Best Comedy Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings Page 37

“So many times I've done a CD, and then the week after I record it, I've got this new tagline that's killer. And it makes the whole bit better. It happens all the time. But that's just the process of comedy.”

Done Whole Happens Bits Process Records Comedy Week Killers Cds Taglines

Author:Joe Rogan

“I like stand-up. But I'd also like a family and house and a yard. I want to work with a lot of people, have colleagues; and on good film sets, there's people there that work with the same people for years and years. I love that collaborative spirit in that medium. Comedy is a lot more solitary.”

People Want Years Film Spirit House Comedy Mediums Solitary Yards Colleagues Good Films Film Set

Author:Demetri Martin

“I do come across people who don't like me, don't like my comedy, don't think it's funny, it's too cutesy, or whatever they hate. And it's like, "Okay. That's your opinion. Somebody liked it, so that's good." Hopefully it balances out.”

People Thinking Hate Opinion Comedy Balance Okay Like Me Hopefully Don't Like Me

Author:Demetri Martin

“I wasn't even a big comedy nerd. A lot of the comedians I know - a lot of my friends are comedians - they knew a lot about comedy growing up.”

Knows Bigs Growing Up Comedy Growing My Friends Comedian Nerd

Author:Demetri Martin

“It seems that two of the most basic forms of comedy are jokes and stories. And, of course, they are not mutually exclusive.”

Two Stories Seems Form Courses Comedy Jokes Exclusive

Author:Demetri Martin

“Comedy, drama, Westerns, sci-fi... it's all fine if the story's compelling and the character is interesting to me. I do like action a lot.”

Ifs Character Stories Action Interesting Comedy Fine Drama Sci Fi Compelling

Author:Jensen Ackles

“I want to be able to infuse some youthful energy and comedy while appreciating the generations before.”

Want Able Energy Comedy Generations Appreciate

Author:Neil Patrick Harris

“I'd like to try different genres: comedy, period drama, rom-com, action.”

Trying Different Action Comedy Periods Drama Genre Different Genres

Author:Nina Dobrev

“Comedy is probably a lot harder for me. Maybe it's because I've been doing drama for so long or maybe it's because... you don't want to search for a laugh; you can't try to be funny, you just have to naturally be funny or be in a situation that's funny.”

Want Trying Long Situation Laughing Comedy Drama Harder

Author:Nina Dobrev

“I would be an idiot to say comedy is easy, but it does come naturally. It never feels forced.”

Feels Doe Would Be Easy Comedy Idiot

Author:Rashida Jones

“I love Ron Howard, he's a wonderful director, incredibly prepared. But I have to criticize my performance in that movie. It all took place in one day. My character was having a bad day, so she's having a bad day throughout the whole movie. But this was a comedy, and I think I was too serious, too dense. Yes, I think that describes my failure there.”

Thinking Whole Character Comedy Wonderful Serious One Day Directors Performances Prepared Criticize Bad Day Dense Having A Bad Day

Author:Glenn Close

“I don't have the body or the face for romantic comedies, so I've never been offered those. The challenge is that a lot of people see you only as your last character, so you're constantly competing with whatever your last movie was.”

People Character Body Lasts Faces Challenges Comedy Competing

Author:Glenn Close

“I came into the 'Comedy Bang! Bang!' TV show with a level of confidence that I don't think I would've had if I hadn't been doing the podcast for three years already. I certainly had to figure out in those three years the sense of humor I wanted to do and the way to talk to celebrities without being incredibly intimidated by them.”

Ifs Thinking Way Years Shows Wanted Three Levels Comedy Figures Tvs Sense Of Humor Three Years Tv Shows Bangs Intimidated

Author:Scott Aukerman

“I didn't want to make teenage comedies, and I didn't want to make really trashy films. I wanted to make films that were a bit challenging.”

Want Wanted Film Bits Challenges Comedy Teenage

Author:Mick Jagger

“Presenting the Oscars was the most nerve-racking job I have ever done in show business. It's very much a live show: they have comedy writers waiting in the wings, and as you come off between presentations, they hand you an appropriate gag to tell.”

Done Shows Hands Jobs Waiting Comedy Wings Appropriate Nerves Oscars Show Business Presentation Presenting Gags

Author:Michael Caine

“Here's the thing, with comedy - and I learned this from Will Ferrell - you can't be ashamed. If you're doing comedy, you have to fully commit to the joke. Shame is not part of it. If you act shy or uncomfortable about your body, that makes the audience shy and uncomfortable. And in a comedy you just want them to loosen up and laugh.”

