About Quote by Richard Russo

Comedy is a great tool. We [comics] are trying to find ways to use humor to enlighten people without preaching to them.

— Trevor Noah

I never took the work less than serious, my work ethic is ingrained in me. But I've always had a sense of humor about…

— George Hamilton

Comics write to their point of view. If you're an exceedingly irreverent comedian, you've got to see where that point of view fits or…

— Jim Gaffigan

Funny comes in different levels. Like not looking seasoned, or not looking prepared, the way that an actual comic should look, becomes funny.

— Deon Cole

There are many comics around who don't really have a feel for comedy. They can say outrageous things, have clever thoughts, and deliver some…

— Ronnie Corbett

In every career, you are balancing or negotiating tricky waters. But, I think that's been something nice that comedy has been able to give…

— Anna Faris

You're taking big risks doing comedy, because ultimately, you're trying to be funny. If you're not funny, you look like an idiot. You have…

— Dominic Cooper

For me, it's important to elevate the hypocrisy with humor. Then you really are using the humor to elevate the problem, saying this is…

— Lizz Winstead

It is easy to forget that the most important aspect of comedy, after all, its great saving grace, is its ambiguity. You can simultaneously…

— Stephen Fry

“Human beings are unable to be about the serious business of living and building societies if they feel compelled to always clown or entertain…

— Na'im Akbar

A humorist has to be taken seriously before he's considered a real writer.

— Art Buchwald

That's the great test: if you're going to be a great comic writer, not a humorist, you've got to take it into the throat…

— Howard Jacobson