Quotes About Laughter

When we had the infamous mealtime scenes, food fights would inevitably develop.

I really like Demi Lovato. I think she is really cool, and her laugh is infectious.

I care deeply for Patty. He has the biggest heart and an infectious laugh when he laughs. He has a great sense of humor. You just hope that you're allowed to have a friend like Patrick Marleau because it really is special.

Sarah Silverman has always been a huge influence on my comedy.

I did a number of local children's theater plays growing up, but in 5th grade, I had some good times on stage making people laugh as a troll in 'The Hobbit.' That solidified my dream to be on 'Saturday Night Live,' which was hugely influential for me growing up.

I'd like to see 'French and Saunders' back. They were hugely influential for me. They make me laugh so much; even their breathing makes me laugh.

I think the best comedy enlightens, informs, and changes the way people look at the world.

Humor is a way of saying we're all seeing the same ridiculous, absurd, infuriating things together.

If you do live shows long enough as a comedian, you can still hear that rhythm of laughing. It's ingrained in you, and it's not something you can really teach somebody. It comes from doing hours and hours and hours and years and decades on stage, performing in front of live crowds.

If there's one thing I could attribute my strength to, I would say it's the gift of laughter, which I inherited from my mother's side.

If I couldn't laugh I just would go insane, If we couldn't laugh we just would go insane, If we weren't all crazy we would go insane.

When I was, like, 15, I realized there could be a career in making people laugh - like, you could get paid to do it. That was insane to me.

It's about time we stopped being so insecure and defensive and admitted that the Germans are better at economics than us. We like laughing and they like maths.

I was always the guy - out of insecurities, I was always making fun, even as a kid.

The way I approach my insecurities is by making sure I'm the first person laughing at myself.

I remember certain people in the audience laughing and I wanted to ask: 'What are you laughing at? This isn't funny.' Now I realize that laughter can come from insecurity. They don't know how they should be feeling.

Reading is exercise for our brains in the guise of pleasure. Books give us insight into other people, other cultures. They make us laugh. They make us think. If they are really good, they make us believe that we are better for having read them.

I think comedy, so much of it comes out of the strange sort of golden instant 'cause you don't know why it's funny, but you captured it.

I enjoy stand-up because it has the biggest reward: instant gratification. You can hear the people laughing.

My parents and my brother instilled in me my sense of humor. That's kind of the way we communicate with each other, and it's always been a way for me to get to know people.

I think you develop strong instincts when you're a comedian. You have to pay your bills by making people laugh every six seconds... or not. I had to do that for 22 years.

Every teacher that I've ever had, that I still remember their name, made me laugh. I feel like comedy is the best instrument to teach.

You gotta keep the funny intact.

My goal is really to just make people laugh with integrity, like, with something that I still find funny.