Ifs Want Body Audience Laughing Comedy Jokes Shame Your Body Commit Uncomfortable Ashamed Shy

Author:John C. Reilly

“Kind of the exhausting thing about doing pure comedy, or something that's broader, is you're kind of a slave to the laugh. If it's not funny, then there's not much point in doing it. The kind of über-objective is to make people laugh. You always have to have that in the back of your mind, "Eh, I've got to figure out a way to make this funny."”

People Ifs Way Mind Kind Laughing Comedy Figures Pure Slave Objectives Making People Laugh Exhausting

Author:John C. Reilly

“I don't deliberately go into comedy or go into indies, but I do deliberately try to keep changing tact, because I think that is the key to longevity in a career.”

Thinking Trying Careers Comedy Keys Longevity Tact

Author:John C. Reilly

“Life is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel. Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy.”

Thinking Feels Writing Shows Life Is Comedy Hero Tragedy Show Me

Author:F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Welcome to my world! I've been through it all, and I often pinch myself to believe my luck. I design jewlery, create cosmetics, perform comedy, act, lecture, write books, travel, have a fabulous daughter, and a phenomenal grandson-and I feel I'm the luckiest woman on the planet.”

World Feels Writing Believe Book Comedy Design Planets Daughter Luck Welcome Fabulous Lectures Phenomenal Cosmetics Grandson Welcome To My World

Author:Joan Rivers

“I don't think my comedy is that political. It's more social. But whatever. When you make comedy and you do stand-up, you work alone. Movies have to go under so much scrutiny. A stand-up special is a vision, and a movie is a consensus in a lot of ways.”

Thinking Way Political Politics Social Vision Comedy Special Consensus Scrutiny

Author:Chris Rock

“Guys play characters that won't grow up and something catastrophic happens and they have to grow up to save the day - that's pretty much what today's comedy is about.”

Play Character Happens Today Guy Grows Growing Up Comedy

Author:Chris Rock

“I pride myself on being the guy who can do Def Comedy Jam and Charlie Rose. And do well on both.”

Wells Guy Can Do Comedy Pride Rose Charlie Jam

Author:Chris Rock

“It's weird with stand-up comedy. It doesn't really translate worldwide. I want to figure out how do I make it worldwide. Do a special in Africa. Can't beat that. Pull that off, then I will have done something.”

Want Done Comedy Special Figures Beats Translate Stand Up Comedy

Author:Chris Rock

“The comedy gods are smiling on me tonight, because I have been saying, for the longest time, that president Bush must set a timetable for removing his head from his ass...and, by god, today they went in and looked for it... They didn't find it. So now we don't know where it is, but at least for once in my life, I get to see the words "Bush", "operation", and "success" in the same sentence.”

Knows Said Lasts President Successful Comedy Week Sentences Ass Operations Tonight President Bush Timetables

Author:Bill Maher

“Comedy has been so good to me.”

Has Beens Comedy

Author:Bernie Mac

“I'm not ashamed to tell the truth about what happened in my family. I think that's what makes my comedy different.”

Thinking Different Comedy Happened My Family Ashamed Telling The Truth

Author:Bernie Mac

“The one thing about comedy, making it become a part of you, the audience loves it, because you become part of them.”

Audience Comedy One Thing

Author:Bernie Mac

“I was in love with a lot of people, because I was a student of the game of comedy - Carol Burnett, Jack Benny, Red Skelton, Jackie Gleason, Don Rickles, Red Foxx, Moms Mabley - who gets no credit, Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, George Kirby. I loved them all, and I used to just take a page out of all of them.”

People Used Games Comedy Students Mom Pages Red Bills Credit Jackie Carols

Author:Bernie Mac

“I've introduced myself with comedy, and once you've introduced yourself as something, that's where people keep you. That's where people like to hold you.”

People Comedy

Author:Bernie Mac

“I know there are kids out there, I want to make sure they all know that driving without braking is not something I recommend, unless you have professional clown training or a comedy background, as I do. It is not something I plan to make a habit.”

Knows Want Kids Comedy Plans Habit Training Driving Backgrounds Clown

Author:Jerry Seinfeld

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

Reason Comedy Getting Laid

Author:Demetri Martin

“I care about politics, but I have a tough time making comedy out of it. I was so happy to have a chance to be on The Daily Show, and I think Jon Stewart's so funny... but mostly in my own comedy, I care about less relevant things.”

