Quotes about Funny Death

Death isn't a funny thing. We're all lucky to be living. Votes: 1

I do know this: When somebody has to look great on the screen, that's the death of funny. Votes: 1

Because death and illness are the most horrible things in life, of course that's where the most absurdly funny things are going to happen. Votes: 1

Well, life is dark, isn't it? Mostly, it's dreadful. At the same time, death is funny too. I mean, look at the fuss we make of it. Votes: 1

Humor has to surprise us; otherwise, it isn't funny. It's a death knell for a writer to be labeled a humorist because then it's not a surprise anymore. Votes: 1

It's funny: All my friends back home are always wondering why every television show I'm on is a drama, but all the comedy pilots I did died a slow and painful death. Votes: 1

There's a story everywhere. Being bored to death someplace is basically a funny proposition. What you have to watch out for is you don't write a boring story about a boring place. Votes: 1

And, in a funny way, each death is different and you mourn each death differently and each death brings back the death you mourned earlier and you get into a bit of a pile-up. Votes: 1

Whether I'm writing a novel about a guy mourning the death of his father or whether I'm writing a show about people killing each other, you want to hear characters speak and be funny and witty. Votes: 1

I made a supreme effort not to do that thing that parents do, which is to bore people without children to death by going on and on about how funny their children are, so there's none of that hopefully. Votes: 1

It's funny, though, speaking of fathers and sons, because me and John Goodman played father and son, like, five or six years ago in the film 'Death Sentence,' and I got back with him again in 'Inside Llewyn Davis.' Votes: 1

I think since I'm not particularly well-known as myself, it's funny all the different perceptions people have of me. Like, if someone's only seen me in 'Death Proof,' they think I'm sort of a ditzy girl who says stupid things and wears revealing outfits all the time. Votes: 1

The fact that 'A Dirty Job' has comedy and supernatural horror in it, that both are woven in and out of it with a whimsical tone, despite the fact that it's about death, makes it hard to characterize with standard genre labels - but I have no problem with that. I'd call it a funny story about death, and leave it at that. Votes: 1

For a culture that has such a problem with death, we seem to deal with it in a quite bizarre way. We see people shot, killed and blown up, and we find it funny and sexy and all those things. But, the reality of it is that every day people die, and people are really sad and they grieve and they go through a really difficult process with it. Votes: 1

I think beating someone to death with a ukulele would just sound funny. Votes: 0

The funny thing about facing imminent death is that it really snaps everything else into perspective. Votes: 0

Death is funny, when you think about it. Everybody does it, but nobody knows how, exactly how. Votes: 0

... nothing broke my heart like the slow death of a shared joke that had once seemed genuinely funny. Votes: 0

It was almost funny. Life seemed downright accidental in its brevity, and death a punch line to a lousy joke. Votes: 0

Ohh, how clever," Aden said and clapped. "A death threat. You know what's funny? That's not even my first of the day. Votes: 0

Death isn't funny." "Then why are there so many jokes about death? Jill, with us "” us humans "” death is so sad that we must laugh at it. Votes: 0

The age-old faith of lovers and poets in the power of love, stronger than death, that Finis vitae sed non amoris , is a lie, useless and not even funny. Votes: 0

I'm in, Cat. I'd never leave you. Especially when you've got death breathing down your neck." "Very funny," I retorted, since Bones was inches from my throat Votes: 0