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"I'm not a believer in the pratfall. I don't think it's funny just to have someone fall down."

"I'm not a believer in the pratfall. I don't think it's funny just to have someone fall down."

Harold Ramis, American Actor

30

"I can always get better. A lot of my ex-girlfriends don't think I'm funny."

"I can always get better. A lot of my ex-girlfriends don't think I'm funny."

Dane Cook, American Comedian

30

"It's funny, as you live through something you're not aware of it."

"It's funny, as you live through something you're not aware of it."

Maya Lin, American Architect

30

"But I believe that there are marriages where you can have your pool table and she can have her scrapbooking room or garden or whatever it is. But when everyone has what they want, it's not funny. There's no conflict."

"But I believe that there are marriages where you can have your pool table and she can have her scrapbooking room or garden or whatever it is. But when everyone has what they want, it's not funny. There's no conflict."

Brad Garrett, American Actor

Funny, Conflict, Garden, Want

30

"Every movie I do, or when I'm on the sketch comedy show, I don't really get into it until I have an outfit or something funny with my head or face or something."

"Every movie I do, or when I'm on the sketch comedy show, I don't really get into it until I have an outfit or something funny with my head or face or something."

Kel Mitchell, American Actor

30

"I'm known as a kind of dramatic, serious, almost humorless actor and the fact is, I'm a funny guy, and I spend most of my life trying to find a lighter side of things, and on stage was given plenty of opportunity to do that."

"I'm known as a kind of dramatic, serious, almost humorless actor and the fact is, I'm a funny guy, and I spend most of my life trying to find a lighter side of things, and on stage was given plenty of opportunity to do that."

Campbell Scott, American Actor

Funny, Life, Opportunity

30

"Boston is actually the capital of the world. You didn't know that? We breed smart-ass, quippy, funny people. Not that I'm one of them. I just sorta sneaked in under the radar."

"Boston is actually the capital of the world. You didn't know that? We breed smart-ass, quippy, funny people. Not that I'm one of them. I just sorta sneaked in under the radar."

John Krasinski, American Actor

Funny, People, Boston, World

30

"I do like any kind of project that has both comedy and drama in it because in life you don't have one day where everything is funny then the next day everything is dramatic."

"I do like any kind of project that has both comedy and drama in it because in life you don't have one day where everything is funny then the next day everything is dramatic."

Topher Grace, American Actor

Funny, Life, Comedy, Day

30

"Nowadays they have 12 directors and 15 producers and 30 writers. And all the writers want their lines said a certain way-which isn't necessarily funny. I mean the lines aren't necessarily so funny to begin with."

"Nowadays they have 12 directors and 15 producers and 30 writers. And all the writers want their lines said a certain way-which isn't necessarily funny. I mean the lines aren't necessarily so funny to begin with."

Tim Conway, American Actor

Funny, Want, Writers

29

"That's something - you laugh about Eminem... It's funny, man, because I didn't like him when he first came out, ya know. It seemed like a big joke. But I think the guy's for real, and I like his lyrics!"

"That's something - you laugh about Eminem... It's funny, man, because I didn't like him when he first came out, ya know. It seemed like a big joke. But I think the guy's for real, and I like his lyrics!"

Alan Vega, American Musician

Funny, First, Man

29

"Sometimes in the most tragic situation, something just profoundly funny happens."

"Sometimes in the most tragic situation, something just profoundly funny happens."

David Hyde Pierce, American Actor

29

"I don't need somebody behind a desk to tell me what a marketing survey says is funny. I got 3 million miles and 70,000 tickets sold, telling me that I know how to make people laugh."

"I don't need somebody behind a desk to tell me what a marketing survey says is funny. I got 3 million miles and 70,000 tickets sold, telling me that I know how to make people laugh."

D. L. Hughley, American Actor

Funny, People, Marketing

29

"I'll think of the idea and then I'll write something down, then within that there will be a joke or two which is the original thing which I thought was funny."

"I'll think of the idea and then I'll write something down, then within that there will be a joke or two which is the original thing which I thought was funny."

David Cross, American Actor

Funny, Thought, Idea, Will

29

"And there's a visceral fun in watching Team America and making it, like taking a puppet and throwing it against the wall. Because it's not CG, there's something funny about it."

"And there's a visceral fun in watching Team America and making it, like taking a puppet and throwing it against the wall. Because it's not CG, there's something funny about it."

Matt Stone, American Producer

29

"Billy Crystal knows how to make people laugh. He's got 30 years on stage... there's no telling him what's funny."

"Billy Crystal knows how to make people laugh. He's got 30 years on stage... there's no telling him what's funny."

Harold Ramis, American Actor

Funny, People, Years

29

"Jim Carrey, a comic genius, has a harder time overcoming the public's desire for him to be funny simply because he's so good at it."

"Jim Carrey, a comic genius, has a harder time overcoming the public's desire for him to be funny simply because he's so good at it."

