Quotes About Comedy

I've had soccer moms come up and tell me they can relate when I say that I want to throw my baby in the trash.

People want to bring kids to their level, and they want to make it seem like kids have this thing. It's seen as funny to them.

That's the nature of comedy. You always want to be improving and growing and changing with what's happening in the world. That's when comedy is most effective.

I became a comedian because I didn't want to be bullied anymore. Onstage I was safe.

Comedy is what I really want to do and propel.

People that want it to just be funny should not despair, because there is so much true crazy comedy coming up.

There's not a comedy actor who doesn't want a chance to do drama, and vice versa. As actors, we're always looking to be pushed and to do the other side of the coin.

If I knew anything about what people wanted and was popular, I'd still be writing for 'Saturday Night Live'. I can only write what I want, and hopefully people will like it.

Comedy is important! When youre having a stressful day, and you come home, you want to watch something that makes you laugh.

With stand-up, you can be as freeform as you want to be. You can say what you want, how you want, at any moment without constraint.

People don't want to listen to a celebrity tweeting about their charities and shows. That's why comedy writers do well - we put out little funny ideas.

I got two stools, in case I want to sit down and sit down again on something else.

When you start out in comedy, or probably in a lot of things, you want it to happen fast. You don't want to see yourself having to do this for seven years before you start to get some feedback.

People want to consume what you're putting out there, and you can create a really strong following of fans and admirers, and people who are invested in your career and your comedy.

I've always had a sense of humour, and I still do, so I just want to go on performing as long as I can. It's as simple as that.

If Kevin James or Paul Giamatti drop weight, I'm done. I don't want to be the last pudge out there.

Seeing the energy of 'SNL' made me want to be a part of it. If that was a job, I thought, that was the job I wanted. That was my plan. Comedy.

Have you ever seen The Goodbye Girl? Don't watch it if you still want to enjoy romantic comedies. It makes every movie ever made starring Julia Roberts or Sandra Bullock lash itself in shame.

All humor is based on hostility - that's why World War Two was funny.

I think Chris Rock at the Oscars was a great example. I thought that was intellectually hilarious. The Gap starts a war with Banana Republic... That to me was funny.

Bobby Tom] finally understood Gracie's function in his life. She was God's joke on him.

I married a damned cereal killer

He's getting older," Charles said darkly. "Shall I hit him with my walker or my oxygen tank?

All babies look like Alfred Hitchcock. Or Winston Churchill.