Best 2389 quotes in «comedy quotes» category

The one thing you're most reluctant to tell. That's where the comedy is.

The only honest art form is laughter, comedy. You can't fake it.

The only rules comedy can tolerate are those of taste, and the only limitations those of libel.

The only thing I miss from the sitcom format is that immediate gratification of when you're, if we're talking about comedy, of the live audience.

The only thing I would unequivocally say is that I have never had any interest in romantic comedy I just couldn't do it. I think I'd be terrible.

The only way I would go back to hosting would be if it were something entirely new. It would prevent me from wanting to host a standard-fare kind of talk show.

The original Dean Martin Comedy Hour handed me some hysterical sketches. I've got highlights on tons of these variety shows, given to me by their great writers. I'd love to be doing all that again.

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound, and the future is anybody's guess.

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.

The person I have admired the most in comedy terms would be Eric Morecambe, who is my total hero.

The physical part of comedy is as hard as a lot of action movies. It scares me, but in a way that I like.

The pressures having grown up in this business can be really rough. And it is a testament to you that you have remained focused and NOT lost your mind.

The problem with comedy audiences - it's like the Coliseum - when they see someone struggling, they don't feel altruistic towards them. They feel slightly repulsed by it.

The problem with me, as far as getting married and having a family, is that my comedy is so important to me. So I don't know if I'll ever be as good a dad as my dad.

The problem with romantic comedies is you know the ending by the poster. So they're not movies you can keep doing over and over again expect satisfaction somehow.

The real reason for comedy is to hide the pain.

The radio was my big influence. Comedy came from the instinctual feel I had for language.

There are a couple of ideas for features that I would love to do. They happen to be comedies.

There are a lot of comics at the top end making staggering amounts of money and selling out stadiums. I think stand-up is a more intimate thing than that. Maybe because of the kind of comedy I do. It's like a discussion, but I'm the one with the microphone.

There are only a few genres, horror and comedy, where you can get that immediate feedback from the audience. It's very gratifying when that's what you're going for, and you can hear the reactions in all the places that you intended.

There are a lot of great jokes you can sit down and write, but that's just a written joke, versus the comedy of the situation. Ideally, you're pulling as much comedy out of the situation as you can.

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

There are people so addicted to exaggeration that they actually can't tell the truth without lying.

There are so many great comedies, right now. I like how comedies are really mixing. They're not just one thing. It can be very moving and dramatic, and yet hilarious.

The reason I turn down 99% of a hundred, I mean a thousand, scripts is because romantic comedies are often very romantic but seldom very funny.

There are two things you can't argue in film: comedy and eroticism. If something doesn't make you laugh, no one can tell you why it's funny, and it's difficult to reason someone out of an erection.

The reason you often get in comedy is because you're not getting laid.

There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: twins.

There can be a science to joke writing, there are certainly rules and patterns that can be followed, but I think most of the best comedy goes beyond the rules.

There's a guy on YouTube ... who just re-voices Donald Trump. He does a thing called Sassy Trump which is just to take Donald Trump's words and revoice them. Doesn't change them ...and strangely enough it just makes you listen to what Trump is saying. I think the biggest answer to comedy against Trump is Trump's own words.

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

There is nothing far-fetched about disappointment as a subject for comedy. It's something we are all too familiar with.

There's a certain truism that you can't be self-conscious in comedy. If I'm in it and if there's a scene that has a great set-up, I will go as far as somebody will let me.

There's a general sense that women are more relaxed and less defensive in comedy than they used to be. I think it's easier than it was but underlying it all there is still a pretty sexist view of women on stage, which to me hasn't changed that much.

There's a glorious sense of freedom in comedy, just allowing myself to tell jokes, allowing myself to interrupt myself and tell old African folk stories that I made up - or didn't - and Jamaican stories.

There's an absolute prejudice that good movies are dramas and comedies are more dismissable. But I couldn't disagree more.

There's an argument that maybe [The Grinder] was better suited for streaming or cable. I don't know. I still like to think there's a place for smart, subversive, original comedies on networks.

There is a point in portraying surface vulgarity where tragedy and comedy are very close.

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

There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing.

There is no off position on the genius switch.

There's a common misconception with sketch comedy that you just go up there and wing it, but it's written, and there really is order.

There's a danger zone if you take yourself too seriously. It's a terrible trap to fall into. I think it's the death of comedy.

There's a lot of comedy in Intermission but it's got this depth. It's not comedy for comedy's sake - it's informed by something else. I like stuff like that

There's always been physical suffering in comedy.

There's a very interesting article or symposium to be written on just the real difference between comedy filmmaking and non-comedy. Because, you know, when you work in comedy, you depend on audience screenings to tell you about your movie.

There's got to be structure and great comedy. When you start with that, everything else falls into place.

There seems to be more comedy for comedy's sake

There's not many good comedies to watch - you know, comedies that make you glad you watched them.

There’s obviously a lot of tragedy in comedy; I really enjoy the paradox of what a really good comedy is.