Anxiety Quote by Will Durst

Laughter is a way of really letting out all this pressure that you could face in your daily life in the suffering of your…

— Hiam Abbass

Comedy is a way to make sense of chaos. It's a way of dealing with things that are overwhelming, that threaten you; it's a…

— Laura Linney

Comedy is grievances. It's a recitation of grievances - whether they're inconsequential, superficial - like "my wife shops too much", or "kids today", all…

— George Carlin

To me the goal of comedy is to just laugh, which is a really high hearted thing, visceral connection and reaction.

— Louis C. K

Comedy is to force us to observe ourselves in ways that are humorous and yet, at the end of the day, that cause us…

— Michael Eric Dyson

I certainly do believe that a lot of comedy comes from awkwardness and embarrassment - pointing out the ways things are uncomfortable. Definitely the…

— Christian Finnegan

I am a passionate believer that comedy is a way of tackling some of the most dark and difficult aspects of being a human…

— Stephen Mangan

Comedy is basically action but you get the reaction on laughter.

— Sajid Khan

Comedy is a coping mechanism, and it helps us stay alive.

— Thundercat

Comedy, surprisingly for a form that intends to bring joy and joviality, is always upsetting people. Jokes rely on broad strokes, stereotypes, caricatures, exaggerations…

— Sara Pascoe

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

Comedy naturally wears itself out - destroys the very food on which it lives; and by constantly and successfully exposing the follies and weaknesses…

— William Hazlitt