Comedy Taste Quotes

I remember as a child listening to comedic musicals and thinking they were a real riot. I had pretty questionable taste in comedy.

I gravitate to ensemble comedy.

As I get older, I think I'm more interested in comedy that doesn't take cheap shots. But I watched some of that Justin Bieber "roast" and I thought it was hilarious.

I've never really loved mean comedy.

When I was young, my dad always let me listen to comedy albums.

I am a great believer that your humor is developed at a very early age, and it doesn't ever change. You're basically the same person forever, so you find the same stuff funny forever.

My favorite television show has changed throughout the years. I used to think 'Married... With Children' was really funny. But now that I've gotten older, it's 'The Golden Girls,' believe it or not. That shows kills me.

British humour is very cruel. It's my favourite kind of humour; if it isn't cruel and funny it doesn't really cut the cake for me.

I'm not temperamentally into high comedy. I'm not a Noel Coward kind of girl.

I thought all comedy was stupid. I went to watch a friend do stand-up and I thought absolutely everyone was terrible.

Too much comedy today is vulgar, not clever. I say that as a comedian and as a consumer.

I am trying to work out what my taste is, comedy-wise. I look up to stand up comedians who appear to be telling the truth, but I don't mind if they are lying.

Mike Myers as Austin Powers makes me laugh - that was genius - and Daffy Duck makes me laugh, but I like odd behavior. I don't like hip dialogue and one-liners and all that sort of cool, sophomoric comedy. It's just not for me.

I just love the geeky comedy boys! Those are the guys I go for.

I'm not too keen on jokes that are one-liners. I want the situation to be funny.

I've never found kicks to the groin particularly funny, although recent work in the genre of the buddy movie suggests audience research must prove me wrong.

Dad had a music store, and he'd often bring home comedy albums that I would listen to. I started listening to Bob Newhart and Bill Cosby, and developing taste. They really influenced my style of comedy.

The only thing that I don't like is my kids watching comedy that isn't actually funny. There's a lot of supposed tween comedy on TV that isn't particularly funny, but it's got a lot of laugh track. And I go, 'Please don't watch that. Please just watch something that's actually funny.'

I like very straight comedy.

I really like just super dry comedy.

I don't tend to watch too many American comedies. I love British comedy.

I've always had a very dry sense of humor, and I've pretty much grown up on Will Ferrell, first on 'Saturday Night Live,' then 'Old School' and 'Wedding Crashers.'

I think that standup has always been an acquired taste and there was always only a handful of performers that were really inspired.

All of my favorite comedy has always been of the grounded variety. Even 'MacGruber.' I think that MacGruber is a really grounded character.

I always love the quirky stuff, which is why I love 'Childrens Hospital.' That really pushes the envelope of comedy.