Clever Quote by Ronnie Corbett

I actually very rarely see comedy myself, and although I admire the work of some comics, it does come from all over, so I'll…

— Dylan Moran

Any comic is a tragic soul. Comedy is one of the things that allows one to survive. Particularly if one has been in the…

— Twyla Tharp

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

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

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

— Trevor Noah

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

It's terrible to write what are essentially comedies for people with no sense of humor. Everyone thinks they have a sense of humor, but…

— Whit Stillman

I think it would be harder for me not to write comedy because the comic view of things is the one that comes most…

— Richard Russo

In order for comedy to be funny you have to play the truth of the moment. But if you're not being completely truthful to…

— Stephen Root

It often seems that, for whatever strange reasons, comedians, in addition to their formal performances, have more comic experiences in real life than other…

— Steve Allen

Sometimes, comics will make the observation that it's not jokes that are funny, it's characters that are funny. And isn't that true! That's why…

— David Mitchell

I don't think I've ever made any conscious decision to be a comic artist, but to me there's something quite anarchic about comedy.

— David Shrigley