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Quotes About Comedy

What is humor?' one of their professors had posed, and he had answered, ''nondangerous, unexpectedly inappropriate juxtaposition.
~ Sena Jeter Naslund
To me, what separates a funny movie from a good movie is something personal.
~ Seth Rogen
I remember, when I was an up-and-coming comic, how annoyed I would be when the famous guys would show up and just take everyone's spots.
~ Seth Rogen
The current Babe Ruth of improv? Sacha Baron Cohen. He's pretty amazing.
~ Seth Rogen
I honestly don't love the Cheech and Chong movies, I've got to say.
~ Seth Rogen
As soon as I realized you could be funny as a job, that was the job I wanted.
~ Seth Rogen
I think when you do comedy, you play by a different set of rules. No one really wants you to be in that good shape. Being in good shape implies a level of vanity that isn't necessarily funny.
~ Seth Rogen
A few minutes later, Miss Charming gasped. But then, Miss Charming gasped a lot. She gasped when someone shut a door too loudly; she gasped when there were sausages for breakfast. She sometimes gasped and then coughed, as if she'd meant to cough from the beginning and gotten the two confused.
~ Shannon Hale
When you do a drama, you are challenged to trust your inner voice much more. Because when you put a comedy in front of even a 25-person screening, you know whether it's working or not. The barometer is overt.
~ Shawn Levy
We have always had gross humor. But we try for funny, not gross.
~ Shawn Wayans
Yo! Hold my poodle!
~ Shawn Wayans
You have to know where the funny is, and if you know where the funny is, you know everything.
~ Sheila Heti
I majored in animal husbandry in college, which is good, because I married a couple of pigs.
~ Sheila Kay
Men always say the most important thing in a woman is a sense of humor. You know what that means? He's looking for someone to laugh at his jokes.
~ Sheila Wenz
Stand-up comics reflect less of a visual humor and more of a commentary.
~ Shel Silverstein
While you're improvising, you may come up with something which will break him up. As soon as that smile comes out, you know that, hey, we're having fun.
~ Shelley Berman
Give her to me." Turning away with his prize, Lock shook his head. "No. Get your own cat." "She's my sister.
~ Shelly Laurenston
Oh, look. The idiot of the jungle awakens.
~ Shelly Laurenston
While the two females snarled viciously at each other, Ric grabbed a stick from the ground and waved it between Jess and Blayne. "Look! Look! A stick! Who wants it? Who wants it? Go get it!" He threw the stick and Jess and Blayne watched it flip across the forest floor. Once it landed, they looked back at Ric. "Dude," Jess told him, "that was just rude.
~ Shelly Laurenston
Mitch opened his eyes, closed them, and then opened them wide. "There are big breasts in my face," he announced to anyone who would listen.
~ Shelly Laurenston
Mitch waved his hand in front of his nose. "Christ almighty! What is that funk on you?" Gwen smirked. "Eau de Grizzly.
~ Shelly Laurenston
Your sense of humor is not for everyone, but I have to say it's growing on me. Like an out-of-control fungus.
~ Shelly Laurenston
Okay. Fine." Angelina was silent. For about fifteen seconds. "But you do know that a vibrator can't really be your boyfriend." Miki dropped her head into her hands. "I will not discuss Mr. Happy with the likes of you." Angelina sighed. "I find the fact that you named your vibrator disturbing on so many levels." "Best relationship I've ever had.
~ Shelly Laurenston
I'd love to do a film with Mariah. But it would have to be a comedy. She's the funniest woman in the world, she just cracks me up all the time.
~ Nick Cannon