Quotes About Comedy

I like comedy that's not political but social, dealing with issues of people talking to each other. No matter what your politics, we still have to live with each other. Politics is taking a side. I'm not running for office, you know?

Comedy is probably a way of dealing with anxiety. Sometimes it's a way of dealing with pain.

Comedy is good at analysing and dealing with evil because it doesn't present it as evil but a collection of banalities.

I think people were just seriously happy to find a funny woman who does comedy like a man. Because I learned how to do comedy from guys, from watching those Dean Martin roasts years ago.

When I phoned up and said, 'Mum, I'm doing a 52-date national tour with Eddie Izzard,' she said 'That's nice, dear. How are you?'

You can't debate satire. Either you get it or you don't.

We're all basically decent human beings so if 3,000 people are laughing at a joke then it's worth telling.

The two worst enemies of comedy are lack of sleep and not having had a decent meal.

I'm a real goof-ball deep down. It's always been my thing to make people like me.

I remember there was one summer - I think I was 13 years old - that was literally defined by watching 'Beavis and Butt-head' with my friends.

I grew up with SpongeBob - it came out in 1999, right before I turned 7. So it's been a part of my life and all my friends' lives and defined our humor, in a way.

I definitely don't want to do drama. I'm not looking to branch out into that world.

Things that go on at Happy Times are very funny this year, and if you were watching last year, some of the people you saw then as basically extras emerge as real characters in their own right this season, at least to some degree.

When you see a comedian on stage, the best comedians make it feel like a conversation. But it's not. We have very little interest in what an audience has to say during a performance. Being a stand-up comedian, you're an egomaniac to some degree. Everyone wants to hear what you have to say, apparently. That's not how real relationships work.

When I started, I was very deliberate about making friends with people like John Mulaney who were really funny and wanted to go up and do as many open mics as I did.

I'm funny at home too, but not deliberately. My wife is usually laughing at me rather than with me.

I wouldn't say 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' is a really 'delicate' show. I would probably use a word more like 'zany.'

Bank-Chor' is a rollercoaster ride and I'm delighted to be on it.

I just try to deliver the laughs every time I get the opportunity.

There's something about us as stand-ups that when we're on our feet, we feel more in control of the situation and in control of our bodies and our delivery.

You have to be delusional to be a comedian.

I'm probably not very good at rom-com, being funny on demand; I'll leave that to the comedians.

'Veep' is a great satire of democracy.

On 'Baskets,' I'm not sure what the demographic is.