Comedy Quotes

A wonderful story collection set between one place and another and shaped by a fearless sense of comedy.

Some things just strike me as funny. The way things play out just makes me laugh sometimes. It drives my wife crazy sometimes because I'll just be laughing for no reason.

Comedy appeals to the collective mind of the audience and this grows fatigued; while farce appeals to a more robust organ, their collective belly.

What is our life? A play of passion. Our mirth the music of division. Our mother's wombs the tyring houses be, Where we are drest for this short Comedy.

I'm here today because I hated everything else.

It wasn't until I became more confident with myself and I put myself forward instead of the jokes; at first it was put the jokes out there and I'm just behind the jokes.

I love Costas. He's knows too much, but he's a good guy.

Men don't hear women.

I watched a lot of comedy growing up.

I was funny around my family. My family, they're pretty funny, too.

A woman would pitch a joke. Nothing. Then a guy would pitch it and everybody would laugh.

But sometimes the women writers will pitch something and I'll hear it, but the men will keep talking.

I always want to go back and do stand-up; I like the freedom.

I'm really funny now.

I have a funny family, but none of them are remotely in show business.

I would like to play an average guy. I would have loved to play opposite John Candy in a movie. That was my dream for a long time, and sadly, now I can never realize that. But I'd like to do comedy.

There is no character in the comedy of human life more difficult to play well than that of an old bachelor.

I didn't know that I could do a talk show. I didn't know that we could bring variety to daytime. I didn't know that people wanted to see singing, and dancing and comedy in the morning.

It’s funny to hear priests and nuns argue with each other.

I grew up fascinated with comedy and with people who could capture someone's attention.

I think if anybody had a roll of dice with a lot of money at stake, they would not want Wes Craven and a romantic comedy.

I love watching the romantic comedies of the late '50s and early '60s. I used to have a rule that if Tony Randall's in it, it can't be bad.

I've always maintained that I don't think comedy should be reviewed. I think it's un-reviewable, because it is so subjective.

When I first started doing sketch comedy, I promised myself that if I were ever to have any success in this business, I wouldn't hold back. Why get there and play it safe?

James Caan told me at the end of filming 'Elf' that he had been waiting through the whole film for me to be funny - and I never was.

I know the nature of comedy, and you never know what will happen with the next movie or whether people will find it funny.

There are a lot of really funny guys who are very natural in what they do: Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Seth Rogen.

When you're doing an out-and-out comedy, the notion of preparing for a character - I hope I don't reveal too much of myself here - but, uh, no, I'm not doing anything.

When certain people hear "'SNL' comedy," rightfully so, you expect it to be a certain kind of goofiness.

There are not that many roles in comedies that are completely driven by a young actress.

Obviously, my stuff has been more in the comedy realm, and I really believe that if I'm laughing behind the camera, then I think the film will be funnier.

My philosophy is making a movie is difficult enough and I just feel as if you should have a really good time when you do make films whether it's a drama or a comedy.

I've been in very few flat-out comedies. But I feel like I've always made comedies.

I love the HRC. The initials are great.

If you decide to do Hamlet in a funny hat staged in a ruined factory, it doesn't make you Shakespeare.

The people you like when you meet them and while you know them, and the people you remember fondly, are invariably people who have a sense of comedy, not just a sense of humor.

I played comedies and dramas.

Tragedy when ridiculed by comedy does not condescend a reply.

Third ain't so bad if nothin' is hit to you.

I really like just super dry comedy.

It's funny when I read the tabloids and they're reporting on only a fraction of the life I'm leading.

I mean, so what if it's a little dangerous? A one-armed kid is comedy gold.

Hookers don't like to snuggle.

Element of surprise is really fun for me in comedy. I have to be surprised, and everything's been done.

It's fun for me to couple emotion with comedy. I think it helps comedy. I think a lot of times American comedies don't play on emotion too much.

I don't go to see many comedies anymore, because I guess it feels like another day at the office.

I remember as a child listening to comedic musicals and thinking they were a real riot. I had pretty questionable taste in comedy.

As I get older, I think I'm more interested in comedy that doesn't take cheap shots. But I watched some of that Justin Bieber "roast" and I thought it was hilarious.

I've done comedy, and I've done drama. I've sort of been a journeyman in my career so far.

It's funny that you [Zachary Quinto] did a monologue from Pounding Nails in the Floor With My Forehead. I did the same thing for my university when I went to USC.