Comedy Quotes
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There's a difference between a sense of humor and a sense of funny. A sense of humor is knowing what makes you laugh and a sense of funny is knowing what makes other people laugh. The journey of comedy, in a sense, is negotiating those two worlds.
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I say God is kind. So many people want to do what I do [comedy] for a living, and so he didn't have to choose me. So I don't take all the credit, but I do know that I love what I do, and I see it as a gift.
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I think people are purists about what sketch comedy should be, and I think sometimes having too much fun can be a little annoying to some people.
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I guess funny people are attracted to funny people, and then you get comedy marriages.
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I like to play characters that get to do it all - to have a bit of comedy here and a bit of pathos here and a bit of suspense here, that's what's fun.
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Everyone was doing alternative comedy. I thought I'd distinguish myself by just telling jokes, with differing degrees of success.
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You know what I would really like to do? I'd like to do a half hour drama with comedy in it.
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I think physical comedy is an amazing asset because it tells a story that's more universal than just language and dialogue. I grew up watching Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. They're very powerful figures in my life.
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Nobody really knows, but I got a little comedy in me.
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I want to do more comedy... I've done a couple TV shows that had some comedy going on.
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I always think that some percentage of feedback is going to be gendered in comedy.
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I missed the whole thing X-files series. And I know it went for nine seasons, and I think I saw bits and pieces of it in maybe season seven or eight or something, and then was very busy doing whatever else, stand-up comedy and stuff throughout the world. Now I'm watching the show right from the beginning.
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The real reason for comedy is to hide the pain.
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But happiness is no respecter of persons.
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I definitely think that comedy is my niche.
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The fact is that comedy is actually too serious to be taken seriously. It may be that comedy touches such deep emotions that people feel better if they can just dismiss it as trivial. Just take a big belly laugh. I have watched people laughing, and for a moment they look-and are-absolutely helpless. Vulnerability. You can be assaulted while you are laughing.
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I suppose comedy is my first love, in a way.
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I try to be careful not to put the cart before the horse. I try not to create comedy for other comedians to like. I want everybody to like it. I want audiences to like it, but I also want comedians to like it. I'm selfish. I want everybody to laugh!
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Comedy can be a cathartic way to deal with personal trauma.
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A great piece of comedy is a verbal magic trick.
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I don't watch that much comedy. I think it's professional jealousy. That and a lack of support for my community.
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My style of comedy is very real and bittersweet, and sort of always on the verge of kind of being tragic.
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I think people try to jam a lot of artificial plot devices into a lot of romantic comedies, and they don't treat it with the respect I believe it deserves.
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It's exciting to be able to do something completely independent without anybody challenging it, and it's a big part of the reason why I'm enjoying doing the stand-up comedy, is I'm able to go out and interact with people one-on-one after the show. It's very punk-rock.
