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Quotes About Comedy

I love comedy; so you want to make them happy, make them laugh.
~ Delta Burke
I would love to do a dramatic comedy. All of that, it all interests me. At some point I want to do my 'Monster,' like Charlize Theron, so I'm buckling up for that.
~ Eliza Coupe
I get to do stand-up every single day. I love that live energy exchange between the audience and myself, and to get to say the things I want to say and comment on.
~ Ellen DeGeneres
Bombing teaches you how badly you want to become a comedian. Because unless it's a burning desire, you'll quit when the consistent bombing becomes too much to take.
~ Franklyn Ajaye
Without a sense of humor, you are blind to so much in this world. To human nature. To the absurdity of so much that we say and do.
~ Steven Erikson
There is nothing more dangerous than a man without a sense of humour.
~ Steven Erikson
The Gold Rush(1925) affirmed Charlie Chaplin's belief that tragedy and comedy are never far apart.
~ Steven Jay Schneider
The biggest myth about comedy is that it's magical, unknowable, unteachable. Those who subscribe to that myth believe that the world is divided into two parts: those who are funny, and those who ain't. And if you ain't, well, sorry Charley, that's all she wrote. I have a simple response to that: Bull.
~ Steven Kaplan
When writing comedy, you have to have the confidence to believe that there is only one type of relationship in the world, and we are all having it, that all men behave in the same way and so do all women.
~ Steven Moffat
My roommate got a pet elephant. Then it got lost. It's in the apartment somewhere.
~ Steven Wright
I put instant coffee in a microwave oven and almost went back in time.
~ Steven Wright
I had to stop driving my car for a while... the tires got dizzy.
~ Steven Wright
I went to the bank and asked to borrow a cup of money. They said, 'What for?' I said, 'I'm going to buy some sugar.'
~ Steven Wright
When I woke up this morning my girlfriend asked me, 'Did you sleep good?' I said 'No, I made a few mistakes.'
~ Steven Wright
I hate it when my foot falls asleep during the day, because that means it's going to be up all night.
~ Steven Wright
I poured spot remover on my dog. Now he's gone.
~ Steven Wright
I just got out of the hospital. I was in a speed reading accident. I hit a book mark and flew across the room.
~ Steven Wright
I have an inferiority complex, but it's not a very good one.
~ Steven Wright
Did you sleep well?" "No, I made a couple of mistakes.
~ Steven Wright
I named my dog Stay, so I can say, 'Come here, Stay! Come here, Stay!
~ Steven Wright
I went for a walk last night and she asked me how long I was going to be gone. I said, 'The whole time.
~ Steven Wright
I hate it when my leg falls asleep. I know that means it's going to be up all night.
~ Steven Wright
My theory of evolution is that Darwin was adopted.
~ Steven Wright
Last year I went fishing with Salvador Dali. He was using a dotted line. He caught every other fish.
~ Steven Wright