Dominic Holland Quotes

I do comedy shows. I make fun of myself, first of all.

I enjoy making people laugh. The trick is to tell them jokes against yourself. If you praise yourself, your stories aren't funny.

In terms of being vulgar, I don't think you need to be violent unless it's slapstick, violence to yourself. That can be funny - we've all tripped and fallen on our faces.

Regardless of what I do, whether I write a book or whether I act or whether I host, I'll always do stand-up comedy because those moments, that's what I crave. If I do something funny, and I hear a crowd laugh in that moment, we're all sharing the exact same experience and the exact same feeling.

I think one of the big things about comedy is the ability for the audience to identify.

Patrice O'Neal is the best comic I ever saw.

I mean, I find things that happened in real life to be the funniest - things that you observe instead of crazy abstract things, you know.

I think audiences can relate to the guys I'm playing, those large-and-in-charge idiots. Or maybe I just make them feel better about who they are, or who they're dating.

If you're a comedian, you are looking for material in daily life.

Making people laugh is magic. I feel like if you have humility, then you can do anything in comedy.

My philosophy is, it's always very rewarding when you can make an audience laugh. I don't mind making fun of myself. I like self-deprecating comedy. But I'd like you to laugh with me occasionally, too.

The average comedian is kind of an observer looking at everyday things that everyone could relate to and then trying to find the exaggeration in those things.

Everyone tells me I need to do comedy. It's never something that crossed my mind, but to be able to do a true comedy and make people laugh, that would be great.

I would make a few jabs at myself and go for the audience - they are still as flawed as ever.

The best comedy is based on truth.

I do enjoy Dennis Miller, I do enjoy Chris Rock when they do their political humor, but it's never been my goal... I love relatable humor.

I'm a funny guy. You've got to be able to make fun of yourself. We only live once.

I just do my act. If people in England don't get my joke I make fun of myself for telling it.

Shall I crack any of those old jokes, master, At which the audience never fail to laugh?

I started out in stand-up, so it's very satisfying to make people laugh, but it usually means at your own expense.

I'm a very straightforward person. But that's fine for a comedian. Because a lot of times you're talking about everyone else.

I think comedy as an art involves the audience as a participant as much as is involves the artist.

I'll stick to finding the funny in the ordinary because my life is pretty ordinary and so are the lives of my friends - and my friends are hilarious.

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