational comedy.

— Lilly Singh

I'm at my best when I'm at my funniest and most observational comedy is topical. But anything forced, it stings or reads as insincere.

— Matty Healy

All comedy is really talking about social issues and things that are affecting our lives.

— Tom Green

The odd thing about comedy is that the more personal you are, the larger the audience.

— David Steinberg

I always feel that comedy, at its best, tackles issues that are controversial, polarizing, volatile, and sheds light onto those issues and the people…

— Randall Park

Comedy opens you up to ideas that a straight-up drama doesn't. You resist those messages when they come to you earnestly or dramatically.

— Rick Famuyiwa

I mean comedy is something that's very personal and people have strong opinions about.

— Matt Lucas

I think, you know, a lot of the business of comedy is taking your personal experiences and making them relatable to other people.

— Kumail Nanjiani

So much comedy comes out of an earnest, deeply rooted need for one thing or another, trying to get it and caring so much…

— Jeremy Sisto

I think that comedy is one of the more serious things that you can do in our day, especially in the world that we're…

— Antonio Banderas

We've always been interested in the commentary on politics and society and how comedy always sort of cuts that with a nice laugh, and…

— Sean Hayes