Belly Quote by Sammy Davis, Jr

You know something is a hit comedically if you can just call up one of your friends and belt out a line from the…

— Eric Andre

So many shows don't have laugh tracks now that, when you hear it, it can be slightly jarring.

— Casey Wilson

That's what I hate about a lot of comedies, when you're hitting a line or making it funny.

— Jennifer Aniston

Something about not waiting for the laugh of a laugh track allows you to take lines that otherwise might be seen as just direct…

— Mitchell Hurwitz

I've got a lot of laughter lines. You don't get laughter lines on your face without having a lot of fun in your life.

— Deborah Meaden

Most of the stuff I do on the show comes out of me just trying to make my friends laugh.

— Adam Sandler

I think in general, lines are a bad idea. Especially if they sound like lines. Everyone's immediate reaction is to just kind of cringe…

— Carly Rae Jepsen

I never wanted the ha-ha-ha laughter [at my shows]. I always aimed for the gut. I always aimed for the pretty girls in the…

— Tracy Morgan

I hate it when people come to comedy shows thinking it's going to be simply all about laughing at jokes.

— Deon Cole

I never wanted people to laugh at me. I never wanted the funny lines. I wanted the straight lines.

— Demond Wilson

Originally, with all the shows, we went looking for belly laughs.

— Norman Lear

I hate it when TV shows add background laughter when its not even funny..!!

— Ritu Ghatourey