I started writing this feature comedy in New York - a Chris Farley vehicle. The script was decent. When I got to LA, I met some new friends in film school and had them read my script and give me notes. - David Steinberg
I think a lot of the instincts you have doing comedy are really the same for doing drama, in that it's essentially about listening. The way I approach comedy, is you have to commit to everything as if it's a dramatic role, meaning you play it straight. - Will Ferrell
When I left school I was full of angst, like any teenager, and I channeled it all into comedy. - Matt Lucas
Well, I have since seen you at Tinkle. It's a comedy show started by David Cross, me and Jon Benjamin. It features a wide variety of acts for all tastes and seasons. - Todd Barry
It's good Xerox is known for its copying machines, and it's good Jim Carrey is known for comedy. - Steve Guttenberg
The publisher is a middleman, he calls the tune to which the whole rest of the trade dances; and he does so because he pays the piper. - Geoffrey Faber
All I mean is, I'm not the kind of audience comedy directors want at a test screening because I seldom laugh, and if I do, it's not very loud. That doesn't mean I don't like the movie. - Todd Solondz
You know what I would really like to do? I'd like to do a half hour drama with comedy in it. - Sharon Gless
In comedy, something may be more absurd, but you have to believe just as much as you do when you're doing drama. - Jenna Elfman
A straight factor is important in any comedy, because you need something to tee it up and also to ground it. - Jason Bateman
The one that was most fun was That's My Bush; the part that I did for Comedy Central. That was a hoot. That was more fun that one should be allowed to have. - Timothy Bottoms
After the Rodgers and Hammerstein revolution, songs became part of the story, as opposed to just entertainments in between comedy scenes. - Stephen Sondheim
The person I have admired the most in comedy terms would be Eric Morecambe, who is my total hero. - Dawn French
I think that comedy really tells you how it is. The other thing about comedy is that - you don't even know if you're failing in drama, but you do know when you're failing in comedy. When you go to a comedy and you don't hear anybody laughing, you know that you've failed. - Carl Reiner
I like that kind of 'straight-faced' comedy. I like to be straight-faced and outrageous. - Leslie Nielsen
Comedy is just to me, maybe it's a natural knack, if I can see where the joke is in the writing and I can see where the setup is and I can tell this is the way to make it. - Matt LeBlanc
I own four copies of Robin WIlliams's Live on Broadway comedy special for HBO. One in Wilmington, one in L.A., one in my trailer, and one at my parents' house. I can watch it over and over again and it never gets old. He is the funniest, wittiest man on the planet! - Sophia Bush
Yes, I would say my comedy is grunge, evidenced by the fact my jokes have put an end to big-hair glam comedy. - Joel McHale
I was in the Air Force and was a boom operator (in-flight refueling). I got my comedy start in the Air Force. - Sinbad
Comedy is difficult, especially slapstick. The trick is to have fun while you are performing it. - Maureen O'Hara