Quotes About Comedy

I'm not opposed to putting myself in danger for meaningless comedy.

I like grown-up comedy, where it's about character and attitude and life as opposed to obvious gross-out and jokes.

I have worked with a great many comedians as opposed to comics, although I have worked with comics as well, I make the distinction.

People think comedians don't do drama. Comics are drama. And what is drama, as opposed to comedy? It's all the same to me.

My mother was an actress in comedies. My father wrote scenarios. They were not opposed to my being an actor. I really didn't know what it meant, but I wanted to be one anyway.

I'm not opposed to talking about airline food.

Comedy has allowed me to be my 100-percent-true self, as opposed to other places, where I feel like that's been a hindrance. Whether it's music or poetry or hosting, people want you to be something else: they want you to be packaged in a certain way.

As an actor, it's crucial you keep your ears open, especially when you're playing opposite comedic legends in almost every scene.

I watch comedies most of the time. That's what I gravitate toward. But I think the kinds of roles people see me in are sort of the opposite of that. I'm not really sure why.

Humor and seriousness are not in opposition to each other.

The optimum frequency with which comedians should do a series is every year. I do one every three years. My audience is literally dying off.

Many comedians and comedy writers have shared the childhood experience of learning to joke to protect themselves from neighborhood bullies when challenge or physical defense were not among the sensible options.

Chaos in the midst of chaos isn't funny, but chaos in the midst of order is.

There are people who like just ordinary comedy fun, and making mistakes - which I do easily - and then there are people who like the falling over.

I definitely want people to laugh because I don't think there's a better feeling - I think it's just so fabulous to laugh. I don't mind if people think, either. I think the brain is a very sexy organ.

Stand-up is more of an organic process. An imagined dialogue with the audience.

One host I love watching is Billy Crystal. His hosting was never scripted, it was organic.

In comedy you have to be prepared and be specific and have a vision so your comedy feels organic and relatable and it's a lot of work to get to that point.

As far as how I approach the humor, I think the best comedy is going to happen when I'm myself and act organically to a news item or situation.

I work very hard on motivating everything I do as an actor. Explosive moments have to be completely motivated; whether they're explosive comedy or explosive horror, they have to come organically out of a scene and an interaction with another actor.

The UCB has long been known as a hub of the best comedy in New York City, but it's never been the most well organized or cared for place in the world.

I'll think of the idea and then I'll write something down, then within that there will be a joke or two which is the original thing which I thought was funny.

I came to Hollywood originally writing comedy and writing satire.

I've always liked the Muppets. I watched 'The Muppet Show' in England every week as a child. The show was originally broadcast in England.