Henny Youngman Quotes

Well, he doesn't make me laugh. I think I've got a fair sense of humour but I can't really see it in him. I've listened to his show on the radio on a Saturday morning, and that's a load of mince as well.

My girlfriend doesn't think I'm funny at all.

You can't teach somebody how to be funny. You're either funny, or you ain't.

The ability to be funny is pretty widespread in the population.

I had a couple of decent laughs on Townies, but for the most part, delivering a joke that you just know is not funny is hard.

For doing comedy, a sense of humor is a must!

Comedy is difficult for an actor. But I think I have a good sense of humor and manage to make people laugh and make them happy.

I'm a terrific mimic, and you can feel my funny bone.

Michael Bates was a very funny actor; he'd served in India, could speak Urdu, and had great comic timing.

Everybody I know who is funny, it's in them. You can teach timing, or some people are able to tell a joke, though I don't like to tell jokes. But I think you have to be born with a sense of humor and a sense of timing.

I don't think I am particularly funny. In fact, I know I'm not.

That's what I hate about a lot of comedies, when you're hitting a line or making it funny.

I don't have a very quick sense of humor.

I became good friends with Jack Whitehall. I think he's great, such a great dude, and really funny.

I think anyone who behaves boorishly but without a good sense of humor is not as fun to watch.

It's not like every male comic you meet is funny. Like, a lot of them are not funny.

Just because you're laughing, it doesn't mean the audience will, necessarily.

I like things that are funny - in everyday conversation, in incidents that you see, in watching TV or watching film. Comedy has always had an impact on my life.

Unfortunately, my career is increasingly leading me into rooms where everybody is funny.

Not being funny doesn't make you a bad person. Not having a sense of humor does.

Comedy is very important. For one thing, it keeps you sane. But it's not really a conversion. I mean, it's marginally a conversion, because if people tune in or go to a nightclub or even watch television, and hear that a lot of other people are laughing at something you thought was not funny, at least it'll force you to reconsider.

I was always funny, but I didn't know being funny was a gift.

I think I'm the funniest guy in a room full of unfunny people. Unfortunately, my career is increasingly leading me into rooms where everybody is funny. I'm the least funny person in a room full of funny people.

I think it's that much harder to make a good comedy than it is straight and apparently serious.

I knew Steve Carell because of Little Miss Sunshine, so I felt very comfortable with him. Maybe he always does it to guest stars, but I felt as though he was being particularly funny with me, and particularly stretching the boundaries of improvisation. He's such a comic genius. I hate to use that word, because everyone throws it around, but Steve Carell is channeling something.