Comedy Quote by Mason Cooley Download Open image “In comedy, the witty style wins out over every mishap of the plot.” — Mason Cooley ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.8 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Comedy Humor Mishaps Plot Style Winning Wit Witty
Comedy has to be done en clair. You can't blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine… — James Thurber Copy Share Image
Where comedy works best is where it does something unexpected and seeks to shed a different light on something which you haven't necessarily thought… — Rebecca Root Copy Share Image
I think that you can fall into bad habits with comedy... It's a tightrope to stay true to the character, true to the irony,… — Ben Kingsley Copy Share Image
That's one of the things about comedy - I think it works best when it's contextualized, as opposed to kind of an island of… — Joshua Ferris Copy Share Image
When you really boil it down, what comedy does is you expect one thing, and you get a totally different thing that's humorous, and… — Zoe Quinn Copy Share Image
Comedy is one of the toughest genres. It is so essential to get the timing right, failing which the humour can fall flat. — Jacqueline Fernandez Copy Share Image
The cleverest character in comedy is the clown, for he who would make people take him for a fool, must not be one. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“To give expression to humour, and write in a strain of graceful pleasantry, is the gift of great geniuses. The cleverest character in comedy… — Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Often it's seen as empowering if you're cleverer than the men, or more aware - then you're giving the woman a great strong role.… — Natasia Demetriou Copy Share Image
The more you know about somebody's back story, the deeper you can delve into that well, and the more your comedic choices resonate full-body… — Constance Wu Copy Share Image
Nostalgia keeps dissolving the ironic narratives in which I have contained my past. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Even the most abject have a sense of superiority based on powerful though undefined merits. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Literary tradition is full of lies about poverty-the jolly beggar, the poor but happy milkmaid, the wholesome diet of porridge, etc. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
My intentions go one way, my desires another. Thus I feel both self-indulgent and deprived. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
'Mad TV' is one of my most favorite shows of all time and is a huge part of my obsession with sketch comedy. — Shane Dawson Copy Share Image
In the future, I would like to do more films with contemporary themes. Perhaps comedy, which is something I have done in theater but… — Luke Evans Copy Share Image
“Men circle like bees around honey, buzzing to communicate their sexual despair.” — Carla H Krueger Copy Share Image
You can't cheat comedy. You know, it either is going to be there on the day you capture or it's not. — Justin Lin Copy Share Image
I think if I have any kind of unique gift, it's more in the comedy area than it is in the dramatic area. — Susan Sullivan Copy Share Image
I always worked on holidays when I had to wait tables and stuff like that, so I'm used to it, but now I just… — Chris Redd Copy Share Image
There's nothing like the energy in a small comedy club room or a small theater when it's going really well. I can see everybody's… — Drew Carey Copy Share Image
God writes a lot of comedy... the trouble is, he's stuck with so many bad actors who don't know how to play funny. — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
