1,453 Quotes About Laughter

There are a lot of questions I keep asking myself about why I do comedy. I guess I laugh to keep from crying. And I guess if you ever get me crying, I might not stop. This is the way I look at tragedy or else I'll cry.

In comedy laughter settles all arguments.

I don’t think being a comedian gives you any fucking insight into what makes people laugh.

No one will laugh at how great things are for somebody.

Even amidst tragedy there is laughter, sometimes farce. The degree of farce depends on who is running the tragedy.

It is humanly impossible to be unhappy while you are dancing or laughing willingly.

It is eventually painful to be made to experience the pleasure of laughing by someone you hate.

Everything I touched seemed to be cursed—the next person who came in contact with that sunbed probably contracted HIV and died of a stubbed toe.

Having a funny laugh is in most cases a consolation prize for not being funny.