Quotes About Comedy

I love an act that makes fun of the situation, and of course makes fun of yourself. That's important, you can't take yourself too seriously.

The original Dean Martin Comedy Hour handed me some hysterical sketches. I've got highlights on tons of these variety shows, given to me by their great writers. I'd love to be doing all that again.

I've always loved... actually I didn't always love horror films. I started out and I only liked comedies and dramas.

There's nothing more I love than McDonald's dollar menu. With just the change I find between my couch cushions, I can eat something with the nutritional value of a couch cushion.

I loved the late Gilda Radner. I love Carol Burnett and Lily Tomlin.

But comedy I'd love to do as much as humanly possible.

Why do people love Richard Pryor so much? 'Cause he had problems.

I don't love comedy but I can watch someone who's kind of interesting forever. I think a waitress who's having a bad day is a lot more fun than Robin Williams doing forty minutes of material.

All the world loves a clown.

I love to laugh, it's my main thing. I love to abuse the English language.

I actually got a part in 'The Love Guru', that Mike Myers film. I heard it's awful. I got a Razzie award for it, which I'm quite proud of, but I still haven't seen it. I have no plans to branch out.

I love playing in the UK because there are some topics that you just can't talk about in the States without getting run out of town. So let me just say this: Louis C. K.'s new show sucks.

I would love to do comedy. I think I'm funny and that comedy is my strong suit, at least in real life. I have yet to prove myself in the movies, but I'd love to get the opportunity to do that.

I love to make people laugh and love to make people smile. The first time I performed and heard the applause, that was the sound that I wanted to hear for the rest of my life.

I used to love comic books, and I love American comedy, and neither are afraid to tackle big themes.

That's the problem with college kids. I blame Hollywood for skewing their perspective. Life is just a big romantic comedy to them, and if you meet-cute, happily-ever-after is a foregone conclusion.

My mother and father were very strange people. They tried to be funny which is always very sad to me.

The tapestry of history that seems so full of tragedy when viewed from the front has countless comic scenes woven into its reverse side. In truth, tragedy and comedy are the twin masks of history - its mass appeal.

The alchemy of time transforms everything into comedy. Everything. Even crucifixion.

If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.

I shall endeavor to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality.

Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.

They don't realize that burlesque for centuries has been a legitimate branch of show business. I'll admit it's the lowest branch, but that's the limb nearest the people.

There's an absolute prejudice that good movies are dramas and comedies are more dismissable. But I couldn't disagree more.