Quotes About Comedy

Tohru: Call a doctor, or a vet, or anybody! Oh, Mr. Postman, it's terrible! You see, they're animals! Postman: Uh, yes, they certainly are. Here's your mail.

Good-humor will even go so far as often to supply the lack of wit.

Really I'm a fan of any movie, whether it's suspense, action, or comedy, anything that has a good story.

A good laugh is the best pesticide.

I thought The Office was good, though I didn't think of it as a sitcom, just as a very good programme.

There are very few good judges of humor, and they don't agree.

Very good in the Back to the Future movies, but was born to play Caroline in the City.

I mean I can do it when I'm very relaxed, and with good friends, then I think I can be amusing.

In addition to comedy, I'm a writer. I write checks. They're not very good.

Bob Dole used to be really funny. Barney Frank can be kind of funny. Bob Kerrey has a good sense of humor.

I'm good at coming up with wacky characters and funny dialogue.

My parents are both really, really funny, and my little sister is a really good painter, and my other sister is a really good writer.

I want to have fun, and I want to give people a good laugh.

Now it looks like I'll be known as the musical comedy guy. Which is good news for me. Or I'll be known as the New Zealand idiot.

When I started in the late nineties, it was all about young Hollywood. There were jobs for all of us if you were 18 to 21, were slightly good looking, or could be funny.

I think there's something in the fact that it's hard to be good looking and funny. You have to have an oddball quality; people have to sympathise with you to find you funny.

All good writers across the board, if they're dealing with real tragedy, they will give you comedy in it. And if they're dealing with real comedy, there will be tragic moments in it.

I think people tend to feel odd when I do my act. Unless you are an ironic person, it's not a good place for you to be.

I like girls with a good sense of humour. Girls who are a lot of fun to be around.

I had a Super Grover doll growing up. Super Grover was very clumsy, he wasn't very good-looking. But in his own way he'd always save the day.

I like the fact that Chris Rock is one of the best stand ups ever and still is a really good actor. And a great professional and a good friend and a wonderful human being.

If you're going to make a comedy and if your sole interest is in making people laugh and feel good and entertaining them, then you check your ego at the door.

I think if the joke is in good taste - it's a good joke.

To me, the musical is best when it's a musical comedy. So if you have a very, very funny show, and very good, funny songs, that's what the musical does best.