Comedy Quotes

People ask whether I put the politics first, journalism first or the comedy first; it doesn't really matter. I'm just playing with the cards that I have been dealt because I really love doing what I do. Mark Thomas
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Drama is played at the pace of chess... or billiards... or poker. Engrossing? Sure. But comedy is played at the jubilant, high-octane speed of sports like basketball or hockey. Mark Waters
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After 20 years of doing comedy, I find dramatic work more challenging. Marla Gibbs
Work Comedy Dramatic Dramatic Work Find More Doing Years After Challenging
I got written out of 'G.I. Joe' and was like, 'Welp, I'm going to go back to what I do: writing and producing comedy.' Marlon Wayans
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Confident people, who understand comedy, improvise so much better than people who are scared. You can't be scared to improvise. You have to know your character, and then you have to let go. Marlon Wayans
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There's an art to comedy. Marlon Wayans
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I think there's just too much comedy. Sometimes I get requests from people: 'How do I get into comedy?' And I always say that what we need is more people in health care. And less people in comedy. Marshall Brickman
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Comedy comes easily to me, and so for me, comedy is suspect. Marshall Brickman
Me Comedy Easily Suspect
People who don't know that I do comedy think I'm shy, kind of a dud, and I don't have the wherewithal to prove them wrong. It takes me a long time to get to know people. Martha Kelly
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There is nothing far-fetched about disappointment as a subject for comedy. It's something we are all too familiar with. Martin Freeman
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Although there's an inherent light-heartedness to 'Sherlock,' I slightly err towards not doing the comedy. Martin Freeman
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As long as there's Big Momma, we're going to bring you comedy. Martin Lawrence
You Comedy Long Big Going Momma Bring
All my work shares a kind of balance between black comedy and sad and despairing melancholy. Martin McDonagh
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Comedy is so subjective. If you trip and fall down, some people will laugh, and some people will say, 'Oh, physical comedy is so pedestrian.' Some people look at Three Stooges as lowbrow; some people consider them artists. No one is wrong. It's just a personal take. Martin Short
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I was a huge fan of Steve Martin, as everyone I knew in comedy was. Martin Short
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Comedy is a weird thing. Martin Short
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In college, my teachers were usually after me for going after comedy too much, leaning too much in that direction. Mary-Louise Parker
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I'm doing stand-up comedy. I'm working on a one-woman show about how I don't like my baby. There is a period of time where a baby is born where the next 3 months is harrowing. A lot of people say it's the most wonderful time, but for me it was harrowing. Mary Lynn Rajskub
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The kinds of shows that seem to work now, the comedy shows, are those which require very little attention. They're superficial and I like articulate comedy. Mary Tyler Moore
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I went to drama school and, after that, went to Paris to train at a place called Ecole Philippe Gaulier. When I came home, I realised I'd have to have a serious stab at it. I didn't have an agent and didn't have the traditional drama school showcase, so I started a comedy group with a couple of friends. Mathew Baynton
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I didn't have any plan to go into comedy. Matt Berry
Comedy Go Any Plan
Actors are a great subject for a comedy. They're inherently funny because, like sportsmen, they take themselves so seriously. Matt Berry
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If somebody has no sense of humor, I think that's a great place to start for British comedy in terms of your character. Matt Berry
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I'm not making comedy albums. That's too much effort for one joke. Matt Berry
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I try not to see myself as anything, as that would be embarrassing. But if I had to label myself, I'd probably say I was an artist due to the fact that I enjoy working within the arts on different platforms, of which comedy is just one. Matt Berry
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In most specials, the performer's up - not only not surrounded, but up on a stage - and there's a distance between them and the audience, and I think my comedy doesn't work as well in that way. Matt Besser
Work Comedy Stage Think Distance Way Only Between Performer Most Well Audience Surrounded Up Them
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