“I think it's harder to go from comedy to drama than from drama to comedy. Seeing you dramatic all the time, they crave to see you being silly or funny. But, seeing you in comedy all the time, it's hard to see that person go be serious, for some reason.” ThinkingPersonsHardReasonComedySeeingSeriousDramaHarderSillyDramaticCraveBeing Silly Author:Evan Peters
“What drives the creative person is that we see it all.” PersonsCreativeComedyCreative Person Author:Wanda Sykes
“The person I have admired the most in comedy terms would be Eric Morecambe, who is my total hero.” PersonsWould BeTermComedyHeroEric Author:Dawn French
“I feel that in-person contact with people is the most important thing in comedy. While I'm up on stage, I can actually put myself into the audience and adjust my pace and tuning to them. I can get into their heads through their ears and through their eyes. Only through this total communication can I really achieve what I'm trying to do.” PeopleFeelsTryingPersonsI CanImportantEyeAudienceComedyAchieveStageCommunicationEarsImportant ThingsContactCommunication SkillsPaceTuning Author:Bill Cosby
“I always get a little bit pissed off when stand-up comedy is not recognised as being as good a craft as being an actor. We give Oscars to people and it's like, 'Aw, this person is the greatest person on earth', but being an actor is pretty easy in comparison to stand-up comedy. It's no surprise that several stand-up comics have gone on to become great actors. I don't know any great actors that have gone on to become great stand-up comics.” PeopleKnowsGivingLittlesPersonsEarthActorsEasyBitsGoneComedyLittle BitSurpriseCraftsComparisonOscarsGreat ActorsPissed OffStand Up Comedy Author:Jim Jefferies
“I do subscribe to the maxim that generally comedy is like jazz. Either you get it or you don't. You can't learn it and you can't be taught it. I don't think that if you are not a funny person, you can fake it.” IfsThinkingPersonsComedyTaughtJazzFakeMaxims Author:Edward Norton
“I find that working with friends is always the goal, even if its just one person. Because the comedy community is kind of insular, its easy to run into people youve worked with, even if you worked with someone on something for a day, or whatever.” PeopleIfsKindPersonsRunningEasyGoalCommunityComedyJust One Author:Lizzy Caplan
“A lot of comedies are based on the reaction shot. You have one person doing something stupid and one person is generally the straight man, and the laughs generally come on the reaction of the straight man to the funny thing the other person has done.” MenPersonsDoneLaughingComedyStupidShotsReactionsFunny Things Author:Richard Ayoade
“According to new statistics, Pope Francis is the most talked about person on the Internet. And not only that, he has the most viewed profile on Christian Mingle.” PersonsChristianReligionComedyInternetSocial MediaStatisticsPopeProfile Author:Conan O'Brien
“Like every human we have to categorize ourselves, so you kind of start to build a mythos 'cause I had no information about [ biological mother]. So you have to build a mythos around yourself. And so my mythos included me not being wanted or me being a wretched person, which is just great fertilizer for comedy.” HumansKindPersonsWantedMotherCausesComedyInformationWretchedFertilizer Author:Keegan-Michael Key
“To have a friend and a comrade as your co-star, especially in a romantic comedy, is really important. It gives you the room. It's easier to give yourself and the other person permission to play.” GivingPersonsImportantPlayStarsRoomsComedyEasierPermissionComrade Author:Alex O'Loughlin
“One of the great things about being on a show for a long period of time is watching the show evolve. A friend told me a long time ago "It should be easy" and it usually is if you're not distracted with the usual demons any creative person has. Especially with comedy because you find yourself laughing while you work.” IfsShouldPersonsLongShowsEasyLaughingCreativeComedyPeriodsLong TimeGreat ThingsEvolveDemonFinding YourselfUsualDistractedLong Time AgoCreative PersonLong Periods Of Time Author:John Swihart
“I think some people just don't know that much about comedy. It would be like a person who didn't know anything about football thinking all offensive linemen are the same.” PeopleThinkingKnowsPersonsWould BeComedyFootballOffensiveLinemanLinemenOffensive Lineman Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“When you're doing comedy, it is so subjective. What is funny to you is not funny to another person. What is dirty to you is not dirty to the other person. Comedy is one of those things you throw against the wall and see what sticks.” PersonsComedyWallSticksDirtySubjective Author:Larry the Cable Guy
“If I found myself alone on planet Earth, no other humans, I would have sex with a monkey in like two minutes. Two minutes. That's really not long enough to be sure you're alone on the Earth, even. That's like... I walk outside, it's- there's not much traffic. "Oh, my God, it's just me! I'm gonna have sex with a monkey right now. Oh, no-there's a person."” IfsHumansPersonsLongTwoEnoughEarthFunnyFoundSexWalksComedyMinutesPlanetsRight NowTrafficMonkeysPlanet Earth Author:Louis C. K.
