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It's much funnier when the comedy can happen with me just trying my best to genuinely do a good thing.

Quotes by Nathan Fielder

I've played comedy before but not that much. I mostly do get drawn to darker material.

Quotes by Natasha Richardson

I've actually done a lot of comedy.

Quotes by Natalie Zea

I really enjoy laughing at work, and I find that it's easier to do that when you're shooting a comedy.

Quotes by Natalie Zea

I've been trying to get into comedy for years. I had a meeting with one of the networks a couple years ago, a general meeting, and when they asked what I was looking for and I told them I'd prefer...

Quotes by Natalie Zea

I did skit comedy online for many years, beginning around 2001. Around 2006 I started watching a lot of food television and got re-interested in food. I come from a very food-obsessed family. But I also wanted to do my...

Quotes by Nadia Giosia

When people write comedy from neutrality, it just gets kind of silly.

Quotes by Mort Sahl

Too much comedy today is vulgar, not clever. I say that as a comedian and as a consumer.

Quotes by Mort Sahl

Too often, these comedy guys now only care about getting on and then getting off and getting rich.

Quotes by Mort Sahl

I've done two Shakespeare tragedies, so I'd desperately like to do comedy. It would be nice not to die.

Quotes by Morfydd Clark

I would much rather watch a horror film or science fiction than a comedy. I don't know why. I just like them. I find them relaxing.

Quotes by Moon Bloodgood

I love comedy, but I did always consider myself a dramatic comedian.

Quotes by Molly Shannon

I went to NYU drama school, so I was a very serious actress. I used to do monologues with a Southern accent, and I was really into drama and drama school. And then, in my last year of drama school,...

Quotes by Molly Shannon

I can cry at the drop of the pin. But comedy is hard for me; it's the timing.

Quotes by Moira Kelly

The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.

Quotes by Moliere

Honestly we never lied to people about who we were. Usually the wackier interviews came to pass because the interview subjects, aware that we were Comedy Central, just wanted to get their stories out.

Quotes by Mo Rocca

Hypocrisy is great fodder for comedy.

Quotes by Mo Rocca

If I ideally can, I'd do a comedy, and then I would do something where I'm a mental patient, and then I'd go back and do a comedy so I can continue to express myself in different ways.

Quotes by Mircea Monroe

I haven't been offered a lot of comedy. In theater, I've done quite a bit of comedy or dramas that included a lot of funny stuff. But in my TV work, those aren't the roles that I've been offered.

Quotes by Mireille Enos

I went to Dartmouth College so simply by being an Indian-American woman, I was already so statistically interesting. And then the fact that I didn't want to do anything science-related, and I wanted to write comedy plays and act little...

Quotes by Mindy Kaling

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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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