Kaitlin Olson Quotes

That's a lovely experience when you make an audience laugh. Then the nerves go away for a bit. And sometimes you do things then that you've never done before that are really funny.

In the happy scenes there were really fun times. Sean would say really funny stuff because he likes to improv. I would want to laugh, but you are not allowed to do that during the take.

People say funny things all the time during really serious moments in life.

I do love comedy, and when it's a comedy moment and you can make people laugh, of course it is wonderful.

I never get to be funny on T.V.

When I do stand-up, I'm basically doing a one-man show.

It is a great rush to come up with a joke that gets a good response from the audience. It's gold!

I used to put on sketch shows at boarding school when I was eight. I'm not sure about the material, but it did used to get a laugh.

We as comics do want an immediate response from the audience. It's really quiet on the set, and there are only the producers, and the director, so a comic is looking for someone to give a reaction, even if it is the camera guy.

I like to learn the lines and not get any precontrived things in my head about the part. Just get on stage and see what the other actors are doing, and respond to them as honestly as I can.

Especially with a comedy, you've got the clear cut goal of trying to make a scene funny. It's not like drama where you're trying to achieve some kind of emotion or trying to further the story along. You're trying to figure out what's the funniest way to do something.

I like to play the comic relief or parts that aren't necessarily comedic but that I can find the comedy in.

The straight man has the best part. He gets to be in the show and see it, too.

I laugh much more during takes than I do during real life. Maybe because you're not supposed to. I've ruined many takes because I will lose it.

People like Bill Murray are incredible at what they do and are definitely my flavour. Although Will Ferrell, Sacha Baron Cohen and Ricky Gervais are also incredible actors. In their comedy, they make these stupid people feel so real. These guys are really setting the bar very high, and I learn as much from them about acting as I do about comedy.

I just find little things in life funny, it's why I giggle during my shows.

I have to do stand-up. I have to do something comedy-involved every day, or else I will lose my mind.

If I'm in a serious play, I often think to myself, 'I could make that line funny.'

There are quite a few very funny people in my life. You know those people who don't mean to be funny, they just come out with these zingers that just make you howl with laughter. Usually you find these people in the road crew. A good crew is a key to a healthy funny bone.

I'm pretty good at getting over people throwing stuff at me. If you've been doing stand up long enough you know how to swing back and get the laughs.

I love to make people laugh, and do things that are surprising and different.

I'm there to make people laugh. I'm not trying to come across as sexy.

It's extremely important for people to be informed and to be educated and to know what's going in their community and in their country, but every now and then you just kind of want to turn the brain off for a little bit and just laugh and be silly.

Everything is funny, if you can laugh at it.

My only goal is to make the crew laugh, basically. It's the only litmus I have to know, is this good or not?