“I think TV remotes should have a button that allows you to kill the person on the screen.” ThinkingShouldPersonsFunnyComedyTvsShould HaveScreensButtons Book:Napalm & Silly Putty Source: Napalm & Silly Putty
“I think I'm someone who is really prone to melancholy, and the super heavy, thick shows kind of spiral me out into not being able to be as happy a person as I think I deserve to be, so I tend to watch things like 30 Rock and The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Anything Tina Fey's involved in. And Parks and Rec. I love comedies!” ThinkingKindPersonsShowsAbleWatchesComedyRocksInvolvedDeserveHeavyParksMelancholyThickSpiralsUnbreakableFeySchmidtParks And Rec Author:Sara Bareilles
“Activism isn't about holding your faults up to the light. That's what comedy is about, it's about saying, 'Look at this person who is so flawed and frail and damaged. And we're all this frail and damaged so let's laugh at it.” LooksPersonsLightLaughingComedyFaultsActivismFlawedFrail Author:Scott Thompson
“'Funny People' is my favorite performance of myself to date. Even though it's a comedy and there are serious moments, I really felt like Leo felt like a real person. It didn't feel like I was playing myself. Whether it's a comedy or drama, I just try to make it as realistic as possible.” PeopleFeelsTryingPersonsRealMomentsFeltComedySeriousDramaPerformancesMy FavoriteRealisticReal PersonFunny People Author:Jonah Hill
“I'm lucky that I get to jump around, do a big-budget comedy and then a smaller film. I don't even make a big distinction between them. No one believes this, but it's the same. I'm the same person, trying to make it work. I just love being on a movie set. I like making movies.” TryingBelievePersonsBigsFilmLove IsComedyLuckyBudgetsDistinctionMovie Sets Author:Richard Linklater
“I'd love to do comedy. I'd probably have to get my laughing fits in check, because generally if I've done comedy, I'm usually the straight character that plays against the very obviously funny character, so that's really hard when the person is really hilarious.” IfsPersonsHardDonePlayCharacterLaughingComedyFitChecksFunny Character Author:Nathalie Emmanuel
“Basically I'm a very serious person, but I think the form it takes with me is comedy. I see the amusing side of all potentially pompous situations.” ThinkingPersonsFormSidesSituationComedySeriousAmusingPompousSerious Person Author:Peter Ustinov
“I love the idea of doing comedy, whether it's action comedy or just straight comedy. It's such a big, new world for me that I'm starting to realize that any character that I relate to, in any way, shape or form, or that I have any appreciation for, given enough preparation, I can find that person.” WorldWayPersonsI CanIdeasEnoughCharacterBigsActionFormGivenRealizingComedyShapesStartingAppreciationPreparationRelateNew World Author:Zoe Bell
“I always like the physical comedy because I actually do a lot of it in my own life, but not on purpose. I am the klutziest person on the planet. It's easy for me.” PersonsPurposeEasyMy OwnComedyPlanetsMy Own LifePhysical Comedy Author:Paula Patton
“I'm not as serious of a person as people make me out to be. Most people would think that I would be less successful in comedy, but I can crack a joke as well as anyone else.” PeopleThinkingWellsPersonsI CanWould BeSuccessfulComedySeriousJokesCracks Author:T.I.
“That's the worst way you can hear about comedy material: from a third person's blog story that they wrote when they were upset.” WayPersonsStoriesComedyWorstMaterialsThirdsUpsetBlogsThird Person Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“I have always been told that I was a funny, entertaining person and have always been told to give comedy a try.” GivingTryingPersonsComedyEntertaining Author:Gabriel Iglesias
“Why does Louis CK get named Comedy Person of the Year? I should be named Comedy Person of the Year just so I can parlay it into another few weeks of road work.” ShouldYearsPersonsDoeI CanComedyWeek Author:Andy Kindler