Quotes about Not Funny

Hollywood's just not funny. Votes: 5

If it bends, it's funny; if it breaks, it's not funny. Votes: 5

Violence is not funny. Votes: 4

I was not funny growing up. Votes: 4

Old man with an old phone. That's never not funny. Votes: 4

I don't control the line of 'funny,' 'funny,' 'funny,' 'not funny.' Votes: 4

I used to stutter really badly. Everybody thinks it's funny. And it's not funny. It's not. Votes: 4

If it's inappropriate to write about, if there's nothing funny about it, then it's not funny. Votes: 4

Funny is the world I live in. You're funny, I'm interested. You're not funny, I'm not interested. Votes: 4

If you are truly offended by an 80-year-old man saying you're not funny, then you're probably not funny. Votes: 4

I'm not funny. People assume that because my books are funny, I'll be funny in real life. It's the inevitable disappointment of meeting me. Votes: 4

I'm terrible at practical jokes. I do them too well, so they're not funny. I end up saying, “Oh, no, I'm joking, I'm joking . Votes: 4

I think we're all good and bad, but good's not funny. Bad is funny. Suppress the good and let the bad out, and then you can be funny. Votes: 4

Some lucky people can be funny without half trying because they actually look funny, because acting funny is in their bones - fun as funny, not funny as crude slapstick. Votes: 4

You're not funny and nobody likes you! Votes: 3

I'm not funny. What I am is brave. Votes: 3

These jokes the world plays, they're not funny at all. Votes: 3

What's politically correct a lot of times is not funny. Votes: 3

If I don't offend somebody, then I'm probably not funny. Votes: 3

Donald Trump's words are are not funny, his words are poisonous. Votes: 3

Anything that is not funny at a certain point will be funny. Votes: 3

If boys say something that's not funny, you don't have to laugh. Votes: 3

I was being chased by a giant crab. [Audience laughs] That's not funny. Votes: 3

It's not funny when you actually get shot, but afterwards, yeah, it's funny. Votes: 3

If it's dirty, it's not funny, but if it's funny, it's not dirty. Votes: 3

There just is not one person in my family who is not funny. Votes: 3

The thought of you being removed from the rotation is not funny to me. Votes: 3

A comedian is not funny unless he is taking his demons out for a walk. Votes: 3

Comedy is not funny. Comedy is hard work and timing and lots and lots of rehearsals. Votes: 3

Harry Reid is not funny; he's creepy. Nancy Pelosi is creepy. Charles Schumer is sneaky and creepy. Votes: 3

I'm not a comedian. I don't make things funny if they're not funny. I don't invent funny stuff. Votes: 3

To be sitting on the bench behind somebody who only started to play when he was 30 is not funny. Votes: 3

I'm not funny in person. I mean I'm really not. I'm one of those people who always screw up anecdotes. Votes: 3

I used to go in for Disney auditions, and they'd tell me, 'You're cute and nice but just not funny.' Votes: 3

I've never gotten to do romantic comedy like most of the girls. Maybe because I'm fit, people assume that I'm not funny? Votes: 3

But its not funny. Not to people who've been told they're losers their whole lives and believe they will never be anything else. Votes: 3

Comedy is ridiculously hard. And if the rhythm is not right, if the music or the line is not right, it's not funny. Votes: 3

Shakespeare - it's not funny. No matter how they try to make Shakespeare funny, when it's meant to be funny it's not funny. Votes: 3

I hate to say it but I hate black humor. I feel like a Klan member saying it, but it's just not funny. Votes: 3

I've always run by the hierarchy of 'If not funny, interesting. If not interesting, hot. If not hot, bizarre. If not bizarre, break something. Votes: 3

I'm terrible at practical jokes. I do them too well, so they're not funny. I end up saying, 'Oh, no, I'm joking, I'm joking.' Votes: 3

To me, racist jokes are not funny. I am politically correct, in a weird way. I like to push the boundaries that are politically correct. Votes: 3

I know jazz is completely un-American. But the reason why America doesn't like it is because it's not funny. We [americans] have made jazz funny. Votes: 3

I had a couple of decent laughs on Townies, but for the most part, delivering a joke that you just know is not funny is hard. Votes: 3

Comedians usually are rooting for the underdog. I mean to take a shot at an underdog I think is really stupid and low and not funny. Votes: 3

Especially with comedy, you take massive risks because ultimately you're trying to be funny. If you're not funny, then it's really embarrassing and you look stupid. Votes: 3

I take Charb's point, but at some point has Charlie Hebdo been trying to have it both ways because some of what they do is not funny. Votes: 3

