“The remarkable thing about television is that it permits several million people to laugh at the same joke and still feel lonely.” PeopleFeelsStillsMillionsLaughingTelevisionJokesLonelyRemarkablePermitMiscellaneousFeeling Lonely Author:T. S. Eliot
“Comedy is very important, yes. For one thing, it keeps you sane. But it's not really a conversion. I mean, it's marginally a conversion, because if people tune in or go to a nightclub or even watch television, and hear that a lot of other people are laughing at something you thought was not funny, at least it'll force you to reconsider.” PeopleIfsMeanImportantForceWatchesLaughingComedyOne ThingTelevisionConversionTunesSaneNightclubs Author:Tom Lehrer
“Americans think the only funny Brits are John Cleese, Benny Hill and whoever makes our toothpaste. They're not laughing with us, they are laughing at us.” ThinkingLaughingTelevisionHillsBritsToothpaste Author:A. A. Gill
“I want people to say, "Oh my God, I'm laughing out loud at television."” PeopleWantLaughingTelevisionLoud Author:Keegan-Michael Key
“While watching the New Orleans Saints (on television), I got angry and punched my bed, and then my remote control flew up and hit me in the head. My girlfriend didn't stop laughing for an hour.” HoursLaughingTelevisionBedAngrySaintGirlfriendNew OrleansFlewMy GirlfriendRemote ControlFlew Up Author:Shane West
“If people are watching television by themselves, it makes them part of a community of people laughing.” PeopleIfsCommunityLaughingTelevisionWatching Television Author:Barbara Feldon
“It's impossible to overvalue the importance of television - both in its serious and less serious functions. It's one of our most important ways of finding out the truth - and also of changing the world, and finding out what in the world needs changing. It's also an immense bringer of joy - I learnt how to laugh through television, and now my children and I, every day of every week, share the joy and stupidity of TV shows - they actually make us HAPPY” WorldWayNeedsChildrenImportantShowsJoyLaughingImpossibleWeekShareTelevisionSeriousTvsFindingsFunctionImportanceStupidityMy ChildrenChanging The WorldImmenseTv ShowsFinding Out The Truth Author:Richard Curtis
“It's like that old expression: "Men plan and god laughs." You sort of see that in the television world, where you have an idea where things are heading and you have a plan and sort of start off in that general direction, but you wind up taking all these side paths and whatnot - if you're lucky.” IfsMenWorldIdeasSidesLaughingPathPlansTelevisionExpressionWindLuckyHeadings Author:Vince Gilligan
“I'm often asked, "What is your favorite moment during the 30 years you hosted [The Tonight Show]?" I really don't have just one. The times I enjoyed the most were the spontaneous, unplanned segments that just happened, like Ed Ames' infamous "Tomahawk Toss" that produced one of the longest laughs in television history. When these lucky moments happen, you just go with them and enjoy the experience and high of the moment.” YearsMomentsShowsHappensEnjoyLaughingHappenedTelevisionLuckyEnjoyedJust OneTonightSpontaneousTossYour FavoriteInfamous Author:Johnny Carson
“My parents both had a great sense of humor, and always laughed a lot. One night, when they were watching Candid Camera, I finally understood what comedy was all about. I heard the laughter on television, I turned around and saw my parents laughing, and that's when I thought: 'This is great. This is what I can do. I'm gonna prank somebody.'” I CanNightParentCan DoLaughingSawsComedyHeardTelevisionLaughterUnderstoodCamerasSense Of HumorLaughedOne NightCandidPranksCandid Camera Author:Howie Mandel