Mimi Kennedy Quotes

Comedians are therapists. People honestly think we're doing it for ourselves. No. If we wanted to do stand-up for ourselves, we would perform in front of a mirror and never go to a club. We are giving this away. Some people are going through so much in their lives, they want to hear something else that's going on in the world and laugh.

You want comedic themes to be recogniseable life truths that we all battle with, and with that comes the healing properties of comedy.

The quickest way to defuse fear or insecurity or anger is usually humor. I think comics figure that out quickly, and, once you figure it out, you think, 'Hey, if I can do this and get paid, that would be kind of cool.'

I hate comics who look at comedy as therapy. But at least it gets things out of my system in a funny way.

I realized that I really enjoy writing comedy, and how important comedy is when you feel like total crap.

The way humor's usually used in horror, it's as a pressure-release valve; without it, the drama would escalate out of all control almost immediately.

There's something about doing stand-up that's cathartic.

I am a passionate believer that comedy is a way of tackling some of the most dark and difficult aspects of being a human being.

It's a positive thing to talk about terrible things and make people laugh about them.

We need comedies in the world! We need to laugh, it's all so hard.

Part of doing stand-up is to get things off your chest. It's a bit like being in a psychiatrist's chair - but more enjoyable.

I'll say things that are serious and put them in a joke form so people can enjoy them. We laugh to keep from crying.

Sometimes the very best way to deal with unpleasant things is to depict them in ways that allow people to laugh at them and destroy the power of unsayable things, rather than refusing to acknowledge them.

Things that I feel really sad about, I talk about. That way, if it's funny, it doesn't hurt anymore.

Good comedy can be liberating, and if I'm doing my job as a comedian, part of the joy for the audience is getting that release.

Humor is a way to deal with stresses. It is a way to cope.

I use humor as a way to digest anything.

Sometimes, humor is the only way we get through the day.

I'm inspired by making people laugh at subjects that should make them cry.

I remember seeing Richard Pryor's first movie; it was a midnight movie when I was in high school. I must have been about fifteen. It was one of the most cathartic experiences of my life. I'd never laughed that much.

If I can make someone laugh, I lift them out of their fundamentally tragic existence.

Not living in fear is a great gift, because certainly these days we do it so much. And do you know what I like about comedy? You can't laugh and be afraid at the same time - of anything. If you're laughing, I defy you to be afraid.

Once you start laughing, you start healing.

The belly laugh is the best way to evacuate anguish.

There's an energy that comes through the release of tension that is laughter.