Quotes About Comedy

Life's a bitch. Then you marry one.

Nothing to me feels as good as laughing incredibly hard.

If you start to disrespect the character you're playing, or play it too much for laughs, that can work for a sketch, it will sell some gags, but it's all technique. It's like watching a juggler - you can be impressed by it, but it's not going to touch you in any way.

I think it's always funny when you see kids do Shakespeare.

If you are a great dramatic actor then you often don't know if people are enjoying your stuff at all because they are sitting there in silence. But with comedy it's a simple premise. If it's funny, people laugh. If it's not, they don't.

But with comedy it's a simple premise. If it's funny, people laugh. If it's not, they don't.

The trick is always to write in pairs because if at least two people find it funny, you've immediately halved the odds of it not being funny.

The great thing is that the funny side of getting old is fuel for my comedy.

Comedians walk out, get a feel for the crowd. If it's not going good, we change directions. If we got to drag your momma into this thing, we will. Whatever we got to do.

He'd be like Tonto with a bong, a brain-damaged Dr. Watson, Robin the Boy Wonder with Attention Deficit Disorder.

You know, I'm Australian, and we have got the worst sense of humor. We are cruel to each other.

I'd just like to meet a girl with a head on her shoulders. I hate necks.

Chaos in the midst of chaos isn't funny, but chaos in the midst of order is.

I thought 'Borat' was a breakthrough comedy, because it was really funny. It wasn't some studio-produced script with 14 writers.

What is comedy? Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them puke.

Comedy may be big business but it isn't pretty.

Comedy Is Not Pretty!

I've always believed that there are funny people everywhere, but they're just not comedians. In fact, some of my best comedic inspirations were not professional entertainers.

You know that look that women get when they want to have sex? Me neither.

You crack me up, little buddy.

So where'd you park the car, Max?' 'I don't know. I couldn't see over the wheel.' 'That's okay. I think I can smell it.

You wouldn't want her to turn you into a newt." "I'll get better," I said.

I am here to arrest your manservant. The one named Bugg.' 'Oh, now really, his cooking isn't that bad.

It's always hard to watch bad actors improv on your skit.