The way this country deals with drugs is just not funny. What a waste of everyone's time and effort. What a waste of a lot of people's lives. Votes: 3

I'd love to get into some comedy, but people keep saying, 'You're not funny!' And I say, 'Well, fair enough.' I have done comedy on stage. Votes: 3

Becka was almost good looking enough to be on a reality dating show, but not funny looking or sad enough to be on one of the makeover shows. Votes: 3

Don't make being a girl or a victim part of your stand-up act. If you encounter sexism in the business, don't bring it on stage; it's not funny. Votes: 3

Sometimes you're not getting the laughs you want or at the place you want but that doesn't mean it's not funny. It means you haven't explored it enough. Votes: 3

Doing actual comedic material is just about the most joyful endeavor ever. That's the truth. The only time it's not funny is when business gets in the way. Votes: 3

Humor is not funny. Humor is something else. Funny is a joke, sometimes silly. Comedy is deep and connected to tragedy; comedy could be deeper than tragedy, in my view. Votes: 3

As I get older, the character evolves tremendously because I'm married and have kids now and realize certain things are not funny anymore. I threw them out of my act. Votes: 3

I actually don't subscribe to the notion that comedy is easier than drama. When you're trying to be funny and you're not funny, that's really terrible. It's a horrible feeling. Votes: 3

Do you want me to apologize after every joke? If it doesn't offend somebody it's probably not a joke. It's probably an observation that's not funny. It's gotta offend somebody somewhere. Votes: 3

Real racist jokes or sexist jokes aren't funny - not because they're offensive, but because they're not true. As soon as a joke is based on an untruth, it's not funny. Votes: 3

An interesting thing about the beginning of our friendship and professional collaboration [with Tina Fey] was that the improve scenes we would do together were basically dramatic and not funny at all. Votes: 3

People who laugh so heartily at what they themselves have said, when it is not funny, dispense us accordingly, by taking upon themselves the responsibility for the mirth, from joining in it. Votes: 3

Mr. McCabe thinks that I am not serious but only funny, because Mr. McCabe thinks that funny is the opposite of serious. Funny is the opposite of not funny and nothing else. Votes: 3

If Joy Behar or Sherri Shepherd was a dude, they'd be off TV. They're not funny enough for dudes. What if Roseanne Barr was a dude? Think we'd know who she was? Votes: 3

No one wants to read a story where I saw a cute puppy on the street and I petted it. I mean, that's not funny. I only write about the funny stuff. Votes: 3

I like to make jokes; I consider myself a funny person. I just think making jokes about people who are in a situation beyond their control is not funny to them or their families. Votes: 3

I did. I did see Bigfoot when I was a kid and I still believe it to this day. I saw a big furry man outside my window. It's not funny! It was real. Votes: 3

Race makes things funny. A black guy driving in NASCAR: not funny. A black guy driving a car sponsored by Tide: not funny. A black guy driving a car sponsored by Aunt Jemima: hilarious. Votes: 3

You are so lame. You always disappoint me. It's kind of like our running joke but it's really not funny and I just want you to live up to the image of you I create. Votes: 3

The surprising thing is that I was not funny in high school. I was always jealous of the funny kids because they always got the girls. I couldn't tell a joke to save my life. Votes: 3

The surprising thing is that I was not funny in high school. I was always jealous of the funny kids because they always got the girls. I couldn't tell a joke to save my life. Votes: 3

It is not funny that a man should be killed, but it is sometimes funny that he should be killed for so little, and that his death should be the coin of what we call civilization. Votes: 3

When a woman says nothing's wrong, that means everything's wrong. And when a woman says everything's wrong, that means everything's wrong! And when a woman says something's not funny, you'd better not laugh your ass off! Votes: 3

It's very difficult once you've been on telly because people know what you do. They give you a little bit of grace but then they're harsher if you're not funny, so you have to be funny. Votes: 3

I have horrible stage fright - you know how you go through the bi-polar stage fright thing? Then you go on drugs to get over the stage fright and perform, but then you're not funny at all. Votes: 3

Reynie's fce fell. 'It's not funny, Kate.' For a moment - a fleeting moment - Kate looked desperately sad. 'Well, of course it's not funny, Reynie Muldoon. But what do you want me to do? Cry? Votes: 3

I stopped doing romantic comedies. I just stopped. They're terrible. They're bad. They're not funny and so they shouldn't be a romantic comedy because most of the time they're not romantic. They shouldn't be called romantic comedy. Votes: 3

