Quotes About Comedy

No, they're nice guys. They wear girdles, but they're nice guys.

'The Nice Guys' fulfilled my 1970s fantasy.

Asians are nice people, but they burn a lot of shirts.

There's nothing nicer than hearing people laughing.

Will Ferrell is just about the nicest guy - anyone can tell you that.

I'm not the nicest guy on stage.

Noel Fielding is one of the nicest guys in show business. The first time I met him, I felt like I had met a rather wayward cousin whose take on the world made me laugh.

I am a big fan of Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller, who have carved a niche for themselves. I think doing different kind of films gives you longevity and the ability to set yourself apart.

I joke that my niche in Hollywood has been naked foreigners.

Nick Kroll, A.D. Miles, Chelsea Peretti - those were the people I was always doing open mics with.

I don't really get to see a lot of other comedians, because I work with the same people all the time. The guy I really like is Nick DiPaulo. I love Nick DiPaulo, but again, he's a buddy of mine. But I liked him for a long time. I liked him before he was a buddy of mine.

I used to watch a lot of Nick at Nite as a kid, and it would play the original 'Saturday Night Live,' 'The Carol Burnett Show,' and 'Laugh-In.'

The woman I'd want to meet the most is Nicole Holofcener. I've loved every single film she's done. I think her films are deeply comedic while being deeply disturbing and dark.

While 'The Middle' is still funny for adults to watch, there aren't sex jokes. And I'm fine with that. I like the idea that my nieces and nephews can watch it without their parents.

We had gay burglars the other night. They broke in and rearranged the furniture.

Satire is what closes on Saturday night.

Any comic is a very good actor. Look at Don Rickles. He is saying the same joke every night for 20 years and making it look like he just thought of it.

'Saturday Night Live' was the joy of my life.

When I was in college, I wanted to write for 'Late Night With Conan O'Brien,' and I was an intern there.

A nightmare would be when somebody is trying to be funnier than everyone else. And you've got a group scene or two-person scene, and one person decides, 'I'm the funny in this,' and bulldozes everyone else, and they make sure they're the reason everyone loves the scene.

I go to more open mic nights than open mikers.

I was very happy working in 'Comedy Nights' with Kapil.

In 'Comedy Nights With Kapil,' we had fixed characters and we were under a contract that we could not work for other channels. But it's not the same with 'TKSS.' I can do shows on any channel.

My character has got its own individuality after the 'Comedy Nights.' People recognize me as Palak. I'm quite happy that Palak has attained such an identity.