Quotes about Comedy

For life is terribly deficient in form. Its catastrophes happen in the wrong way and to the wrong people. There is a grotesque horror about its comedies, and its tragedies seem to culminate in farce.

Bad humor is an evasion of reality; good humor is an acceptance of it.

The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow.

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog: Nobody really enjoys it, and the frog generally dies as a result.

My family were hitters. If you made them laugh, they didn't hit you. My dad wouldn't hit me if I got him with humor right between the eyes.

I like to crack the jokes now and again, but it's only because I struggle with math.

There's nothing grimmer than the tragedy that wears a comic mask.

We participate in a tragedy at a comedy we only look.

The only thing that I don't like is my kids watching comedy that isn't actually funny. There's a lot of supposed tween comedy on TV that isn't particularly funny, but it's got a lot of laugh track. And I go, 'Please don't watch that. Please just watch something that's actually funny.'

I had a great time being a salesman because of the pitches that I gave when I was selling shoes. However, I don't think I'm as well versed in shoes as I am in comedy. Being a salesman was all about being a people person, and I enjoy being around people. I also love talking to people - which is why I think I did so well.

What a peculiar alchemist is time—transforming painful experiences into comedy.

I have a very dark sense of humor. I swear. I have a very playful relationship with Jesus.