Comedy : (373)

" Scotland needs comedy more than ever. With the independence debate, finally after 300 years, reaching room temperature. " - Rory Bremner

" I can’t tell you how much we laughed on the set to have Alec Guinness in a scene with a big, furry dog that’s flying a space ship. " - Mark Hamill

" It’s one of my favourite types of comedy, just the awkward moments on camera. For many people, it’s unbearable to watch, but I love seeing it when it’s done right. " - Jason Jones

" The first purpose of comedy is to make people laugh. Anything deeper is a bonus. Some comedians want to make people laugh and make them think about socially relevant issues, but comedy, by the very nature of the word, is to make people laugh. If people aren’t laughing, it’s not comedy. It’s as simple as that. " - Trevor Noah

" I took a couple of classes in clowning, but that was more like Lucille Ball kind of slapstick, not Ringling Brothers. But we had to do things silently, and the teacher would do this running commentary. ‘Does this make Clown sad? Oh, Clown doesn’t like that, does Clown?’ Always ‘Clown.’ Never a name. " - June Diane Raphael

" Either you’re a political comedian or you’re a stand-up. Just talking about politics isn’t enough. People who talk about airplane food, you don’t call them airplane comedians. " - Sam Seder

" Cartoon violence is something very vivid and dark but made palatable for children in a fun way. That’s the kind of comedy I do – I try to take subjects that might seem deep and make them as silly as possible. " - Michael Che

" And you know, whether it’s drama or comedy, the best work is based on truth. It’s just that, with comedy, the circumstances are just crazy-heightened, and you have these crazy things thrown at you. But you still have to do it truthfully, because that’s where the humor comes from. So it’s not that difficult to cross over. " - Tony Hale

" I’d love to do comedy. " - Mike Connors

" Performing a play or a musical or something is obviously an incredible rush, but I don’t think you get that immediate response like with comedy unless you get a round of applause or whatever. " - Lolly Adefope