I had seen some shows at the Groundlings [legendary L.A. improvisational and sketch comedy troupe] and thought, "If I could ever do that, that would ….

I can pretty much guarantee that if I do a show in a comedy club, there will be someone who will come out of the audience and tell me the worst joke ….

You have to be careful what you say in front of comedy writers because they will absolutely make fun of it in the next episode..

I don't have a favorite genre. I mean, I always sort of base it on instinct. And it does seem to be that after I finish something that is very dramat….

I'm a big comedy fan, and a fan of films..

It's harder and harder to make a well-done romantic comedy these days because the conventions have been so played out..

The embarrassment of a situation can, once you are over it, be the funniest time in your life. And I suppose a lot of my comedy comes from painful mo….

Unquestionably, standup comedy is and has always been an art form..

But our comedies never endured long without a tragedy..

Women are like puzzles because prior to 1920 neither had the right to vote. Puzzles still don't..

Listen to presences inside poems..

The strength you've insisted on assigning to others is actually within yourself..

Here we are now, entertain us..

Most comedy comes out of misery..

I value comedy. I value somebody who can be funny..

I'm just an enormous British comedy fan..

Most of my comedy writing happens through improvisation on stage; doing it in the moment..

Stand-up comedy and poverty. Those were my two main endeavors..

Love can tame the wildest..

I actually started in comedy, but then after 'Deadwood' I started concentrating on the dramas more. But then I just got tired for raping and killing ….

In terms of magnifying it and making it plausible, I'm a great believer in truth in comedy..