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

The real reason for comedy is to hide the pain.

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

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

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 off position on the genius switch.

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

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'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 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 so much tragedy in people that we see every day that we don't have to make anything up. We don't have to invent anything. There are two items on the menu: comedy and tragedy.

There's sketch, improv, writing, acting, music, and badminton. Those are the seven forms of comedy.

There's two positions in snowboarding. One is looking cool and the other is DEAD!

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

There's the exciting part about comedy - if you catch an act just before they go mainstream, that's the best. After they hit the mainstream, everything gets watered down a little bit.

There's so much you can achieve with a launching pad like stand-up comedy. You can literally go from acting to hosting to being a personality.

The secret of writing comedy is to know where it's all going, then get ahead of it.

The road to ruin is always in good repair, and the travellers pay the expense of it.

There were 84 original episodes. It was rated No. 1 and No. 2 on the Fox Children's Network. We figured it was time to make it available to people who have never watched it.

The secret to riches is the same as the secret to comedy - timing.

The status quo sucks.