Ben Stiller, American Comedian

Funny, Time, Genius, Desire

29

"It's funny how the music industry is enraged about the Internet and the way things are copied without being paid for. But you know why people steal the music? Because they can't afford the music."

"It's funny how the music industry is enraged about the Internet and the way things are copied without being paid for. But you know why people steal the music? Because they can't afford the music."

Tom Petty, American Musician

Funny, Music, People, Being

29

"So what I do now is to pre-empt that by making the up into a virtue, and telling funny stories about how crap I am before people have a chance to notice it for themselves and think maybe I haven't realised."

"So what I do now is to pre-empt that by making the up into a virtue, and telling funny stories about how crap I am before people have a chance to notice it for themselves and think maybe I haven't realised."

Emily Mortimer, British Actress

Funny, People, Virtue, Chance

29

"Well, I had said to my friends, it's going to be good, but I bet it's going to be cheesy in a way. And I didn't think that at all. It's so good and was just so funny."

"Well, I had said to my friends, it's going to be good, but I bet it's going to be cheesy in a way. And I didn't think that at all. It's so good and was just so funny."

Brittany Snow, American Actress

28

"This is funny because I just had a job over the summer for VH1, a project I did called Strange Frequency where I got to play a Goth rock band singer."

"This is funny because I just had a job over the summer for VH1, a project I did called Strange Frequency where I got to play a Goth rock band singer."

Charisma Carpenter, American Actress

Funny, Job, Play, Project

28

"From the first time I saw Sid Caesar be funny I knew that's what I had to do."

"From the first time I saw Sid Caesar be funny I knew that's what I had to do."

Billy Crystal, American Comedian

Funny, Time, First

28

"Only man has dignity; only man, therefore, can be funny."

"Only man has dignity; only man, therefore, can be funny."

Ronald Knox, English Theologian

Funny, Dignity, Man

28

"As you know it is a comedy so everything is a little bit pushed. That's what's funny about this kind of movie is you can laugh about the absurdity, and the bad side of life."

"As you know it is a comedy so everything is a little bit pushed. That's what's funny about this kind of movie is you can laugh about the absurdity, and the bad side of life."

Sophie Marceau, French Actress

Funny, Life, Absurdity, Comedy

28

"I'm doing a very funny show in which we talk about issues. I speak at Aids charities and things. It's great to do something fun with our days and yet we're told we're doing something important."

"I'm doing a very funny show in which we talk about issues. I speak at Aids charities and things. It's great to do something fun with our days and yet we're told we're doing something important."

Eric McCormack, Canadian Actor

28

"I don't think the show would be funny to you if you didn't already have a base of information."

"I don't think the show would be funny to you if you didn't already have a base of information."

Samantha Bee, American Comedian

Funny, Information

27

"The funny thing about making this record and being away from the girls and on my own in LA is that it allowed me to reflect on how much we've accomplished."

"The funny thing about making this record and being away from the girls and on my own in LA is that it allowed me to reflect on how much we've accomplished."

Melanie Chisholm, English Musician

Funny, Being, Girls

27

"If you can be funny, it means you're intelligent. Your brain is working fast."

"If you can be funny, it means you're intelligent. Your brain is working fast."

Amber Valletta, American Model

27

"They sent me the script and I thought that there was something very appealing and funny about it. Also, I was familiar with Mike Myers' work in Saturday Night Live, but I did not know the extent to which he would make this creation."

"They sent me the script and I thought that there was something very appealing and funny about it. Also, I was familiar with Mike Myers' work in Saturday Night Live, but I did not know the extent to which he would make this creation."

Michael York, British Actor

Funny, Work, Thought, Creation

27

"You amaze me. You're 229 years old and that's what you think is funny."

"You amaze me. You're 229 years old and that's what you think is funny."

Max Wright, American Actor

Funny, Old, Years

27

"James Caan told me at the end of filming 'Elf' that he had been waiting through the whole film for me to be funny - and I never was."

"James Caan told me at the end of filming 'Elf' that he had been waiting through the whole film for me to be funny - and I never was."

Will Ferrell, American Comedian

Funny, End, Film, Waiting

26

"It's funny to me that people find other people getting coffee really interesting, or walking their dog in the dog park."

"It's funny to me that people find other people getting coffee really interesting, or walking their dog in the dog park."

Jake Gyllenhaal, American Actor

Funny, People, Coffee, Walking

26

"I found out a long time ago that if I didn't have a good story for a song, I could just make one up! Now it seems over half the stories in my show are made up. The funny thing is, those seem to be the ones that resonate the most with the audiences."

"I found out a long time ago that if I didn't have a good story for a song, I could just make one up! Now it seems over half the stories in my show are made up. The funny thing is, those seem to be the ones that resonate the most with the audiences."

Ronny Cox, American Actor

Funny, Time, Audiences, Now

26

"I think back to some of the things Harry said and some of the things I said trying to be funny. If I said them now, it would be on the front page of every newspaper in the country."

"I think back to some of the things Harry said and some of the things I said trying to be funny. If I said them now, it would be on the front page of every newspaper in the country."

