Jonathan Krisel Quotes

I really loved what I was doing being creative and being funny as a stand-up comedian.

The pressure to being a comedian is being funny, but I've given that up, so there is no pressure whatsoever.

To be really great, you need to be naturally funny in order to stand out. But you can work at it, and find the best vehicle that you have to communicate what you're saying to people.

Amy Sherman-Palladino is very funny. She's got just natural timing and comedic instinct. And she writes in a comedic rhythm.

You can't teach standup comedy. You can teach someone how to formulate a joke, but making it funny is different.

I love improv so much. Listening. I think that's the key. When you improvise, you put a lot of pressure on yourself to create, and to be generating information, and trying to be funny, but if you just listen to what's being said to you, and then react honestly, you generally get better results.

With humor, it's so subjective that trying to think of what the ideal reader would think would drive you crazy.

I think comedy is one of the hardest things to pull off. You either have timing or you don't, and that's something I don't have for sure.

It's fun to deliver material on live TV because it's more off-the-cuff, but I like writing better. You really can measure the joke, think an extra second and nail the right reference.

The trick is always to write in pairs because if at least two people find it funny, you've immediately halved the odds of it not being funny.

Robin Williams learned technique. He has the technique of being funny.

A lot of people who do drama say comedy is the hardest thing, but, not wanting to sound like a bighead, comedy is easy for me, as I've always been fairly funny.

Comedy is not commercial; it is risky, because what is funny in one place isn't always funny somewhere else.

When you're a standup comic, you get up and you try stuff, and you're always kind of seeing how far you can push things.

With comedy, the jokes will come out, and people will see them coming. Changes in daily life or current events can change the consciousness of audiences and can make the show less funny or feel more stale.

I'm probably not very good at rom-com, being funny on demand; I'll leave that to the comedians.

I find being funny very hard work. I am always asked about it, and I feel guilty saying that, but it's the truth. I love my work, but it ain't easy.

With drama, you know if you're having a true moment, but in comedy, if somebody doesn't laugh, then you know you're not being funny. That's a really fun challenge, and that's what draws me to comedy.

Something about New York, man: You can do more comedy there probably than you can anywhere in the world. If you're interested in being funny, New York is the place to go.

I love doing comedy. I find comedy quite hard work. Comedy's underrated, I think, by actors, you know? It's difficult to get it right and get it funny. I really enjoy doing it. I kind of wish I'd done it more. I can't complain. I've had a fair crack of the whip.

I think comedy is one of the hardest things to do.

I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers done.

The business of entertainment is business first. I do a comic strip; the job, the business, is to be funny. If I’m not funny, the politics don’t matter, because no one will read it.

I consider myself a bit of a comedian. I write a lot of humorous songs.

Comedy is the hardest thing to get right. I remember a joke we did in 'What's Up, Doc?' that didn't get a single laugh. So we moved the shot a foot-and-a-half to one side, and all of a sudden, the laugh was there. It drives you crazy; the balance is so delicate.