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Comedy Quotes

Some comedians tell nice jokes that you can tell to your kids. Some use bad words - they work ‘blue.’ If you don’t want to hear a joke that’s blue, you shouldn’t go to a comedy club where a comedian who makes blue jokes is performing Picture Quote #1

My acting has always been in the world of comedy, but in my writing, other than writing sketches, I really am drawn to the balance between comedy and drama. I like things that sort of toe that line of one minute you’re in this emotional space and then all of the sudden something happens Picture Quote #1

All the great game show hosts have a signature ‘look,’ from Bob Barker’s year-round Brazil Nut-hued tan to Monty Hall’s oversized lamb chop sideburns. As the host of IFC’s new comedy game show ‘Bunk,’ I, too, have worked to develop a style signature by being the first man or woman in TV history to host every show in my bare feet! Picture Quote #1

I used comedy as a way to combat my dyslexia. I was barely getting by scholastically, so I used a lot of humor Picture Quote #1

I like very dry humor. I don’t like things that are over the top. I like subtlety. I like things that are nonchalant. I like characters that are sort of monotone and based in dark comedy Picture Quote #1

Dating Game’ wasn’t social commentary, political analysis, Shakespearean-level drama or even blunt-force comedy. It was just the televised equivalent of meeting someone at a bar. But it appealed to our most basic Darwinian instinct: selecting a good mate. You can’t go wrong when a show’s premise is hard-wired into human DNA Picture Quote #1

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Family Ties’ was a very successful situation comedy. And, in almost every respect, it functioned on a day to day basis like a well-run, well conditioned basketball team. The show was performed live each week in front of a studio audience on Friday night Picture Quote #1

You want comedic themes to be recogniseable life truths that we all battle with, and with that comes the healing properties of comedy Picture Quote #1

I wouldn’t feel satisfied being on set every day doing a romantic comedy - I’d be bored to death Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I’m not ashamed to tell the truth about what happened in my family. I think that’s what makes my comedy different Picture Quote #1

I always think of comedy as being spontaneous, and yet everything about filmmaking is not spontaneous Picture Quote #1

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Big comedy is good, I like things that are big, but good comedy has to be truthful I think and has to reflect some sort of reality Picture Quote #1

The bottom line of comedy is to be funny, and the bottom line of drama is to be truthful. You can be truthful and funny, but if you’re not truthful in a drama than the audience leaves you Picture Quote #1

I mean, sometimes... a comedian becomes an actor, and they just don’t deliver, because the bottom line of comedy is to be funny, and the bottom line of acting is to be truthful, and they get that mixed up sometimes, or don’t even notice that that’s the thing Picture Quote #1

A comedy can actually get funnier and funnier. Even though you know the joke, you enjoy it so much, it’s the facial expression, you laugh. The laugh doesn’t wear off. It could be with you for thirty years Picture Quote #1

When I watch a romantic comedy, I feel like they’re selling something that doesn’t exist. Two beautiful, but extremely unpleasant, people are terrible to each other for an hour, accidentally kiss, then decide to like each other during an extremely vague montage. That isn’t how people fall in love Picture Quote #1

In comedy, it’s not the glamorous, beautiful people that are great at comedy. They’re either every man or every woman, they’re either quite tall and lanky or shorter and fatter or have a big nose. They have something physically about them that makes them into a comic stereotype Picture Quote #1

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I’m a storyteller: the crux of the matter is to reach beauty, poetry; it doesn’t matter if that is comedy or tragedy. They’re the same if you reach the beauty Picture Quote #1

I’m becoming more and more confident and am falling more and more in love with the whole world of comedy, and I think that’s something that I really want to explore a lot more Picture Quote #1

I did skit comedy online for many years, beginning around 2001. Around 2006 I started watching a lot of food television and got re-interested in food. I come from a very food-obsessed family. But I also wanted to do my own thing, which was the comedy Picture Quote #1

I don’t know if it’s a romantic comedy but I’m in the beginning of the first of the season of ‘The West Wing.’ We shot it last year. I don’t know. If anyone asks me to be in one, I’ll jump on it Picture Quote #1

You know, I’ve always thought that it would be really funny if somebody made a romantic comedy where absolutely everything went well from beginning to end Picture Quote #1

I’m quite a confident person in many ways, but there’s only so much you can hear about being compared to Hattie Jacques. For the record, she was a comedy goddess, but she was 25 stone. I hope I’m right in saying I’m not in any way nearly 25 stone Picture Quote #1

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Jason [Nash] is just someone that I’ve known socially and through his stand-up, seeing him do different comedy shows, and I just really like him. I think he’s a funny guy and he has a unique perspective on being a dad and a husband Picture Quote #1

At the end of the day I’m writing comedy. If you get too realistic as a comedy writer with your disasters, it stops being funny Picture Quote #1

A pitfall of making a comedy with a studio-and it’s also an American cultural thing-is that I get tired of being encouraged to go always for laughs Picture Quote #1

I like situational comedy when people are being completely serious and yet you can find something extremely funny, not jokes Picture Quote #1

In order for comedy to be funny you have to play the truth of the moment. But if you’re not being completely truthful to the basis of the character, its not going to be funny Picture Quote #1

My comedy isn’t about being attractive - it’s about how the bar of dumb seems so low right now, and I desperately want to raise the bar of dumb just a tiny bit Picture Quote #1

