Comedy Quotes

I think that every piece has its challenges. I love going back and forth between one and the other. I'll always pick a comedy over a drama.

I like to do things that are shocking or challenging for the sake of comedy.

I like comedy. I would love to do comedy for a long time.

It's funny how heterosexuals have lives and the rest of us have "lifestyles."

I would love to do a really cool romantic comedy, perhaps with Hugh Grant. I think he is brilliant. That's the kind of film I love to go to see. I love 'girls' films.

I've only made short films and two features, which are very different. One is a surreal comedy, and the other is a period tragedy. I'm curious to know what misconceptions this could trigger

It's funny how intimate it feels to get a text.

Comedy was something I picked up trying to perfect my art through spoken word. I got on YouTube just to show off my poetry, and then people thought I was funny, so I ran with it.

This is the funny thing about Skype. No one is really looking into the camera. People always looking down because they're looking at the image. You wish the camera was there in the center.

I mean, teenage girls and their fathers don't have a lot in common, but when you add something like comedy into the mix, it just opens up all sorts of doors for them to bond.

Status is always ripe for satire, status is always good for comedy.

I came to Hollywood originally writing comedy and writing satire.

Comedy is a very personal thing, and some people will find it funny, some people wont.

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

You can only be embarrassed if you allow yourself to be embarrassed. If you embrace it and just accept that you're kind of a klutz, and you're able to make it into comedy gold.

There is a strength of conviction that can only come from being 100% wrong.

I have to step out for a second. Don’t do anything funny while I’m gone.

Funny how it kept hitting me, like each new thing was a surprise. When was I going to stop being surprised?

That's the funny thing about knowing you can't have something. It makes you desperate.

I do comedy shows. I make fun of myself, first of all.

I'll do whatever I can do to remain employed. I'm just not precious about doing comedy or doing drama. I never want to do something in order to prove to other people what I can do.

I think when someone who's known for doing drama does a comedy but just tries to be funny, that's a mistake.

If you're a studio writer, the funny better be on the page.

I find comedy to be really scary, because it can go so wrong so easily, and the margin for error is so huge - and I guess that's what makes it funny, that tension.

I haven't really done a lot of comedy. It's something that terrifies me.

For me, comedy literally is way more terrifying than doing drama, so it's always about stretching what I think I can do and putting myself out there in different context.

I think back to back romantic comedies are good for black film.

Life is tragic comedy, in a way. There is humor.

But I've never looked at myself as being particularly funny.

Comedy takes all of life and puts it through a lens of acceptance, just by the mere act of talking about it on stage in a communal setting. It's very primal and ritualistic in that sense.

I wasn't in the drama department, but I auditioned anyway and he not only cast me but also included a few sketches that I wrote, which really sparked my pursuit of comedy.

I don't know that I have a single comedy philosophy. But talking about things that matter to you is a good place to start. Listening is a big part of it, too.

People don't come to a comedy club simply to hear someone's thoughts, no matter how profound.

If you're funny, you can find a stage to get on. If you're good, you'll start to get work and eventually get paid.

Comedy clubs are arguably one of the last bastions of uncensored, public free speech.

I really enjoy comedy. It's a real challenge.

My favorite movies are all romantic comedies. I love the romantic comedies. I'd still have to say Pretty Woman. I still think that it's one of the best ever.

I love comedy. I love to make people laugh. (But) anything that's telling a good story makes me happy. So, I just like to be part of the storytelling process.

Sit the comedy out, and that done, when the Play's at an end, let the Curtain fall down.

This is one of his most human and most amusing and witty novels. The characters are very Indian. I decided that I wanted to do a comedy, so this was just the right one.

Not everybody agrees on what's funny, obviously.

Sometimes when you're doing a comedy, the director will yell out "alts" and then the director gets the first laugh.

Finally the world would see my full range of comedy characters - from grouchy librarian to Russian librarian.

You know who does have a funny bone in her body? Your mom every night for a dollar.

Will Ferrell is a dangerous man. If he thinks you're in his way in show business, he will crack your head open. He's the Jeff Gillooly of comedy.

In my mind, I'm hilarious, so I would love to do some comedy. But, I'm not exactly sure my perspective is a healthy one.

The one that was most fun was That's My Bush; the part that I did for Comedy Central. That was a hoot. That was more fun that one should be allowed to have.

I was in this restaurant and I asked for something herby. They gave me a Volkswagen with no driver.

Comedy covers such a wide range of different styles that I'm not really qualified to talk on all of them any more than anyone else is.

I think having funny characters is just one way of having three-dimensional characters.