Time will mellow it, make it a moment for laughter. But now it was not funny, now I did not laugh. It was not the future, it was the present. It was too vivid and too real. Votes: 3

I always hate telling my jokes in print 'cause I always feel like it reads so not funny and people read it and they think, 'Oh, so that's what that guy does in his stand-up? That's terrible.' Votes: 3

It's not funny, Jace," Alec interrupted, starting to his feet. "Are you just going to let her stand there and call me names?" "Yes," Jace said kindly. "It'll do you good-- try to think of it as endurance training. Votes: 3

A joke is either funny or it's not funny. If I hear a funny joke, you know what I do? I laugh, that's what I do. I don't start a focus group to see who got hurt by the joke. Votes: 3

Films are big hits when they touch a lot of people. Things are not funny in a vacuum, they're funny because we respond to some personal dislocation, some embarrassment, some humiliation, some pain we've suffered, or some desire we have. Votes: 3

But I believe that there are marriages where you can have your pool table and she can have her scrapbooking room or garden or whatever it is. But when everyone has what they want, it's not funny. There's no conflict. Votes: 3

Two things, generally, for me, is what life is about. And they're not funny. Living in the moment, is one. And No. 2 is getting out of yourself and helping other people. Because all of my suffering stems from thinking from myself. Votes: 3

I think that if you're serving yourself before you're serving a story then that's where you end up being not funny. It's not about being funny, it's about telling a story and then the comedy comes out of the situation, I think. Votes: 3

In real life, bad things happen and they're not funny, and then bad things happen and they can be funny. When you're unhappy you don't go an entire time without laughing. You don't go your whole life without laughing. It's just life. Votes: 3

Why would you do that? (Delphine) Why do you think? (Jericho) Because I'm a bossy hag and you'd rather be enslaved to a man you hate than deal with me. (Delphine) You know"you're not funny. (Jericho) I think I'm hysterical. (Delphine) Votes: 3

Half of the great comedians I've had in my shows and that I paid a lot of money to and who made my customers shriek were not only not funny to me, but I couldn't understand why they were funny to anybody. Votes: 3

Any of you who have members of your family in the lifestyle, we have a member of our family that is [lesbian]. This is not funny. It's a very sad life. It's part of Satan, I think, to say that this is gay. Votes: 3

If you play Mark Twain and he's not funny, you are definitely not playing Mark Twain. That was the biggest challenge, in some ways. Writing and performing jokes that can come out of that brilliant delivery system he constructed: the friendly, avuncular truth-teller. Votes: 3

When you're at a comedy club, if you're not funny, you don't work. People will let you know, whether it's by booing or yelling for you to get out of the club. People are drunk or whatever and they'll let you have it. Votes: 3

Some years later, long after he and Megadeth parted company, Jay Jones was stabbed to death with a butter knife during-rumor has it-a fight over a bolonga sandwich. That's not funny, of course. But, if you knew Jay, neither is it particularly suprising. Votes: 3

When I started, I wanted to be thought of as tortured and seductive, not funny, but humor tends to be a reflexive part of a person's sensibility. It's an almost impossible thing to teach anyone, which leads me to believe that it's intuitive. Votes: 3

I had gotten to a place where I truly believed everything I was called: 'not sexy,' 'not funny,' 'too intense,' desperate.' All those labels they gave me, I took them because there wasn't a trace of my true self left. Votes: 3

I'm not tempted to write a song about George W.Bush. I couldn't figure out what sort of song I would write. That's the problem: I don't want to satirise George Bush and his puppeteers, I want to vaporise them. And that's not funny. Votes: 3

Screaming at children over their grades, especially to the point of the child's tears, is child abuse, pure and simple. It's not funny and it's not good parenting. It is a crushing, scarring, disastrous experience for the child. It isn't the least bit funny. Votes: 3

It is not funny that anything else should fall down; only that a man should fall down. Why do we laugh? Because it is a gravely religious matter: it is the Fall of Man. Only man can be absurd: for only man can be dignified. Votes: 3

To my friends and people I care about, I'm a really nice guy. No one wants to read a story where I saw a cute puppy on the street and I petted it. I mean, that's not funny. I only write about the funny stuff. Votes: 3

Movies require a lot of patience. I like instant results. If I have done something that's not funny at all, the audience will let me know in two seconds. With the movie, I will have to wait nine months to know if I was that bad. Votes: 3

When you're doing comedy, it is so subjective. What is funny to you is not funny to another person. What is dirty to you is not dirty to the other person. Comedy is one of those things you throw against the wall and see what sticks. Votes: 3

