Comedy Quote by Mary Steenburgen

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

— Bob Odenkirk

There is nothing far-fetched about disappointment as a subject for comedy. It's something we are all too familiar with.

— Martin Freeman

Comedy is a very personal thing, and some people will find it funny, some people won't.

— Stephen Mangan

I think sadness and anger are really fertile ground for comedy. No one is really interested in a happy person doing comedy.

— Zach Galifianakis

Comedy is a very personal thing, and some people will find it funny, some people wont.

— Stephen Mangan

I think people are always looking for a good comedy.

— Catherine Keener

Most comedy comes out of misery.

— Seth Rogen

Comedy is tragedy that happens to other people.

— Angela Carter

I'm always amazed that people are interested in comedy.

— Bobcat Goldthwait

Great comedy is always sadistic.

— Patrick Marber

It's terrible to write what are essentially comedies for people with no sense of humor. Everyone thinks they have a sense of humor, but…

— Whit Stillman

There used to be such a thing as a sick joke, or laughing at misfortune, because comedy and laughter are a way of coping.…

— Limmy