Jack Buck, American Celebrity

Funny, Country, Now, Trying

26

"But the funny thing is, I broke my finger not on set doing kung fu. I broke my finger when I fell down the stairs prior to going on set."

"But the funny thing is, I broke my finger not on set doing kung fu. I broke my finger when I fell down the stairs prior to going on set."

Jaime King, American Actress

26

"I guess the producers saw me and knew I was literate and I always tried to be alert and it's funny because you have to have a sharpness to do those shows, especially some of the ones I did in later years."

"I guess the producers saw me and knew I was literate and I always tried to be alert and it's funny because you have to have a sharpness to do those shows, especially some of the ones I did in later years."

June Lockhart, American Actress

25

"We have actors from other films, from 'Baywatch,' and so on, and these people are looking exactly the opposite of what they are. The transformations were so smooth, and so funny to watch, it was unbelievable."

"We have actors from other films, from 'Baywatch,' and so on, and these people are looking exactly the opposite of what they are. The transformations were so smooth, and so funny to watch, it was unbelievable."

Joe Viterelli, American Actor

Funny, People, Actors

25

"I wanted to do an hour-long show, and I wanted to something that was dramatic and sometimes funny and humorous, as well. I'm just delighted to have this opportunity to be a part of this project."

"I wanted to do an hour-long show, and I wanted to something that was dramatic and sometimes funny and humorous, as well. I'm just delighted to have this opportunity to be a part of this project."

Ron Glass, American Actor

Funny, Opportunity, Project

25

"Humor has historically been tied to the mores of the day. The Yellow Kid was predicated on what people thought was funny about the immigrant Irish. When you're different in a society, you're funny."

"Humor has historically been tied to the mores of the day. The Yellow Kid was predicated on what people thought was funny about the immigrant Irish. When you're different in a society, you're funny."

Will Eisner, American Cartoonist

Funny, Humor, Society, Thought

25

"It usually takes two people a little while to learn where the funny buttons are and testy buttons are."

"It usually takes two people a little while to learn where the funny buttons are and testy buttons are."

Matt Lauer, American Celebrity

24

"Europe is scooters. Europe is five young people on one bench sharing a chocolate bar. Their idea of entertainment and fun is so much different than ours, which is exactly why a movie about them would be funny."

"Europe is scooters. Europe is five young people on one bench sharing a chocolate bar. Their idea of entertainment and fun is so much different than ours, which is exactly why a movie about them would be funny."

Mike Myers, Canadian Comedian

Funny, People, Idea, Entertainment

24

"I find it very easy playing Bond. I think he's hilarious. He gets himself into some extraordinarily funny situations."

"I find it very easy playing Bond. I think he's hilarious. He gets himself into some extraordinarily funny situations."

Daniel Craig, English Actor

24

"The thing that's funny is that everyone thinks I'm dead."

"The thing that's funny is that everyone thinks I'm dead."

Charles Nelson Reilly, American Actor

23

"I feel for Veronica Mars so much when I'm watching at home. It is a wonderful story. The writing is consistently funny, biting, charming, heart-wrenching, etc. I also like the look of it. The cinematography - different from any other show."

"I feel for Veronica Mars so much when I'm watching at home. It is a wonderful story. The writing is consistently funny, biting, charming, heart-wrenching, etc. I also like the look of it. The cinematography - different from any other show."

Jason Dohring, American Actor

Funny, Home, Heart, Writing

23

"It's funny, because my last record was a lot about isolation and people living in separate worlds that other people can't even understand, which drug addiction is the perfect negative example of."

"It's funny, because my last record was a lot about isolation and people living in separate worlds that other people can't even understand, which drug addiction is the perfect negative example of."

Aimee Mann, American Musician

Funny, People, Negative, Addiction

22

"When I worked with Robin Williams, now there is improv! He is just as funny as you think he is. We did at least five or six takes of every scene, improvising every scene differently. He was a riot."

"When I worked with Robin Williams, now there is improv! He is just as funny as you think he is. We did at least five or six takes of every scene, improvising every scene differently. He was a riot."

Stephen Root, American Actor

Funny, Now, Riot

21

"I got a lot of support from my parents. That's the one thing I always appreciated. They didn't tell me I was being stupid; they told me I was being funny."

"I got a lot of support from my parents. That's the one thing I always appreciated. They didn't tell me I was being stupid; they told me I was being funny."

Jim Carrey, Canadian Comedian

Funny, Being, Parents, Support

21

"Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh."

"Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

Funny, Life, People

20

"I've played villains on stage - you know, the Iagos and so on - but I think of myself as a funny person. I mostly did comedies before I did TV work."

"I've played villains on stage - you know, the Iagos and so on - but I think of myself as a funny person. I mostly did comedies before I did TV work."

Michael Emerson, American Actor

20

"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"

"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"

Isaac Asimov, American Scientist

18

"It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it."

"It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it."

W. Somerset Maugham, British Playwright

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