I am not funny. The writers were funny. My directors were funny. The situations were funny… What I am is brave. I have never been scared. Not when I did movies, certainly not when I was a model and not when I did I Love Lucy. Votes: 3

Every now and then you'll say something that didn't quite work. But the important thing is, as a comic, you try to learn why it didn't. And then you adjust and figure out how to either make it work or just abandon it because it's just not funny. Votes: 3

Biggest dream?” I was proud of this one because I knew it would stump him. It required forethought. “Kiss you.” “That’s not funny,” I said, holding his eyes, grateful I didn’t stutter. “No, but it made you blush. Votes: 3

I'm not very funny! Votes: 2

I'm just not very funny. Votes: 2

Not everybody agrees on what's funny, obviously. Votes: 2

If you try to be funny, you're not being funny. Votes: 2

You want everyone to be great and funny. I'm not saying I'm great, but I'm funny. Votes: 2

There are just so many funny kids and teenagers. They're just not aware of how funny they are. Votes: 2

I like seeing what the comedian thinks is funny, not just what they think I'll think is funny. Votes: 2

I do not think that obsession is funny or that not being able to stop one's intensity is funny. Votes: 2

Not funny ha ha, funny weird Votes: 0

I'm not going to be remotely funny. Votes: 0

I try to be funny and not ignorant. Votes: 0

I'd rather proliferate funny little rumors than not. Votes: 0

I'm funny. I'm a comedian. I'm not a clown. Votes: 0

Being funny is not the same as being happy. Votes: 0

I think being funny is not anyone's first choice. Votes: 0

Actually I never did stand up. I'm not that funny. Votes: 0

I'm not someone who shies away from darkness being funny. Votes: 0

I'm not really very funny, I just keep recycling jokes. Votes: 0

Nature has a funny way of breaking what does not bend. Votes: 0

I personally do not find puke funny. I find it disgusting. Votes: 0

It's funny, as you live through something you're not aware of it. Votes: 0

Comedians don't laugh. They're too busy analyzing why it's funny or not. Votes: 0

I am funny, but I'm not about funny... I'm about peace & justice. Votes: 0

Nirvana is very funny. It's not sincere particularly. It's rather frivolous, actually. Votes: 0

I appreciate humor so much, but I'm actually not a funny girl. Votes: 0

We have always had gross humor. But we try for funny, not gross. Votes: 0

I'm not afraid to move away from funny. I'm not afraid of that. Votes: 0

Funny how you can live a whole life waiting and not know it. Votes: 0

With improv, it's a combination of listening and not trying to be funny. Votes: 0

Funny how mishearing things-or not hearing them at all-can really screw things up Votes: 0

I'm so into you, it's not even funny. (Naomi & Ely's No Kiss List) Votes: 0

I don't think I am particularly funny. In fact, I know I'm not. Votes: 0

Funny how someone telling you not to do something can talk you into it. Votes: 0

I'm a professional comic. Whether you think I'm funny or not, that's, again, subjective. Votes: 0

Whether you have a show or not, you can still be somewhere being funny. Votes: 0

I know I'm funny, because I'm eccentric, I'm odd. I'm not what you expect. Votes: 0

Most of the gaffes I've made have not been funny - they've been stupid. Votes: 0

You know, what's funny to one person is not at all to someone else. Votes: 0

I'm not a comedian. I'm an actor who just happens to be funny on occasion. Votes: 0

The only guaranteed way to make something not very funny is to make it vague. Votes: 0

Not dead-dying. Funny how two things could be so similar and yet so far apart Votes: 0

I'm tall and thin but not strong, so you're either an athlete or you're funny. Votes: 0

Not that that's the goal, but sometimes these funny insights can also be deeply profound. Votes: 0

You must never imagine, that just because something is funny, it is not also dangerous. Votes: 0

I do think funny is like sexy. You're either funny and sexy, or you're not. Votes: 0

There have been man-on-the-street interviews for years, but insulting people is not that funny to me. Votes: 0

I'm usually not the straight guy. I'm sometimes more the funny guy, depending on the situation. Votes: 0

Um, I'm just naturally super-funny. No, not really. I've never been in The Groundlings or anything. Votes: 0

Ambition is a funny thing. You can completely screw yourself with it if you're not careful. Votes: 0

I can't not write funny. It's literally the only way I know how to do it. Votes: 0

I'm not too keen on jokes that are one-liners. I want the situation to be funny. Votes: 0

Not often is there as much of a vulnerable side as there is a funny side. Votes: 0

It’s funny how you can live somewhere your whole life, but not really see it. Votes: 0

