Comedy Quotes

You've got to have a likeability factor, I think, in your comedy characters. If the guy's really, really funny but you just don't like him or her, then you're never going to root for them.

Rhys Darby
- Character
- Guy
- Roots
I remember being fascinated by the very nature of comedy from the age of 10; why is this funny, and that isn't?

Paul Merton
- Remember
- Age
- Fascinated

The only difference between comedy and drama is that, in comedy, I'm going to utilize the tool of creating laughter to deflect discomfort and, in drama, I won't use a tool, but we're going to actually deal with the discomfort and see what comes out of it.

Romany Malco
In some ways, comedy and something like a musical do go hand-in-hand.

Emma Stone
- Comedy
- Ways
- Musical
I enjoy both comedy and drama, and have had memorable experiences in both film and T.V.

Jud Tylor
- Comedy
- Film
- Experiences
You can only be embarrassed if you allow yourself to be embarrassed. If you embrace it and just accept that you're kind of a klutz, and you're able to make it into comedy gold.

Stephen Merchant
I knew I wanted to be in show business so I took the path of least resistance. I loved comedy. But you never know you are funny until people laugh. It's just what I was interested in. I could make people laugh, I guess, but doing it at school and doing it onstage are very different things.

Steve Martin
- People
- Different
- School
The fundamental truth guiding social justice comedy is that people are not shitty. That sounds cheesy, but that's how I have to approach it. Everybody has the capacity for change.

Negin Farsad
- Change
- Comedy
- Capacity