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Comedy Quotes

On laughter, dark times, and comedy as survival.

This collection treats comedy as something closer to coping than entertainment, with one entry stating plainly that its real purpose is to hide pain. See Comedian quotes for related themes.

Comedy is acting out optimism.

Quotes by Robin Williams

I'm ready to do a Woody Allen comedy.

Quotes by Robin Wright

When you take a character seriously, there's more room for comedy because you're not aware of how absurd you are.

Quotes by Robin McLeavy

I love period dramas and language, but I love comedy as well.

Quotes by Robin McLeavy

I can't imagine getting bored with comedy or thinking comedy is beneath us suddenly.

Quotes by Robert Webb

We call ourselves comedy writer-performers, and that encompasses everything, and I certainly have a very open mind about it.

Quotes by Robert Webb

I grew up watching British comedy on TV, really.

Quotes by Robert Webb

There was a lot of terrible, terrible comedy in the seventies along with 'Fawlty Towers.' It's easy to forget.

Quotes by Robert Webb

To do comedy, you have to be a pretty good actor to start with.

Quotes by Robert Webb

I was in the play 'Fat Pig in the West End,' which is a comedy but has dramatic moments.

Quotes by Robert Webb

I love to play humorous moments in dramatic shows. That's always the most fun: to keep the logic of the character in a show that's basically action-adventure and then play the comedy moments.

Quotes by Robert Picardo

If you elect a matinee idol mayor, you're going to have a musical comedy administration.

Quotes by Robert Moses

And the only studies were - Rodney Dangerfield was my mentor and he was my Yale drama school for comedy.

Quotes by Robert Klein

I have a work-out regime; I am not a maniac. It sounds cliche, but stand-up comedy, doing a one-man show, helps keep me young, and yes, it is exhausting, but I don't collapse.

Quotes by Robert Klein

When I started, there was no comedy community, no comedy industry; there were comedians.

Quotes by Robert Klein

Comedy has lost its eloquence.

Quotes by Robert Klein

Comedy is king for me; it's the genre that everyone loves.

Quotes by Robert Greenblatt

I have an Italian comedy at the Venice Film Festival.

Quotes by Robert Englund

There's nothing more difficult to do than comedy.

Quotes by Robert Evans

The comedy in 'Star Trek' is always very subtle, if it's there at all.

Quotes by Robert Duncan McNeill

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Frequently Asked Questions

What's the deeper reason behind comedy, according to these quotes?
A surprisingly emotional one. One quote puts it simply: "The real reason for comedy is to hide the pain." It suggests humor often works as a cover for something harder underneath.
Do these quotes connect comedy to dark or difficult topics?
Yes — one speaker explains, "Comedy arises out of necessity, because some things are so dark that you have to laugh about it." It's about using humor as a coping tool, not just entertainment.
Is there a quote about the history of stand-up comedy?
Yes — one speaker mentions pitching a show spanning generations of "five female stand-up comedians," naming a range "from Phyllis Diller to Amy Schumer." For more on the people behind the punchlines, see our Comedians quotes.
What kind of comedy does one speaker say they want to pursue?
Something old-fashioned and character-driven: "An old-codger comedy - that's what I want to do." It's a specific, playful vision for a comedic project. For more on comedic performers, browse our Comedian collection.
Where can I find more comedy content beyond quotes?
Our Comedic page has more in this same reflective tone, and if you enjoy wordplay in a different language tradition, our Shayari collection offers a fun alternative.

Others celebrate generations of women in stand-up, from earlier decades through to more recent comedians, and the idea that comedy grows out of necessity when things get dark enough. Browse Comedians and Comedic quotes for more.