Quotes About Comedy

Comedy has to be based on truth. You take the truth and you put a little curlicue at the end.

If you have no tragedy, you have no comedy. Crying and laughing are the same emotion. If you laugh too hard, you cry. And vice versa.

There's humor in the little things that people did. If you showed them how they looked when they did what they did, people would laugh.

I've been very fortunate to be able to jump around. I just did this really wonderful film called Map of the World. That was a real, amazing, dramatic story. Then I did a movie called Company Men, a little comedy about the Bay of Pigs.

I think at its best the American sense of humor is the same as the British sense of humor at its best, which is to be wry and ironic and self deprecating.

I mean, yeah, I'm sure that Python and the other things have paved the way for a greater understanding of the British sense of humor, but I don't think it's all that different than the American sense of humor.

I am in no way facetious, nor disposed for the mirth and galliardize of company, yet in one dream I can compose a whole Comedy, behold the action, apprehend the jests, and laugh myself awake at the conceits thereof.

My way of joking is to tell the truth. It's the funniest joke in the world.

A comedy depends on stopping the story at exactly the right moment.

I'm such a comedy fan that I just love laughing and so admire comedians who have brought me joy.

I'm a sponge. I'm obsessed with comedy. I'm obsessed with the idea that you can make somebody laugh, and I love to be around people who can make other people laugh.

I'm a double bagger. Not only does my husband put a bag over my face when we're making love, but he also puts a bag over his head in case mine falls off.

One of the things that we love most about our comedy [ American Reunion] is that it goes all-out.

I love poking fun at myself. I have a rather mean sense of humor.

I love sitcoms, and I grew up on sitcoms. That's my tasty junk food.

I love John Irving's stuff. It's that marriage of comedy and tragedy. It's really terrific.

I like to see love stories: romantic comedy or romantic drama.

The Americans all love 'The Holy Grail', and the English all love 'Life Of Brian', and I'm afraid on this one, I side with the English.

I prefer being known for my stand-up because I write it. I love being an actor, and saying other people's words is great. But then, when I do stand-up, I love getting my own point of view out there.

I love playing a dad. It's hard to find family dramas that are genuinely funny.

I bought a new book, '100 new ways to make love'. I ended up in traction - it was a misprint.

I love doing impersonations of people.

I love playing half squid/half crab guy because you can get away with a level of acting that if you tried it anywhere else they'd arrest you for crimes against acting.

We love the Stooges, and young kids today don't watch them. They think it's their dad's comedy. So we thought we could reintroduce them to a new audience.