Quotes About Comedy

Laurel and Hardy have this love relationship. Why? This little Englishman screwed Hardy up, physically, every day of his life! Why is he with him the next day? It's forgiving.

I was a great fan of Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy; they always inspired me.

I grew up on Laurel and Hardy. I'm aware from my own experience that comedy has got quite a fierce sell-by date, but that doesn't seem to apply to them; they made films I can remember laughing at when I was five that I'd still happily watch today.

'Hera Pheri' is inspired by 'Laurel and Hardy,' Charlie Chaplin. It is about humor of poverty.

People like to be voyeuristic and look at others bickering. That's part of any double act, from Laurel and Hardy onwards.

I am into belly dancing. I used to only hang with comics. Now I have friends who are dancers, and my whole house has a harem feel.

I think I deal with my anger toward my relationship or about my relationship or about my friendships or my family - I deal with it on stage in a passive-aggressive way, and that can be very harmful if it gets back to them, which it always does.

That's what it is: a 'Harold & Kumar' movie is a romance between two best friends.

I think obviously the 'Harold and Kumar' stuff is trying to lean head first into the raunch.

My absolute favorite film is Hal Ashby's 'Harold and Maude.'

Harry Enfield and 'Chums' is very family-orientated, but 'Gimme, Gimme, Gimme' isn't for mums and dads.

Well, I'm not afraid to say something if I think it's funny, even if it's harsh or racist.

Life is funny, at the same time being totally harsh.

J. makes me laugh. He's incredibly dry and has a pretty harsh sense of humor that I enjoy.

I hadn't gotten a chance to do a lot of comedy, so 'Hart of Dixie' was a great place where I got a chance to do that and play.

I always tell people I went to the Harvard School of Comedy in front of America.

I've known Harvey for over 40 years and I worked with him on the Burnett show for 11 years. I guess you could say we're about as close as you can get to being a comedy team.

I'm getting in front of real, diverse audiences every night that I can, and I'm trying to make things from an angle where it's not the only thing I'm hanging my hat on.

I was being called a shock comic. I hated that. It's so cheap and stupid.

I hated stand-up.

Rolodex of Hate' is basically how I ended up being so hateful. It's a look inside.

Everything was based on my life and the way I grew up. Some of the bits I'm most proud of in 'Haters Back Off' actually happened.

People look at me and go, 'He's only successful because he's got a bunch of 16-year-old girls at his back who don't understand comedy.' Well, they do. In any case, no one hates me more than I do; no one's more self-conscious about that than I am.

I am a huge believer - I always have been - in the power of comedy. That comedy will break hatred and will bring understanding.