Been Quote by Margaret Rutherford

All people are sad clowns. That's the key to comedy - and it's a buffer against reality.

— Bob Odenkirk

I don't have much time for the 'sad clown' thing. It's only associated with comedians because of the disparity between feeling like that and…

— Mae Martin

Most comedians come from a dark past and have a lot of sadness.

— Molly Shannon

I think that sometimes only comedians can reach the peaks of tragedy.

— Roberto Benigni

Only comedians can talk about death, life, God and Virgin Mary. If I was a tragic actor, I couldn't allow myself. But with this…

— Roberto Benigni

I know a lot of sad people who aren't comedians.

— Gene Wilder

One can always lament, you know — but to laugh in the face of life, that's very hard. And for me the great tragedian…

— Martha Graham

When you do a good comedy show, you have to understand that if you don't have drama or sad moments, then the comedy turns…

— Jaime Camil

“The way you turn a sad story around, you should be a comedian! You’re the funniest person I know.”

— Patricia Williams

I'm more of a clown, a tragic clown. Yeah. I just like humor to come out of characters.

— Amy Sedaris

But I will say that most comedians are the saddest people I know. That is the biggest paradox to me.

— Jean Reno

I'm a comedian, and I definitely see the humor in a lot of things. I am also sad a lot. I cry often and…

— Ellen DeGeneres