If you work at comedy too laboriously, you can kill what's funny in the joke. Richard Russo comedyfunnyjoke Change image and share on social
People often ask me how I make things funny. I don't make things funny. Richard Russo funnymakepeople Change image and share on social
I made a supreme effort not to do that thing that parents do, which is to bore people without children to death by going on and on about how funny their children are, so there's none of that hopefully. Jo Brand bearchilddeath share on social
I think stutterers are funny. And I know it's rude and politically incorrect to laugh at stutterers. But I think it is okay because I know why they're funny. They make people nervous. People think, when on earth are they going to get the word out, so they start laughing out of their own nervousness. James Earl Jones earthfunnyincorrect share on social
I thought 'Borat' was a breakthrough comedy, because it was really funny. It wasn't some studio-produced script with 14 writers. Steve Martin boratbreakthroughcomedy Change image and share on social
I like a woman with a head on her shoulders. I hate necks. Steve Martin hateheadneck Change image and share on social
I would love to interview Michael McKean and his wife, who wrote the songs for 'A Mighty Wind,' which is my favorite Christopher Guest movie. I'm just a sucker for any funny guy that has a wife who is intelligent and that he collaborates with. Julie Klausner christophercollaboratefavorite share on social
I'd love to do a really juicy drama that's just really real. On the comedy side, I'd love to do something like '21 Jump Street.' I cannot stop watching that movie. Really funny, really extreme comedies are definitely my favorite. Daniela Bobadilla comedydramaextreme share on social
I'm a misplaced American, but don't know where I was misplaced. Ruby Wax americanmisplace Change image and share on social
It just so happens that people aren't doing comedy about abortion or cannibalism or waterboarding. And that to me doesn't necessarily mean that there aren't aspects of those subjects that are funny, it just means that people are too uptight. Rob McElhenney abortionaspectcannibalism share on social