Quotes About Humor

My mom used to call me Bliv - as in oblivious.

Making people laugh was the only thing I ever truly excelled at. But at home, I was so quiet with my family, which taught me to be really observant.

We will take almost any kind of criticism except the observation that we have no sense of humor.

Sometimes, comics will make the observation that it's not jokes that are funny, it's characters that are funny. And isn't that true! That's why I always kill jokes. I'm terrible at them, because I get the joke right, but I can't get the character right, and it just goes down like a lead balloon.

As a comedian, you're making so many observations, so many measurements. You might catch someone's eyes as you're telling a joke, and they can have this sort of glazed expression on their face, and that can set all your dials off.

I don't think people understand what comedy is supposed to do. We will observe things, we will make fun of things.

A comedian needs more than just a sense of humour. He needs to observe everything around him.

It is to be observed that 'angling' is the name given to fishing by people who can't fish.

I just like observing people - it's something I've done ever since I was a kid, and I got really good at it. That's a big part of why I became a comedian. My audience is filled with every kind of person you can imagine, and I love that.

I think that's something that people don't realize enough about when they get into comedy - it's not just about sitting back and observing and saying something funny.

A lot of being a comedian is about observing people.

I'm obsessed with this show called 'Workaholics.'

I was pretty obsessed with 'Saturday Night Live.'

I'm gradually working through my obsessions, and maybe, when they're all free and clear, I'll write a comedy. But I'm not there yet.

Saying women aren't funny is now like saying Asians can't drive or saying black people have bad credit. It's just really, like, so obsolete.

I really think if you take away a character's obstacles then there's no comedy.

You have to be careful with parodies. I don't like when they're too obvious, 'cause it can be a little cheap.

Let's say there was a fat guy heckling me. I would rip him to shreds, but I would never go for the obvious, never talk about how he's fat or anything.

I guess one that wouldn't be obvious is - well, maybe it's super obvious, I can't tell - 'I Love Lucy' is my favorite show, going back to when I was 4. I've watched every episode I don't know how many times. It was something to watch women being funny when I was young.

You can never guess what a kid's going to find funny - besides, you know, an obvious fart joke here and there.

When I started building things, obviously I was pretty bad at it. You cant be good at it from the start, and I decided to just embrace that, roll with it, and turn it into something funny.

I'm not a comedian. I'm an actor who just happens to be funny on occasion.

When I had the wonderful occasion to play a goofball, Jane, in 'Coupling,' it was definitely an homage to Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who I just think is a genius.

I have to admit to the occasional need for 'Come Dine with Me.' I am the most atrocious cook, and that's probably why I find it so entertaining. It looks exotic to me.