Cheer Quote by Tim Matheson

Funny is funny. You can be fooled by the eye, but if your performance is funny to the ear, it will be funny. I…

— Tim Matheson

You can't substitute the act of making people laugh. It's definitely something that actors like to do.

— Thomas Gibson

Usually, in musical theater, if you sing operatically or if you sing in a legit style, you're the heart of the show. You maybe…

— Laura Benanti

Some people are brilliant at being comedy actors and if you're a comedian I think there's a perception that, if you're acting at something…

— John Bishop

I have been so busy making people laugh with my acting, so I thought why not direct something and make my audience laugh more.

— Satish Kaushik

If you do live shows long enough as a comedian, you can still hear that rhythm of laughing. It's ingrained in you, and it's…

— Bill Burr

What's great about having an audience is they can let you know what they don't think is funny, and you can just cut that…

— Maggie Carey

People have expectations from you - and the whole fun of acting is taking expectations and completely upending them. That's how you get laughs…

— John Lithgow

There are some actors who have an interest in comedy but they can't say this openly. They do feel insecure about the comedian walking…

— Johnny Lever

My theater professor once said to me 'Leslie, you are capable of genuine artistry but you're the laziest actor I know. And yes, you…

— Leslie Jordan

I used to go on auditions, not intending to be funny, but people would laugh, and it would throw me. I think there's just…

— Leslie Mann

As an actor, when you're doing comedies, you're around fantastic, funny people and you hopefully have a really good time doing it.

— Ari Graynor