Comedy Quotes
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We read Charlotte Bronte not for exquisite observation of character - her characters are vigorous and elementary; not for comedy - hers is grim and crude; not for a philosophic view of life - hers is that of a country parson's daughter; but for her poetry. Probably that is so with all writers who have, as she has, an overpowering personality, so that, as we say in real life, they have only to open the door to make themselves felt.
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I would say that fifty percent of my show is killer comedy.
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A really good stand-up comic is a poet; it's about the use of language. It can be really poetic. And I like politically conscious comedy.
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Analysing comedy is like dissecting a frog. Nobody laughs and the frog dies.
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There were 84 original episodes. It was rated No. 1 and No. 2 on the Fox Children's Network. We figured it was time to make it available to people who have never watched it.
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I've always loved pure, silly slapstick comedy. It always makes me laugh.
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There's no way to describe what I do. It's just me.
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Comedy, your funny bone, is formed in childhood.
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I think a lot of the instincts you have doing comedy are really the same for doing drama, in that it's essentially about listening. The way I approach comedy, is you have to commit to everything as if it's a dramatic role, meaning you play it straight.
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Yes, it's tough, but not as tough as doing comedy.
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Comedy isn't polite and it isn't correct and it isn't accurate, even. It's just a mess. So that's the way that I approach it.
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I love good comedy. I don't like bad comedy. Of course, nobody loves bad comedy, but there's a lot of bad comedy out there.
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I know the new comedy god is surrealism, but it doesn't touch my heart.
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"I got up early because I wanted to." - Nobody
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I'm capable offstage of having some dark, twisted thoughts but the kind of things I like to do onstage are just more conceptual and I don't even think of them as being clean. I don't sit down and think, "Man, I'm going to come up with some lily-white comedy!" They're just things that I like to talk about, and then at the end of the day you think, "Well, I guess that was clean" but it's not the focus.
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I think if I have any kind of unique gift, it's more in the comedy area than it is in the dramatic area.
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To me the goal of comedy is to just laugh, which is a really high hearted thing, visceral connection and reaction.
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I really appreciate comedy a lot.
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As a dancer, I was always the physical comedy girl. I love it so much.
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There's a lot of similarities, I think, between a thriller and a comedy because it's all about tension. It's about building tension and setups and payoffs and misdirections and surprising people and sort of pushing the boundary.
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Talent grips us. We are overtaken by the beauty of Michelangelo's sculpture, riveted by Mariah Carey's angelic voice, doubled over in laughter by the comedy of Robin Williams, and captivated by the on screen performances of Denzel Washington.
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I would never quit comedy to make money. I've been doing it, like, 30 years. I still love it. That's my life.
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I like to describe my stuff as observational comedy.
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I've always been interested in socially political, or overtly political, comedy. And I guess I've always liked to channel some kind of personal element to that.
