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I'd like to do a comedy, actually. I think it would be great to do a sitcom or something like that. I'm pretty much open to anything.

Quotes by Rachel Nichols

I’d always liked having a laugh with my friends, and I’d done comedy in plays; but then my friends asked me to join this improv troupe and it went well and I started performing with them.

Quotes by Rachel Parris

You can still have comedy which is sensitive to the topic, where you’re laughing at the right part of it, you’re not mocking the things that shouldn’t be mocked.

Quotes by Rachel Parris

I thought there would be a lot of , you know, transferable skills, from acting and comedy, but there weren't that many!

Quotes by Rachel Parris

It is easy to misunderstand what a comedy song is, or what its potential is. I’m used to musical comedy being maligned as an easy artform.

Quotes by Rachel Parris

I was sort of the class-clown type, and I was also in school plays, and I always liked comedy.

Quotes by Rachel Dratch

Comedy was not necessarily the thing that I thought it would be, but I was searching for something that felt scary to me.

Quotes by Rachel Brosnahan

I wanted to absorb the comedy world by osmosis. But I really loved kind of throwing myself in head first.

Quotes by Rachel Brosnahan

Comedy is something I enjoy doing.

Quotes by Prosenjit Chatterjee

No Bengali comedy show is complete without mocking my mannerisms.

Quotes by Prosenjit Chatterjee

I want to take up anything that excites me. It can be a drama, action or a comedy.

Quotes by Prateik Babbar

I want my films to be entertaining: not comedy, but something which is gripping.

Quotes by Prabhas

I do like comedy and drama.

Quotes by Phyllis Smith

To me, most comedy is dark comedy.

Quotes by Phoebe Waller-Bridge

I think it helped that 'Fleabag' had such a dramatic arc to it, even though it was disguised as a comedy.

Quotes by Phoebe Waller-Bridge

After the play of 'Fleabag,' we had conversations with different channels and with film companies about whether 'Fleabag' should be a half-hour sitcom, an hourlong, serialized drama, or a film. And I knew that it couldn't be a drama because...

Quotes by Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

Quotes by Peter Ustinov

When things are really painful, I turn it into comedy.

Quotes by Peter Mullan

'Movie 43' is about the hardest R Rated comedy ever.

Quotes by Peter Farrelly

First and foremost, I just want to write comedy.

Quotes by Peter Baynham

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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.

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