Bases Quote by Stephen Root

Comedy is not supposed to be funny. Its supposed to tell the truth and then that's funny.

— Paula Patton

The whole point of real comedy is that you can say something that is true, and by being funny, you can make it tolerable…

— Dave Rubin

You can't be funny for funny's sake. You try to get as outrageous situation as you can but it always has to be believable…

— Hank Azaria

If you think of the people who are funny in your life, you'll note it's not because they tell jokes, it's because of their…

— Anne Beatts

Comedy is all about the character. When you're too focused on the gags, the character suffers, and you don't get the laugh. Comedy has…

— Brett Gelman

A comedy isn’t about being funny...a comedy is about characters who dare to know that they may choose a happy ending after all.

— Gary D. Schmidt

In comedy, you have to do all of the same stuff you do in drama and then put the comedy on top of it.…

— Jon Lovitz

My philosophy is that if you're playing a moment truthfully, that it's a funny moment, then hopefully it will be funny. I like to…

— Peter Vack

Whatever makes you laugh is fine, and all we can do as comedy professionals is try to steer you towards something that we think…

— Paul Feig

The secret of comedy is enjoying it. If you're not laughing, it's not going to be funny.

— Sarah Alexander

The thing about comedy is that you don't have to play funny.

— Rasika Dugal

With comedy, you have to do it right. In a drama, there's a lot of different ways to succeed in a moment. But comedy…

— Jack Nicholson