Comedy Quotes
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If the existence of human beings leads to nothing, what is all this comedy about?
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Hollywood comedy has gotten really silly and absurd, and I like that.
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There's comedy in tragedy, and tragedy in comedy. There's always light and dark in most jobs. Whether it's framed as a comedy, drama or tragedy, you try to mix it up within that. You can work on a comedy and it's not laugh-a-minute off set. You can work on a tragedy that's absolutely hilarious.
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It was very serious and I wanted to do something really different so there was this comedy called TOP SECRET.
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You never want to be the worst bowler of the group-because then everyone treats you like you have cancer. "You can do it! We're praying for you." The advice starts. "Use a heavier ball." "Keep your arm straight." "You should get a vasectomy." If you're really bad at bowling like me, they'll ask if want the bumpers up. Not that bowling is that complex anyway. "You want the bumpers? We can get rid of the pins. Why don't you take this coloring book and sit in the corner?"
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I find I've always been judgmental about comedy (laughs) and it's hard to turn that off, really. But what constant exposure to live comedy does is it makes you give people a second chance.
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The Comedy Bar is an intimate club, which I prefer. I refuse to play theatres, because large empty spaces make me nervous, and I don't enjoy the echo. I'm no sell out. Literally.
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I've always loved pure, silly slapstick comedy. It always makes me laugh.
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I lasted seven years as a journalist, and I've been doing comedy for twenty years.
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I don't have any type of sketch-comedy or stand-up background.
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One of the things that comedy has given me over the years is a really good ability to laugh at myself and to not take things that don't matter too much too seriously. I feel that very little offends me anymore and I'm really grateful for that because I think I was a pretty uptight little kid.
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I'm a student of Comedy Central. It launched careers: Wanda Sykes and even Kevin Hart. The first time I was introduced to him, he was on Comedy Central. It puts you on the map... Hollywood knows now.
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As for doing more dramatic work over comedy, I do whatever turns me on at the moment.
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I love doing comedy - I get a laugh out of it, it's not so serious.
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'District 9', 'Elysium' and 'Chappie' were all born out of some visual concept first. 'Chappie' is the imagery, because I think I'm a visual person first, of this ridiculous robot character. It's much more comedy based and in an unusual setting.
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There's something so naked about being on stage as a musician. I think about that even with standup comedy or something - like, 'This is it, this is what I got.'
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I don't sell myself. I've never explained my comedy to people who don't get it. Never complain. Never explain.
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I can cry at the drop of the pin. But comedy is hard for me; it's the timing.
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I like to play different types roles, but I'd like to do a comedy next.
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Music and comedy are so linked. The rhythm of comedy is connected to the rhythm of music. They’re both about creating tension and knowing when to let it go. I’m always surprised when somebody funny is not musical.
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If you are doing stand-up comedy, you have to be confident in what you are doing. That doesn't mean just because you are confident you are funny.
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To spoon-feed people their comedy is not the proper evolution of the art.
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I was a big fan of how Johnny Carson hosted awards shows. Dick Cavett, as well, I think did a really great job of providing a nice blend of comedy, wit and class.
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I did not go into comedy to escape anything. I went into comedy because I had parents who thought it was a reputable way to earn a living.
