Comedy Quotes

I feel really comfortable with going for the reality of the drama, but I'm not much for the comedy of it. You have to make people laugh, or you have to be true to the character in such a way that makes people laugh. It's a whole different thing. Michael Pena

For storytelling purposes, there has to be conflict, but that doesn't mean the people have to be mean. I've never liked mean-spirited comedy. Michael Schur

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I believe in the importance of sincerity and emotion and honesty in TV, even when it's goofy comedy. Michael Schur

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All of comedy at some level is trial-and-error, whether it's a stand-up trying out jokes or a comedy show trying stories. Michael Schur

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I wrote a play at drama school, which was a dark comedy - people laughed and cried. And then my script of one of the shows was picked up by a comedy sketch company... so then I had to write comedy. Michaela Coel

I don't actually believe in the genre of comedy. Sometimes when I watch comedies, I can't see the soul of the show. I want to be able to laugh and cry. That is where the magic is. I'm trying to get to that place. Michaela Coel

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I get to do physical comedy! When do women get to do physical comedy? Very rarely. Michaela Watkins

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I thought that I was going to be a stand-up comedian or an actress. Turns out, I can't act my way out of a paper bag and stand-up comedy is a lot harder than it appears. Michelle Lujan Grisham

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It's really challenging to play comedy. Michelle Monaghan

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The most difficult character in comedy is that of the fool, and he must be no simpleton that plays that part. Miguel de Cervantes

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I feel like being a door person was like college in a sense. I could watch comedy on a professional level seven nights a week without paying, and they would pay me a nominal amount of money to be there. Mike Birbiglia

In some sense, Comedy Central has made their audience into comedy connoisseurs. Mike Birbiglia

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I always try to attack the most honest issues I can in my comedy. Mike Birbiglia

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In terms of comedy, there was a Seinfeldian era of comedy that I love but got played out. Seinfeld was great, but then after him it was people acting like Seinfeld and making observations that we felt like we'd kind of heard before, and then you're seeing Seinfeldian comedy in commercials. Suddenly everything is observational funniness. Mike Birbiglia

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Comedy unites, it doesn't divide! Mike Birbiglia

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I listened to this interview once with Jerry Seinfeld that really influenced my comedy and all of my writing, which is that when you're starting out in comedy, it's the audience that tells you what's funny about you. And you need to listen to that and make a note of that. Mike Birbiglia

Comedy is tragedy plus time, but the time is different for everybody. Mike Birbiglia

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I think in life, the sense of humor and comedy always exists. Mike Epps

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