First time Quote by Roisin Murphy

Humour is essentially a comforter, reconciling us to things as they are in contrast to things as they might be.

— Stephen Leacock

The best thing about humour is that it shows people they are not alone.

— Sid Caesar

Humour is almost like a coping mechanism and everybody's up for having a bit of craic to try and pull through and see the…

— Jamie-Lee O'Donnell

Humour is learned behaviour, and I know exactly why I learned to be funny. I did it from a very early age. My dad…

— Greg Davies

Humour is the be-all and end-all medicine of human existence.

— Debra Granik

Humour breaks down boundaries, it topples our self-importance, it connects people, and because it engages and entertains, it ultimately enlightens.

— John Agard

It seems to me that humour is everybody's way of keeping sane and standing off from the situations so that they can see it…

— Diana Wynne Jones

Humour is often linked to shared experience. Like, a guy gets up and says, Have you noticed public restrooms have really inefficient hand-dryers? Oh…

— Bo Burnham

Humour is a way of relating and connecting to people, especially when you're a minority or misunderstood. It has the power that other forms…

— Haroon Moghul

Comedy comes from childhood only. The humour genes you are born with remain with you. I was always making mischief and making people laugh.

— Johnny Lever

My capacity for humour may have come largely from my father - he liked to entertain people, make people laugh.

— Morris Gleitzman

Humour very often consists of shrewd perceptions about people. It's usually fun at someone's expense. Nowadays if you're funny at anybody's expense they run…

— Robertson Davies