Quotes About Comedy

I'm the second wife of Paul Reiser on TV.

I'm close with Paul Rudd.

Comedy is all about the pause.

I'd rather try and cram in another two gags than leave a pause to say, 'Hey, wasn't that bit funny?'

I've always been into stand-up, and I always wanted to be a comic because it was like the dream job as a kid, and my brother, being the patriarch, he paved the way.

You have to learn the crowd. I just pay attention to them so I can make sure I can make them laugh.

I left Indiana, and I ain't been back since. I've been doing comedy and paying my bills.

When you put an album out, you can't do any material from the album if people are paying to see you.

I've been doing comedy and paying my bills.

Every black comedian in the country knew what I could do. But that doesn't mean everyone else is paying attention.

On American TV, there just aren't a lot of female leads in comedy, especially at the peak of all the Judd Apatow stuff.

'Scrubs' has always had a very loyal fan base. When it started out, it was an explosion because it was after 'Friends,' but I think there have been times where it has peaked and valleyed.

What I've been able to do with my character, Madea, and the other characters, with the jokes, is use it as an anesthetic to get to the heart and soul of real issues. And what I've found on stage over the years is that, while making people laugh, I can drop in pearls of wisdom.

I have been fortunate to be able to have a career playing comedy and drama. And it's awfully hard - it's like apples and pears to compare the two.

I think the thing I had going for me is a good pedigree and joke-writing ability. But a good pedigree, for the audience, doesn't matter past the first 90 seconds.

The people I respect the most are my peers, my fellow comedians. I want their respect. It's my whole life.

I've done stand-up since I was 18 years old, and I absolutely love it, but I used to go onstage, and the audience was my peers. Now I go onstage, and I could be their mother.

I come from Oregon, which is this super-white state, so I didn't really have a lot of Asian friends in high school and college. And my background's in comedy, and your friends are just your peers in comedy, which is a whole mix of people.

I was the All-American kid, or so I told myself - good grades, never in trouble, bright future, well-respected by my peers. My favorite comedian was Bob Newhart.

I loved Peg Bundy. I am so happy that I got to do that. It was really fun.

What's the two things they tell you are healthiest to eat? Chicken and fish. You know what you should do? Combine them, eat a penguin.

I've always said people say on a dramatic show, 'I was crying. It was so emotional when he went and grabbed that little girl from a burning building and handed her over to her mother.' In comedy, the best thing you can say is, 'I think it's funny.'

A lot of people say that comedy doesn't travel well. I found it very accessible.

Sometimes people say I'm a political comedian, which, actually I'm not. I'm a comedian who sometimes discusses politics, culture - again, the word 'politics' to me is just life.