Steve Coogan Quotes

Comedy, unlike drama, demands surprise. You can't quietly and thoughtfully enjoy a comedy.

Plus, I love comic writing. Nothing satisfies me more than finding a funny way to phrase something.

There is a universality to comedy.

Anytime there's originality and comedy combined, it's very potent for people who love comedy.

The whole point of comedy, what's fun, is taking the stupid thought I had and working it into something that makes a bunch of people laugh.

Everybody loves good humour and in movies, we are in search of things that make viewers laugh.

I love comedy that seems kind of a little bit absurd.

Comedy becomes intensified in short scenes.

For me, if you distill comedy down, it is surprise and the unexpected. That has to be it on its most base level, in any form.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

You know, funny can be universal.

People have many theories about comedy, but being just plain funny is the one most important thing.

I love physical comedy. I love Oscar Wilde, I love Shakespeare comedies, I love improv.

What is comedy? Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them puke.

The best shows to tweet about are the ones that are hilarious, but they might not necessarily be trying to be hilarious. Those are the easiest and the funniest because you're like 'come onnnn.'

I really enjoy comedy. It's a real challenge.

I like really stupid comedies.

Comedy is surprises, so if you're intending to make somebody laugh and they don't laugh, that's funny.

Nothing like a great comedy. I love to laugh!

I always like to watch comics and it's interesting that you can tell if someone's funny in 10 seconds.

Daddy was hilarious. He could take the most mundane event and tell it so that we all on the floor laughing. He trained me in the joys of humor.

The first purpose of comedy is to make people laugh. Anything deeper is a bonus. Some comedians want to make people laugh and make them think about socially relevant issues, but comedy, by the very nature of the word, is to make people laugh. If people aren't laughing, it's not comedy. It's as simple as that.

Good comedy is ageless.

I write funny. If I can make my wife laugh, I know I'm on the right track.

My only rule about a joke is that it should be funny.