Genuine Humor Quotes

Laughter without a tinge of philosophy is but a sneeze of humor. Genuine humor is replete with wisdom.

Funny women are honest women.

The people who like my work, I know that I can't trick them into laughing someplace where there is not a genuine reason to laugh.

I've always been really dark, and drawn to darker humor. Nothing has been forced, and I don't say anything for shock value.

There are many comics around who don't really have a feel for comedy. They can say outrageous things, have clever thoughts, and deliver some funny angles. But they are not genuinely funny.

The only honest art form is laughter, comedy. You can't fake it.

I can tell how honest a joke is or how true a joke is by how fast the laughs come.

One should have wit, but not wish to have it; otherwise there will be witticism, the Alexandrian style of wit.

Genuine witticisms surprise those who say them as much as those who listen to them; they arise in us in spite of us, or, at least, without our participation,--like everything inspired.

I think it's vital to be honest with yourself. You do have to satisfy yourself first. If you're drawing something, you have to ask yourself if it's something you genuinely think is funny. Or is it starting to fall into just a category, just kind of a shtick thing? I think it's important for all cartoonists to be honest with themselves about their own sense of humor and what they're doing.

I think for me, the best comedy comes from when something feels real and genuine, so even though Miranda is this wacky character, there is a real vulnerability to her that we finally get to show in 'Haters Back Off,' and I think that's what makes this comedy rich and more fulfilling, at least for me.

It's OK to joke about yourself and have self-perspective, but, like, when you constantly put yourself down to get other people to tell you you're good, that annoys me. Have confidence!

Onstage, it's all just a heightened and more elaborate version of me. When you're standing onstage, your adrenaline is going, your enthusiasm is at full tilt, and the excitement helps elevate you're attitude. I've always wanted to be as close to myself offstage, being funny with my buddies, and that's what I've worked hard on - being authentic to who I really am.

The most important thing is to write material that YOU think is funny. If you don't think it's funny, but you're convinced that other people will think it is, well they won't.

Judi Dench, apart from the name and fame, is the most genuinely hilarious, sophisticated, and loving person I have known. And I mean all of that together at once. That's something.

There's a way of doing comedy that feels true to the person doing it, that doesn't feel like clown-work or silly faces and antics, but that feels real - like you're playing a real person who has real thoughts and feelings, and it's very grounded. I started to watch all comedy through that prism.

My favorite comedians are basically themselves onstage.

I don't like 'comedy,' I like 'life,' which has everything in it.

You might not be funny, but don't force it. Just be authentic because people are going to always appreciate that more.

If you're contriving something, if you're making something up, it's not funny. You can tell. It's instant. It has to come from someplace real.

You can't do anything to be funny. That's cringeworthy. If your humor comes out of a place of love every time, you don't make the joke bigger than you. The funniest comedians are in touch with their emotional level.

The jokes now, it's just more stories and personal experiences. And just talking about things that really happened. It's just becoming more comfortable as a performer, sharing my opinions on things, or things that've happened to me. That's where it's really going.

I like seeing what the comedian thinks is funny, not just what they think I'll think is funny.

I think of myself as a comedian who has the pleasure of writing jokes about things that I actually care about.

I think comedy has to come from a real place. It has to come from an honest place.