Quotes about "Humor & Comedy"

As with anything that involves emotional pain, comedy isn't too far behind. There's that element of no matter how painful something is - as long as it is not you that is going through it - it can be funny. ”

I think poshness is very funny! But I think it's also delightful. There's something wonderful and very innocent about it, particularly with the Edwardians. ”

Comedy's about things the way they are. It's about the world as it is, not the world as we would like it to be, and science is the same, really. ”

Things like 'The Office,' and arguably shows like 'The Only Way Is Essex,' are comedies, just using real people in real situations. ”

It's my theory that comedy is going to die out in the year 6000. ”

I'm a huge fan of French comedy. The French play comedy in a slightly different way than we do: they play it with a sort of realism that we don't necessarily often do ourselves. ”

Everyone was doing alternative comedy. I thought I'd distinguish myself by just telling jokes, with differing degrees of success. ”

In Australia, even the darkest subject matter has a little pinch of humor. A little sweet to make the sour go down. ”

I guess something that I've noticed from American acts who had success in touring is more of an explanation as to their music. Which is I think quite funny. I think British acts might like to leave more to the imagination - maybe a bit more obscure perhaps - a bit more shy. ”

I had a terrible time hiring rich people. It sounds funny, but the problem is when things go wrong they can ask, 'Why am I doing this?' You don't ever want anybody asking that question. You want them to say, 'I know why I'm doing it, I need the money, let's go' or whatever it is that draws them. ”