The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think. —Horace Walpole More about this quote Tags: life tragedy comedy Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Good taste is the enemy of comedy. —Mel Brooks More about this quote Tags: comedy taste Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Because we are laughed at, I don’t think people really understand how essential [comedians] are to their sanity. If it weren’t for the brief respite we give the world with our foolishness, the world would see mass suicide in numbers that compare favorably with the death rate of the lemmings. I’m sure most of you have heard the story of the man who, desperately ill, goes to an analyst and tells the doctor that he has lost his desire to live and that is seriously considering suicide. The doctor listens to his tale of melancholia and then tells the patient that what he needs is a good belly laugh. He then advises the unhappy man to go to the circus that night and spend the evening laughing at Grock, the world’s funniest clown. The doctor sums it up, “After you have seen Grock, I am sure you will be much happier.” The patient rises to his feet, looks sadly at the doctor, turns and ambles toward the door. As he starts to leave the doctor says, “By the way, what is your name?” The man turns and regards the analyst with sorrowful eyes. “I am Grock.” —Groucho Marx in Groucho And Me More about this quote Tags: humor depression comedy suicide Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The only rules comedy can tolerate are those of taste, and the only limitations those of libel. —James Thurber More about this quote Tags: comedy taste libel Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl. —Charlie Chaplin More about this quote Tags: love humor law pain comedy Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
I think it's the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately. —George Carlin More about this quote Tags: censorship comedy violation Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
With a stop light, green means 'go' and yellow means 'slow down'. With a banana, however, it is quite the opposite. Yellow means 'go', green means 'whoa, slow down', and red means 'where the heck did you get that banana? —Mitch Hedberg More about this quote Tags: comedy fruit food colors banana Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot. —Charlie Chaplin More about this quote Tags: life tragedy comedy Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
It's the American view that everything has to keep climbing: productivity, profits, even comedy. No time for reflection. No time to contract before another expansion. No time to grow up. No time to fuck up. No time to learn from your mistakes. But that notion goes against nature, which is cyclical. And I hope I'm now beginning a new cycle of energy and creativity. If so, it'll really be my third career. The first was as a straight comic in the Sixties. The second was as a counterculture performer in the Seventies. The third will be…well, that's for others to judge. —George Carlin More about this quote Tags: USA comedy commentary Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email