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Some comedians tell nice jokes that you can tell to your kids. Some use bad words - they work ‘blue.’ If you don’t want to hear a joke that’s blue, you shouldn’t go to a comedy club where a comedian who makes blue jokes is performing. (Comedy Quotes) My acting has always been in the world of comedy, but in my writing, other than writing sketches, I really am drawn to the balance between comedy and drama. I like things that sort of toe that line of one minute you’re in this emotional space and then all of the sudden something happens. (Comedy Quotes) All the great game show hosts have a signature ‘look,’ from Bob Barker’s year-round Brazil Nut-hued tan to Monty Hall’s oversized lamb chop sideburns. As the host of IFC’s new comedy game show ‘Bunk,’ I, too, have worked to develop a style signature by being the first man or woman in TV history to host every show in my bare feet! (Comedy Quotes) I used comedy as a way to combat my dyslexia. I was barely getting by scholastically, so I used a lot of humor. (Comedy Quotes) I like very dry humor. I don’t like things that are over the top. I like subtlety. I like things that are nonchalant. I like characters that are sort of monotone and based in dark comedy. (Comedy Quotes) Dating Game’ wasn’t social commentary, political analysis, Shakespearean-level drama or even blunt-force comedy. It was just the televised equivalent of meeting someone at a bar. But it appealed to our most basic Darwinian instinct: selecting a good mate. You can’t go wrong when a show’s premise is hard-wired into human DNA. (Comedy Quotes) Family Ties’ was a very successful situation comedy. And, in almost every respect, it functioned on a day to day basis like a well-run, well conditioned basketball team. The show was performed live each week in front of a studio audience on Friday night. (Comedy Quotes) You want comedic themes to be recogniseable life truths that we all battle with, and with that comes the healing properties of comedy. (Comedy Quotes) I wouldn’t feel satisfied being on set every day doing a romantic comedy - I’d be bored to death. (Comedy Quotes) 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. (Comedy Quotes) I’m not ashamed to tell the truth about what happened in my family. I think that’s what makes my comedy different. (Comedy Quotes) I always think of comedy as being spontaneous, and yet everything about filmmaking is not spontaneous. (Comedy Quotes) Big comedy is good, I like things that are big, but good comedy has to be truthful I think and has to reflect some sort of reality. (Comedy Quotes) The bottom line of comedy is to be funny, and the bottom line of drama is to be truthful. You can be truthful and funny, but if you’re not truthful in a drama than the audience leaves you. (Comedy Quotes) I mean, sometimes... a comedian becomes an actor, and they just don’t deliver, because the bottom line of comedy is to be funny, and the bottom line of acting is to be truthful, and they get that mixed up sometimes, or don’t even notice that that’s the thing. (Comedy Quotes) A comedy can actually get funnier and funnier. Even though you know the joke, you enjoy it so much, it’s the facial expression, you laugh. The laugh doesn’t wear off. It could be with you for thirty years. (Comedy Quotes) When I watch a romantic comedy, I feel like they’re selling something that doesn’t exist. Two beautiful, but extremely unpleasant, people are terrible to each other for an hour, accidentally kiss, then decide to like each other during an extremely vague montage. That isn’t how people fall in love. (Comedy Quotes) In comedy, it’s not the glamorous, beautiful people that are great at comedy. They’re either every man or every woman, they’re either quite tall and lanky or shorter and fatter or have a big nose. They have something physically about them that makes them into a comic stereotype. (Comedy Quotes) I’m a storyteller: the crux of the matter is to reach beauty, poetry; it doesn’t matter if that is comedy or tragedy. They’re the same if you reach the beauty. (Comedy Quotes) I’m becoming more and more confident and am falling more and more in love with the whole world of comedy, and I think that’s something that I really want to explore a lot more. (Comedy Quotes) I did skit comedy online for many years, beginning around 2001. Around 2006 I started watching a lot of food television and got re-interested in food. I come from a very food-obsessed family. But I also wanted to do my own thing, which was the comedy. (Comedy Quotes) I don’t know if it’s a romantic comedy but I’m in the beginning of the first of the season of ‘The West Wing.’ We shot it last year. I don’t know. If anyone asks me to be in one, I’ll jump on it. (Comedy Quotes) You know, I’ve always thought that it would be really funny if somebody made a romantic comedy where absolutely everything went well from beginning to end. (Comedy Quotes) I’m quite a confident person in many ways, but there’s only so much you can hear about being compared to Hattie Jacques. For the record, she was a comedy goddess, but she was 25 stone. I hope I’m right in saying I’m not in any way nearly 25 stone. (Comedy Quotes) Jason [Nash] is just someone that I’ve known socially and through his stand-up, seeing him do different comedy shows, and I just really like him. I think he’s a funny guy and he has a unique perspective on being a dad and a husband. (Comedy Quotes) At the end of the day I’m writing comedy. If you get too realistic as a comedy writer with your disasters, it stops being funny. (Comedy Quotes) A pitfall of making a comedy with a studio-and it’s also an American cultural thing-is that I get tired of being encouraged to go always for laughs. (Comedy Quotes) I like situational comedy when people are being completely serious and yet you can find something extremely funny, not jokes. (Comedy Quotes) In order for comedy to be funny you have to play the truth of the moment. But if you’re not being completely truthful to the basis of the character, its not going to be funny. (Comedy Quotes) My comedy isn’t about being attractive - it’s about how the bar of dumb seems so low right now, and I desperately want to raise the bar of dumb just a tiny bit. (Comedy Quotes)

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