Quotes About Comedy

My life was a legacy of death and humor.

A thing that makes me laugh is, any time I go to the legitimate doctor, they call me Dr. Halstead.

I'm afraid they've left their legs at home.

Trouble is, some accents lend themselves to comedy.

Our country's social revolution lends itself to jokes and I use them.

I always approach every role through a lens of comedy.

I love the deadpan. It's such a strong go-to. It lets the audience make their own decisions about what you're thinking.

The camera reacts with the speed of a human being rather than somebody who knows what's going to happen next. And that lets the comedy and drama play in a way which I think subliminally makes you feel like you're in the room.

When I was growing up, I wanted to do Letterman and I loved that live, in-studio model. I still would do something like that.

I'm a big Letterman fan.

Doing comedy was liberating in a way.

The more life experience you have, the more comedy you can write.

My whole life is a funny moment, man.

Have you seen that show on Lifetime about that woman...?

I have not only played light-hearted roles, but many times, I end up playing this annoying girl in films.

Rang De' is a light-hearted romantic drama.

You can't worry too much about what you think the audience wants to hear. You just have to hope that you're a likeable enough person that what you're saying will relate to other people, so they can laugh at it as well.

I have always liked shows that have laughter in them.

The driving force behind doing everything that I've been doing for 11 years as a stand-up is having problems with authority and not liking to be told what to do.

It's most difficult to score a comedy. Where are the limits? When does music become gimmicky or stupidly funny?

Of course I have been watching 'Derry Girls!' Series, link and record! Everything shuts down when it is on the TV. I'm like 'Nobody speak.'

'Modern Family' is one of my favorite shows on television right now. I just think that show is so brilliantly done. It's so fun, I love it. Eric Stonestreet I could just sit and watch forever. They're all great. That would be on the top of my list.

Sometimes I was like Beavis and Butt-head growing up. I know people who lit their friend's house on fire accidentally.

I've always thought something that makes you laugh, it makes you laugh because there's a little bit of truth to it.