Quotes About Comedy

It's just kinda what I did: played crazy old ladies.

The number of old ladies who've beaten me up on TV is absolutely ridiculous.

Nobody tried comedy in horror, and when I tried it ladies came to the theatre.

I couldn't do any of my other characters, you know? But I could have done the lady. Church Lady's Malibu Beach party is an idea I have for a movie, too. Yes.

Somebody said, 'Get your agent to call the new Bob Cummings show. They're looking for a funny lady.' Within three hours, I had the job. That was January 1955. I had such fun with that show.

When I did 'Lady in the Water,' the most exciting thing to me was to get to work with Bob Balaban - I couldn't leave the guy alone. I drove him crazy. He's fantastic and a hilarious guy.

I loved 'The Carol Burnett Show' - I thought she was the funniest lady I'd ever seen.

Dick Gregory and Richard Pryor laid the groundwork for us as Indian-Americans. How can we add our story to their groundwork is the question.

Hey, you know what, I've gotta go on that 'Letterman' show. That show is so lame.

You're entering dangerous land when you start theorising about comedy.

I didn't really discover that I had a knack for comedy until I landed 'Married w/ Children.'

That movie, 'Airplane!,' what a landmark film it was. It's a great, great movie.

I was up until all hours of the night, listening to stories, meeting great old comedians.

George Booth and I are both funny, and from afar, without meeting, admired each other's work.

At the beginning of each week at 'Saturday Night Live,' we have a full cast meeting where Lorne Michaels introduces the upcoming host.

After my first 'One Night Stand' on HBO, I lost my focus. I was mad at the world. I would have meetings with directors and agents and cuss them out. I was a hothead.

I'd describe 'Psych' as 'Real Genius' meets 'Django Unchained.'

Melbourne City is an awesome city. You can get everything: You can get open air. You can get city life. You can get cafes and bars. I started comedy here; I lived here for 10 years. I went to university here. This is my home ground.

Melissa McCarthy - she's so funny, and she keeps bringing it.

For me, Kate McKinnon can do no wrong. She is an absolute genius. She's a hero of mine. Melissa McCarthy is hilarious.

Melissa and I both say we don't write very good jokes.

Melissa McCarthy makes everything better.

I always have the same thing - which is the fear of not getting a laugh - that I've had from the time I was a kid; obsessing over, 'This joke doesn't quite work, we've got to get this right.' I was always like that, whether I was a member of a six-person ensemble or whether I'm the center of a show.

I discovered that funny animal pictures - memes - would get a lot of likes and shares.