Comedy Quotes
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I never like to be the same, whether it be comedy or drama, funny or serious.
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The desire to work with Burrows-Charles was really to change NBC's identity, to say, "We want to be in the sophisticated-adult-comedy business."
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When I was a kid, I used to make up all these characters. I love comedy a lot, and I don't get to do it often. Somewhere in the middle, I shifted into doing drama.
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Well, comedy is a great weapon of attack. It's not a great weapon of support.
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'50/50' is a comedy. I shouldn't say it's a buddy comedy because it's not farcical, and it's based on a true story, but it's viewing that experience through a very truthful lens of humour.
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Like I said, all comedy is based on exaggeration, big or small, whatever you can get away with.
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I'm not saying that I'm on some crusade to change people's minds. I'm just doing what I do. I'm a comedian, I'm trying to be funny... I think when they see a comedy show with an Iranian and an Egyptian and two Palestinians, I think they go, 'Oh wow, these guys are just like us.'
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I really enjoy laughing at work, and I find that it's easier to do that when you're shooting a comedy.
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To me, families are fascinating. I choose to explore it through comedy and through comic situations.
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I never was shy, but as far as telling jokes, I'm the worst. I like physical comedy; it's where I feel comfortable.
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A straight factor is important in any comedy, because you need something to tee it up and also to ground it.
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Comedy writing is taking the brief thought and going with it.
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I always knew about comedy; I always loved comedy.
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I do love comedy, and when it's a comedy moment and you can make people laugh, of course it is wonderful.
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I came from the Groundlings Theatre in L.A., and there, you're guaranteed to at least try something out in front of an audience. At 'SNL,' only the best stuff gets picked, and it's taught me a very defined language of comedy. You learn the structure of a joke, which is not something I was very good at beforehand.
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Comedy always works best when it is mean-spirited.
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I learned early on that in the real world, the masks of tragedy and comedy adorn the proscenium of every life.
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An actor who is good at comedy can also be very good at drama, but not necessarily vice versa.
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In real life I'm very low-key. A wallflower. One of the reasons I went into comedy and acting was that I was sick of being shy.
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Suffice to say, many women find their first appearance on a comedy panel show to be their last. Second chances seem to be given less often to the female of the species.
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A comedy is just a tragedy interrupted, I once said. Do you finish with the kiss or when she opens her eyes to tell him she loves him and sees blonde hairs on his collar?
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There's truth in comedy, and that resonates with people of all races.
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Comedy works best when people recognise themselves.
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When I was growing up in comedy, there were maybe 10 comics in the whole country. Everyone had a day job. You worked free for years in little clubs, then you got your big break and became a star.
