Comedy Quote by Natasia Demetriou

As far as I can tell, comedians are pretty serious people, and that's why they make fun of things all of the time.

— Maria Bamford

When you take a character seriously, there's more room for comedy because you're not aware of how absurd you are.

— Robin McLeavy

The cleverest character in comedy is the clown, for he who would make people take him for a fool, must not be one.

— Anonymous

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

— Peter Ustinov

Why do all these people want [comedians] to be serious? The reason they want that is these are people who aren't funny. Anybody funny…

— Jon Lovitz

People who take themselves too seriously, who can't see anything else, are usually funny.

— Christopher Guest

There is this false perception that comedians can never be serious. It's like from like the era of court jesters.

— Jim Gaffigan

Actors are a great subject for a comedy. They're inherently funny because, like sportsmen, they take themselves so seriously.

— Matt Berry

“A comedian's life is truly a comedy in itself. The majority cannot take themselves seriously.”

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

Comedy is able to point out things in ways that more serious people cannot.

— Randy Rainbow

It's very confusing to me why people take comedians so seriously.

— Brad Williams

You just can't take yourself too seriously, especially in comedy.

— Paula Patton