Comedy Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

We need comedies in the world! We need to laugh, it's all so hard.

— Joan Cusack

Comedy is a game played to throw reflections upon social life, and it deals with human nature in the drawing-room of civilized men and…

— George Meredith

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

A lot of men are competitive about being funny.

— Arden Myrin

I think there's still a feeling within society, entertainment aside, that women are less funny than men.

— Zawe Ashton

It attracts all types. But I definitely call the comedy world the land of misfit toys. Looking around the room at my friends, that's…

— Tig Notaro

For years, humorous characters in cartoons have been almost exclusively male.

— Paul Dini

I felt that mainstream comedy caters to men and people don't even notice.

— Rose Matafeo

I think the world of comedy is a relatively small community, and especially for women in comedy, there just aren't that many people involved.

— Ari Graynor

You look across the board at comedy quiz shows, and they are mainly hosted by men.

— Jo Brand

Stand-up comedy is still a very male-dominated world. You look at a set list and maybe there's one woman on there.

— Ari Graynor

Comedy has a responsibility to be a voice of society, so within that, there's always going to be those that talk about those subjects…

— Keenen Ivory Wayans