Comedy Quote by Moliere Download Open image “The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.” — Moliere ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Comedy Duty Funny Humor Men Responsibility
Comedy is to force us to observe ourselves in ways that are humorous and yet, at the end of the day, that cause us… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt. — Moliere Copy Share Image
It is not necessary to have a good sense of humour personally to do comedy well. — Paresh Rawal Copy Share Image
Comedy has a way of dealing with serious issues and finding humour in it. — Eddie Griffin 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
Men are happy to be laughed at for their humor, but not for their folly. — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
The function of comedy is to dispelunconsciousness by turning the searchlight of the keenest moral and intellectual analysisright on to it. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
When you do comedy in front of an audience, they are the ones who tell you whether it's funny or not and which bits… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
For me, it's important to elevate the hypocrisy with humor. Then you really are using the humor to elevate the problem, saying this is… — Lizz Winstead Copy Share Image
Women, a lot of the time, are so much funnier than men, but they just choose not to do comedy for a living. — Ali Wong Copy Share Image
I think a lot of comedy is about making fun of people at the expense of somebody. — Phil Dunster Copy Share Image
I might, by chance, write something just as shoddy; But then I wouldn't show it to everybody. — Moliere Copy Share Image
Tobacco is the passion of honest men and he who lives without tobacco is not worthy of living. — Moliere Copy Share Image
He makes his cook his merit, and the world visits his dinners and not him. — Moliere Copy Share Image
Show some mercy to this chair which has stretched out its arms to you for so long; please satisfy its desire to embrace you! — Moliere Copy Share Image
In order to prove a friend to one's guests, frugality must reign in one's meals; and, according to an ancient saying, one must eat… — Moliere Copy Share Image
In society one needs a flexible virtue; too much goodness can be blamable. — Moliere Copy Share Image
Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be… — Moliere 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
