Appealing Quote by Rachel Joyce

My favourite kind of comedy comes from the awkwardness of living, the stuff that makes you cringe but borders on tragic - that is…

— Taika Waititi

Even in the depths of dreadful situations, there's usually something rather comic, or something you can laugh about afterwards, at least. So, I do…

— Colm Meaney

I like stories with a collision of disparate tones. Look at 'Shameless' or 'House of Lies'. They go from big, silly, and comedic to…

— David Nevins

It's interesting, the worse things get in cities, the tougher that cities get, the more brutal the humor is. The tougher things people face,…

— Danny Boyle

Some things are so tragic that you don't know what's funny in it, and some things are so ridiculous you don't know if it's…

— Larry Wilmore

People say the comedy is so shocking, but if you read newspapers or look around generally - I mean, obviously I'm not writing about…

— Julia Davis

All people go through moments that are tough, but looking at them through comedy is so fun. You can look at anything in life…

— Helene Yorke

I find as a viewer, when I go to see comedies, the strain to be funny throughout the whole thing. I start to lose…

— Mike White

There's a thin, blurry line between humor and tragedy.

— Christopher Paul Curtis

Light, trivial comedy does not appeal - it is not something I go to see.

— Richard Armitage

I don't really find things funny unless they're deeply tragic at the same time. I think if you're funny just for the sake of…

— Lee Hall

I've seen so much: good and bad, funny and sad.

— Steve Harwell