Believe Quote by Rebecca Root

“Comedians aren't funny, because comedians try to be funny, and people who try to be funny aren't funny.”

— Anonymous Blog Post

“We can’t all be comedians, some people have to do the laughing.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

When I hit the scene, there was Billy Connolly and Max Boyce. It was all mother-in-law and Irish jokes, and we broke the mould.…

— Jasper Carrott

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

Professional comedians, surprisingly, have a lack of humor. They're insensitive to the insanity of our times.

— Mort Sahl

Most comedians I know are quite serious, anxious people who find life rather difficult. As a consequence, they make people laugh.

— Robyn Hitchcock

That being said, some of my favorite poets are extremely funny. The aforementioned Matt Rohrer, for instance. Mary Ruefle. James Tate might be the…

— Matthew Zapruder

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

— Jim Gaffigan

What I love about comedians is their instinct is always to go against the grain. Their whole existence is pointing out the elephant in…

— Colin Quinn

I think a lot of comedians are desperate to show their serious side, but I got that off my chest early on in my…

— Kayvan Novak

“Once you even acknowledge that there is a line, that there are things you shouldn’t be allowed to joke about, that there are words…

— Al Franken

In real life, comedians aren't funny.

— Michael Showalter