Quotes About Comedy

I grew up in a household where we watched a lot of comedy. It's just something I've always enjoyed.

We love to make people laugh - it's just something we do.

Outside of 'Justified,' I do like to keep it to comedy. When I'm not there, I try to seek out stuff that sort of more along the lighter fare. I have more fun on those sets than I do on drama sets just because when it's heavy, it's heavy, and it's hard to get away from it.

I think comedy directors tend to feel a need to justify the bad behavior, and I just never think that. I like bad behavior, I've always liked bad behavior, I'm a fan of bad behavior, and I don't think you have to justify bad behavior.

I go to my office nearly every day, and I'll sit there for six or seven hours and come up with ideas, and that's the only way I can justify turning up on stage.

I was arrested for lip-syncing karaoke.

I think one of the funniest things about '30 Rock' is that Liz Lemon is sort of like Buster Keaton - she's always the fool, the joke is always on her.

Buster Keaton is my hero.

Buster Keaton's 'The General,' from 1927, I think is still one of the great films of all time.

I love Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton, but not Charlie Chaplin.

All of my favorite actresses are comedians at heart: Shirley MacLaine and Madeline Kahn, Diane Keaton and Debra Winger. And they are all amazing dramatic actresses, but everything they do is funny.

I grew up on Harold Lloyd, Charles Chaplin, and Buster Keaton, and those were the ones who inspired me.

I would have loved to have met Buster Keaton.

I was a big fan of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin.

There's lots of people I'd be keen to see doing things, someone like Jack Dee.

I was so keen to become a comedian that actually doing the comedy itself almost came second.

I want to continue to be challenged and feel a sense of fulfilment, like I have over the years at 'Emmerdale.' I've got aspirations to do other genres and I'm really keen to play a different character, whether it's in comedy or action, and just do something that's completely different.

I am keen on doing a comedy in a full-fledged positive role.

Mark Watson is someone I'm keen on as a fellow nervous person.

I don't know now if I'm funny. I just keep talking and hope that I hit something that's funny.

I actually enjoy being heckled; it keeps it interesting, and I think it is a nice feeling for people once they have left the show.

My first job was at a Chicago night club called Mr. Kelly's.

My most frequent collaborators at S.N.L. are the incredibly gifted writers Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider!

If anybody is a master at improvisation, it would be Ken Jeong. He is hilarious.