Rachel Dratch Quotes

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

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.

I've always found the world funny and enjoy laughing at it, and that's what all comedians do.

I like humor.

I've always thought something that makes you laugh, it makes you laugh because there's a little bit of truth to it.

I think that certain things are funny and certain things are okay to make fun of - including myself.

Comedy is unique in the sense that laughter is a palpable noise that everyone makes.

Being funny is everything to me.

I'm able to see humor in a lot of things.

Funny is funny is funny.

The whole point about laughter is it's like mercury: you can't catch it, you can't catch what motivates it - that's why it's funny.

It is a strange enterprise to make respectable people laugh.

You gotta keep the funny intact.

Comedy is the most palliative way to make a point. People are more willing to listen if they can laugh.

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.

Ninety-eight per cent of laughter is nothing to do with jokes, which do not deserve to bear the weight of all the funny stuff in the world.

I've got a great sense of humor.

There's no such thing as a cheap laugh.

I think in life, the sense of humor and comedy always exists.

It's a mystery to me what makes people laugh.

What's nice with comedy is that you know it's working if it's funny.

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

A lot of people can find something to laugh at in my humor, I guess.

I think everything's funny, to be honest.

It's difficult to differentiate between a story that's humorous and clever and one that actually makes people laugh out loud.