Joel McHale Quotes

I think there's nothing better than laughing in life, so that's nice, to be thought of as someone who can make someone laugh. It's 'cause I think life is hard. You know, my dad was a really silly man. A great Irish silly man. And that's fine.

Part of my act is meant to shake you up. It looks like I'm being funny, but I'm reminding you of other things. Life is tough, darling. Life is hard. And we better laugh at everything; otherwise, we're going down the tube.

Without comedy as a defense mechanism I wouldn't be able to survive.

Adversity creates comedy.

You learn to laugh at yourself, and you also lean on comedy as a crutch to kind of take the edge off because comedians often are self-deprecating, and they cross lines that they shouldn't. Stuff like that brings a smile to my face every once in a while when needed.

Growing up with dyslexia and struggling in the classroom because of it, I know how infuriating and frustrating it can be to be treated wrongly as though you're of below par intelligence.

My coping mechanism with my dyslexia is to use wit and humor.

If you have kids who are struggling with dyslexia, the greatest gift you can give them is the sense that nothing is unattainable. With dyslexia comes a very great gift, which is the way that your mind can think creatively.

Comedy is a necessity to get through life with the fewest scars. Humor is the best antidote to help relieve all struggles.

I think everyone is given drama, by virtue of the fact that we all have drama in our lives, but not everyone can make people laugh.

I just always loved comedy and I really wanted to be good at it. And it was heartbreaking, 'cause I started and I wasn't good at it. I was only 17-years-old, so I had a lot to learn about life in general. But I just kept on trying. I was young enough and stupid enough and I had no other choice. I had nothing else I was good at.

That is the saving grace of humor, if you fail no one is laughing at you.

I'd go mad if I didn't have things to make me laugh.

I was homeless for a little bit. I was on people's couches, but it was an amazing journey. I got to make people laugh all the way.

My way was not to be the petite, gorgeous, little cheerleader. My way of getting by was making people laugh.

I personally have dealt with any adversity in my life with humor. That's why I told America to 'Read my hips!' on 'Dancing With the Stars' or was happy to play along with Jason Alexander and Jerry Seinfeld in the great restaurant scene on 'Seinfeld.'

I'm nuts and I know it. But so long as I make 'em laugh, they ain't going to lock me up.

There are these important things in some people's lives that can make you laugh even when you're going through a tough time or a stressful week.

Humor - I see it as a survival skill.

I tend to head for what's amusing because a lot of things aren't happy. But usually you can find a funny side to practically anything.

Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it.

I was named Class Clown in the high school yearbook, so I was always turning to comedy and laughter to heal and to get me through things.

Life is very tough. If you don't laugh, it's tough.

Looking back, I remember my family laughing a lot. We were never the kind of people that dwelled on hard times. My family laughs when things are tough. Growing up like that, I got used to making jokes about things that were difficult. So when I started doing stand-up, that's what I went towards.

The more I live, the more I think that humor is the saving sense.