Allowing Quote by Neil Gaiman

There's a real freedom in being involved in a comedy. You can lean into the silliness of who we are as people.

— Harris Dickinson

Remember, we really grew up separately; our life experience was very different because of segregation. So I think comedy is a good space to…

— Riaad Moosa

As comedians, if nothing else, we're certainly allowed to make fun of ourselves and our own journeys and our own experiences.

— Lauren Ash

I am a passionate believer that comedy is a way of tackling some of the most dark and difficult aspects of being a human…

— Stephen Mangan

Comedy is something that we can all share, no matter what language we speak or our background, it has the power to unite us…

— Paul Goodman

Race is still somewhat of a taboo in comedy. But if you're a minority, then you can make fun of your own minority. And…

— Emo Philips

The thing about comedy is it gives you a platform to expose your own shortcomings, so it becomes a public display of weirdness.

— Hannah Gadsby

So much comedy comes out of an earnest, deeply rooted need for one thing or another, trying to get it and caring so much…

— Jeremy Sisto

Comedy arises out of necessity, because some things are so dark that you have to laugh about it.

— Zosia Mamet

I feel like we have so many different ways to express ourselves now, and I relish, I feel very lucky to be doing comedy.

— Nick Kroll

If you do something that is not gags and punchlines and is character-based, where there are no jokes as such, then it all has…

— Darren Boyd

Being a comedy writer gives you permission to be an outsider and poke fun at what people think about other people.

— Michael Patrick King