“I think a lot of the romantic comedies need to catch up with what's actually kind of happening.” ThinkingNeedsKindComedyHappenings Author:Elizabeth Meriwether
“My belt holds my pants up, but the belt loops hold my belt up. I don't really know what's happening down there. Who is the real hero?” KnowsRealHumorFunnyComedyHeroHappeningsPantsBeltsLoopsReal Heroes Author:Mitch Hedberg
“That's the nature of comedy. You always want to be improving and growing and changing with what's happening in the world. That's when comedy is most effective.” WorldWantComedyGrowingHappeningsImproving Author:Margaret Cho
“Comedy is the result of what's happening, not what people are doing. Because if people are doing comedy. It's embarrassing. The individual elements have to be straight-faced, serious, realistic with a firm basis. What makes it comedy is a somewhat shifted way to put it together.” PeopleIfsWayTogetherIndividualResultsComedySeriousElementsHappeningsBasesFirmRealisticEmbarrassing Author:Christoph Waltz
“If I could go back and talk to the me who was just starting to do comedy, I would have told myself to relax and not worry about things happening right away. That's a mistake a lot of people make - they think a year is a long time and it's really not.” PeopleIfsThinkingYearsLongMistakeWorryComedyLong TimeHappeningsStartingThings HappenIf I CouldRelax Author:Christian Finnegan
“It's completely unsexy [Yello, "Oh Yeah" 1985]. It does capture that weird '80s materialism and "We're gonna get it on now" vibe. But it's a very juvenile approach. It also became a weird signal for comedy, in the sense that when you heard the song, it meant comedy was happening on screen. I feel like this song was probably done in a couple of minutes in a studio.” FeelsDoeDoneSongComedyHeardMinutesCoupleApproachHappeningsYeahStudiosScreensMaterialismCaptureSignals80sJuvenile Author:Margaret Cho
“It's just if one person says anything it becomes click bait and then they start talking about the comedy climate which is hilarious, so no. You know what it is? People are adults and they know they're at a comedy show but every once in a while somebody isn't an adult and then for some reason, you know, it's lazy reporting. They're trying to create this thing that isn't happening. It's not like people go in there and are just sitting with laptops open getting ready to blog about every stupid joke.” PeopleIfsKnowsTryingPersonsReasonShowsTalkingComedyStupidReadyHappeningsJokesSittingAdultsClimateLazySay AnythingBlogsClicksLaptopsBaitVery StupidComedy ShowsStupid Jokes Author:Bill Burr
“I approach my work the way an actor approaches their work. The only difference is that I do comedy, and my job is to make things funny. My style makes things sound like they're improvisational and happening right then and there.” WayJobsActorsSoundDifferencesComedyStyleApproachHappenings Author:Samuel L. Jackson
“When you are honest in your comedy, you have to acknowledge the world that you're in. Through a comedic voice you're talking about what needs to be talked about, whether it's race relations or politics or anything that's happening on a global or an American scale.” WorldNeedsVoiceRaceTalkingComedyHonestHappeningsRelationScalesAcknowledgeRace RelationsComedic Author:Trevor Noah
“Anyone who tries to keep track of what is happening in China is going to end up by wearing all the skin of his left ear from twirling around on it.” TryingEndsLeftComedyHappeningsSkinsEarsTrackChinaKeep GoingNever QuitTwirling Author:Robert Benchley
“For me, comedy is a day-to-day report on the human condition. It's what's happening right now. I get maybe 20 minutes of my act straight from the newspaper.” HumansComedyMinutesConditionsRight NowHappeningsNewspapersReportsHuman ConditionDay To Day Author:Elayne Boosler