Quotes About Humor

I always prefer the big laugh. That is always the objective, especially with a film like Scary Movie 2.

My favourite chant is 'you're just a fat Eddie Murphy.' When I heard that I could not stop laughing. I would prefer a 'muscular Eddie Murphy.'

People talk about mumblecore but I prefer bumblecore, hyper-realistic bee movies about how bees really are.

I should prefer to die laughing, and, on more than one occasion, thought I might.

I prefer to be flippant about acting, just in case I'm rubbish.

Yes the moustache appeared for the first time about 10 years ago and it was grown as a joke of course but I discovered I quite liked it. I preferred it and my wife prefers it. I got married in it and she wont come near me when Im clean shaven.

You know what male comics can't do? They can't get pregnant. They can't perform pregnant. So my attitude is, just use all those differences.

Most creative thing I've ever done? Got somebody pregnant.

I'm the most boring pregnant woman ever.

I was pregnant, and, like, 'Being a mom's going to be easy!' And now I'm like, 'Great.'

Either I'm going to be like an MGM starlet - get married five times, it will be a bit of a laugh - or I will get pregnant, by accident, with someone I barely know. We'll get through it. They'll be a great co-parent. We definitely won't end up together.

To single out a particular group and say we can't make a joke about them is almost a form of prejudice and it's kind of patronizing.

There is a strong ethical dimension to the best comedy. Not only does it avoid reinforcing prejudices, it actively challenges them.

People think you get paid millions by the BBC if you're famous, but me? Me, I'm in the Premier Inn in Gillingham.

Nobody owns comedy. Nobody owns a premise. Nobody owns an idea.

I liked the premise of this material. I love the marriage relationship. They kind of keep each other honest, and they enjoy each other's sense of humor. Kind of a sexy but boring relationship.

If acting with other people is in your plans, then you need to learn how to work with other people to build a comedic premise.

My father passed away when I was 12, so it was very difficult. But I was always the class clown. I don't know why - maybe as an escape. But then I was sent away to military prep school.

There is a lot of kissing in 'Boeing-Boeing.' A lot! And not pecks on the cheek or lips - although there's some of that, too - but full-on, farcical lip locks. My poor husband. He definitely wasn't prepared for as much smooching as there is.

I've always been cast in authority roles; I think because I have that presence... Comedically, I can play against that pretty well. I enjoy playing that arrogant ignorance. That's one of my favorite games to play in comedy.

Most television could be presented by a dachshund. Radio can't, although there are a lot of dachshunds in there.

Jokes for jokes' sake are kind of meaningless to me. I understand the value of them, but it doesn't speak to me as much. You can lace your argument with jokes, but tell me why you're presenting this argument. What does it mean?

My favorite comedians are just presenting an argument, and they're doing it in a funny way.

I say throwaway, jokey things. When you're young-looking and you are presenting something that has gravitas you can't look down your nose, but when David Dimbleby does it, it's OK.