Thinking Shows Care Politics Chance My Own Comedy Tough Relevant I Care Tough Times Daily Show

Author:Demetri Martin

“Comedy is a camouflage for depression.”

Comedy Camouflage

Author:Rodney Dangerfield

“The best advice I could give someone trying to get into the comedy field is to take advantage of every opportunity you have to work to hone your skills.”

Giving Trying Opportunity Comedy Advice Fields Skills Advantage Best Advice

Author:Bob Newhart

“I feel more comfortable in comedy.”

Feels Comedy Comfortable

Author:Bob Newhart

“I developed several comedy phone calls.”

Comedy Phones Phone Calls

Author:Shelley Berman

“Race is still somewhat of a taboo in comedy. But if you're a minority, then you can make fun of your own minority. And that's a nice service that many of them provide.”

Ifs Stills Fun Race Comedy Nice Minorities Taboo

Author:Emo Philips

“It's easier to do comedy with an audience, because their reactions tell you whether or not what your saying qualifies as comedy.”

Audience Comedy Easier Reactions

Author:Doug Benson

“It's starting to feel good, although I don't like feeling too good - that's not where my comedy comes from.”

Feels Feelings Comedy Starting Feel Good

Author:Ray Romano

“I'm now unemployed. It's a weird feeling with no work, but at least there's still golf. Standup comedy is like my core, it's what I do. But I want to be a pro golfer. It's a love/hate relationship with golf. I can come away feeling so serene, and yet, it's the thing that I can let get to me to throw a club and say curses that don't even exist. I'm obsessed with something that won't let me master it. I don't know. I need therapy.”

“I've seen the end of the universe, and it happens to be in the United States and, oddly enough, it's in Houston, Texas. I know - I was shocked, too. Imagine my surprise when I left a comedy club one day and walked to the end of the block, and there on one corner was a Starbucks, and across the street from that Starbucks, in the exact same building as that Starbucks, there was - a Starbucks. I looked back and forth, thinking the sun was playing tricks with my eyes. That there was a Starbucks across from a Starbucks - and that, my friends, is the end of the universe.”

“My comedy is not mine. It's a gift. I'm not that smart.”

Comedy Mines Smart

Author:Tim Allen

“Stand-up comedy - I love this job, and I gotta tell you, folks - knock wood - it's been working. 'Cause I was one of those kind of people, even when I had a regular job, I couldn't even call in sick right. You know, I was like, 'Hello? Yeah, I can't come in today. I have scurvy.”

People Knows Kind I Can Today Jobs Causes Comedy Sick Yeah Folks Woods Hello Stand Up Comedy

Author:Carol Leifer

“Comedy crowds - we always want to come out and ask you, 'How you feeling?' We always say that, 'By a round of applause, how do you feel?' Right? 'By a round of applause, how you feeling?' It's the only place in the world that you judge how you're feeling by a round of applause... There's never like a car accident, people all over the ground, people running over - 'Ma'am! Ma'am! By a round of applause, how do you feel? By a round of applause - she's not clapping!”

People World Want Feels Feelings Running Asks Comedy Car Judging Rounds Crowds Accidents Applause Places In The World Feels Right Car Accident Clapping

Author:Dane Cook

“I didn't know anything about acting, much less about acting in a comedy.”

Knows Acting Comedy

Book:A Book

Source: A Book

“I don't necessarily think of it as Southern comedy. I just think I'm a comedian and I have a Southern accent.”

Thinking Comedy Comedian Southern Accents Southern Accent

Author:Jeff Foxworthy

“I got mugged. And they got my knapsack with my comedy notebook in it. So if anybody see two cholos bombing at the Funny Bone chain, that would be them. Just give me a jingle.”

Ifs Giving Two Would Be Comedy Give Me Bones Chains Notebook Bombing Jingles Funny Bones

Author:Janeane Garofalo

“God inspired me, because I was blessed with the knowledge that I wanted to do this. And my mother supported it. She said, 'Whatever it is you want to do. If you believe acting or comedy is what you really want to do, I can only tell you it's not easy, it's very hard, but I'll support you.' Her supporting me enabled me to move forward.”

Ifs Want Believe Said I Can Hard Wanted Moving Mother Easy Acting Support Comedy Blessed Inspired Moving Forward If You Believe Support You God Inspired

Author:Martin Lawrence

“Comedy, such a lovely lady, she'll pick you up, you your feeling blue.”

Feelings Comedy Picks Blue Lovely Feeling Blue Lovely Lady

Author:Adam Sandler

Comedy Quotes

Related topics

Comedy Quotes