Malik Yoba Quotes

I think if I have any kind of unique gift, it's more in the comedy area than it is in the dramatic area.

Robin Williams learned technique. He has the technique of being funny.

It takes intelligence to make real comedy, and it takes a reality base to create all that little stuff I like to do that makes you giggle inside.

My friends say I make them laugh a lot, so I think that somewhere in me is a little comedic ability that comes out in the most inappropriate or unexpected moments. I did a lot of sketch comedy years ago. That's always in me.

Every actor thinks he can do comedy, and it's not true.

I love comedy, I love comedy... I think I'm funny!

David Wain's character on 'Bob's Burgers' is really funny and silly and makes me laugh.

I'm not the comic innovator that Bill Murray and Eddie Murphy are. I can't just come out with an incredible line.

I've been called a funny person for a long time. I don't know that I know anything about comedic acting.

Bobby Ball, who plays my dad in 'Not Going Out,' is very funny. He has a magical sense for comedy that nobody has been able to replicate.

You can't really do comedy if you're working with Ryan Reynolds, eh? He outplays everyone in that field, so I couldn't really 'dial it down,' because he was just so much better than me at comedy.

Comedy has always been my favourite genre, and I always wanted to be a part of a process which makes people happy. The genre has always been lucky for me.

My inspiration to do comedy came from many places. Saturday mornings, I would watch Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis movies. I later got into watching stand-ups like Eddie Murphy, who was my main inspiration.

Comedy is all about rhythm and context, and there's all types of comedies, and it's about finding that right brand, that consistency in tone.

I want to keep all the comedy to interviews and outside-the-ring work.

I'm a huge fan of comedy. I write material whenever I can.

I've seen many imitations on 'Gag Concert' and other programs, too, and I've been watching happily.

Comedy can do so much more than make you laugh.

What makes Broken Lizard, I think, is our timing.

When I first started watching stand-up, I fell in love with American comedy before British comedy.

I'm the ultimate studier of comedy. I grew up in a very funny household. My dad is the king of one-liners; my brothers are great at telling stories, and my mom is funny without knowing it.

It's very weird trying to imagine yourself as a 'comedy character.'

I think Eddie Murphy is the greatest comedian. I do think that Richard Pryor is the Godfather, but Eddie Murphy, in my opinion, has every comedic category in his arsenal. He can roast you. He can freestyle. He can host. He was LeBron James before we even saw LeBron James.

I had a 'Monty Python' CD, and I would listen to it in the car on the way to school. It also refined my British accent. I can do a killer British accent because I'm just imitating 'Monty Python.'

There are thousands of ways to make people laugh - satire, black comedy, slapstick.