Quotes about Comedy

I have always been a comedian - that has always been my job and it is what I want to do for a long time to come.

I won't ever stop working in comedy films because all the comedies that I've worked in are different from each other.

You have to do stand-up quite a long time before you learn how to do it well. It was probably years before I was confident enough in stand-up that I was able to talk about the things I wanted to talk about, the way I wanted to talk about them.

You will always worry - a wee lad from Edinburgh going up on stage in Glasgow.

I had a great time being a salesman because of the pitches that I gave when I was selling shoes. However, I don't think I'm as well versed in shoes as I am in comedy. Being a salesman was all about being a people person, and I enjoy being around people. I also love talking to people - which is why I think I did so well.

What a peculiar alchemist is time—transforming painful experiences into comedy.

I have a very dark sense of humor. I swear. I have a very playful relationship with Jesus.

I think with romantic comedies it's a lot about tone, because different romantic comedies have different tones.

Laughter is no enemy to learning.

Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.

I read a lot of scripts that I just don't find very funny.

Gosh, my own podcast, Las Culturistas,' is so unstructured and loose. There's no preparation that goes into it. It's just about plugging in and playing.