He [ Campbell Scott ] is also a really funny guy which not a lot of people know. Votes: 0

Not being funny doesn't make you a bad person. Not having a sense of humor does. Votes: 0

To all the girls out there who think being funny is not sexy, you are wrong! Votes: 0

Funny, I never shopped. Even my jewelry not a piece of my jewelry I bought for me. Votes: 0

[when I'm not working I like to] listen to music, watch something really funny like South Park. Votes: 0

If you do not find me funny, that is your problem and I am not going away. Votes: 0

It's funny the things you think you're scared of until they're upon you, and then you're not. Votes: 0

But with comedy it's a simple premise. If it's funny, people laugh. If it's not, they don't. Votes: 0

Caution! Be very careful of false, meaningless, self-contradictory, and not even very funny warnings, like this one. Votes: 0

Reading Alan Zweibel makes me laugh out loud. And yet it is not a particularly funny name. Votes: 0

Maybe I'm delusional but I'm usually funny. It's not 100% but I have a pretty good batting average. Votes: 0

Once you get past funny, my other qualities are so below average. It's not like I'm handy. Votes: 0

Comedy is not supposed to be funny. Its supposed to tell the truth and then that's funny. Votes: 0

I'm not a racist or misogynist person, but I find these jokes funny, so I say them. Votes: 0

Not that smart. Not that hot. Not that nice. Not that funny. That's me: I'm not that. Votes: 0

My dog of 17 years just died. Oh you're kidding?... Noooo... as funny as that is, I'm not Votes: 0

I have had breast implants, but it's so funny 'cause it's not a secret; I could care less. Votes: 0

I don't see much comedy in the Bible, where people are writing about funny people. It's not there. Votes: 0

I'd rather not have a moment when I'm known for my looks; being funny and interesting lasts longer. Votes: 0

Comedy is a meritocracy. If you are funny, you are there. If you are not, you are out. Votes: 0

I'm not a believer in the pratfall. I don't think it's funny just to have someone fall down. Votes: 0

I know my spirit is not mean, and I have a very good spirit and a funny spirit. Votes: 0

I think being funny had something to do with feeling like an outsider, not feeling cool - insecurity. Votes: 0

Some people expect me to be funny all the time, and I'm not necessarily funny all the time. Votes: 0

Well, I'm not afraid to say something if I think it's funny, even if it's harsh or racist. Votes: 0

The rewards for being sane may not be very many, but knowing what's funny is one of them. Votes: 0

Comedy is not commercial; it is risky, because what is funny in one place isn't always funny somewhere else. Votes: 0

Being funny should be an incidental byproduct of trying to get to something truthful, not a destination in itself. Votes: 0

Funny the way it is, not right or wrong, somebody's heart is broken, and it becomes your favorite song. Votes: 0

I think you should know that real-life white people are not all as funny as the ones on 'Seinfeld'. Votes: 0

I'm funny at home too, but not deliberately. My wife is usually laughing at me rather than with me. Votes: 0

It's a funny word, persistence. It means not giving up, but it also means just passing on through time. Votes: 0

There's something funny about being on a big stage and not making a big effort to fill it up Votes: 0

By the way, I'm funniest when I'm not being funny. I'm better to laugh at than with, pretty much. Votes: 0

It's not about trying to be funny all the time. It's more of a document that hopefully is funny. Votes: 0

Filming is a funny combination of having a good time and not being able to wait until it's over. Votes: 0

Filming is a funny combination of having a good time and not being able to wait until its over. Votes: 0

I'm not a naturally funny man. I find that I can only be funny, if I become someone else. Votes: 0

It's in our own lives, every single day, whether we recognize it as funny at the moment or not. Votes: 0

I like situational comedy when people are being completely serious and yet you can find something extremely funny, not jokes. Votes: 0

You know, I'm just a very boring, not very funny person in person. I don't feel pressured to be otherwise. Votes: 0

Usually, if I think something is really funny, I'm not gonna test it. I'll just test it when I'm onstage. Votes: 0

It's funny, the moment you dread the most, seeing yourself bald, is actually not such a bad moment at all. Votes: 0

There are many different ways of being funny. I'm not sure that there's so many different ways of being dramatic. Votes: 0

I like girls who are cute and naturally funny. As long as they are not too high-maintenance, then we're good. Votes: 0

I'm not trying to be ridiculous or funny, but it was rather pleasant to find yourself in isolation, in solitary. Votes: 0

The funny thing is, I'm not really a big reader, not a big fan of books in the first place. Votes: 0

Funny, for all surveillance, Osama bin Laden is still free—and we're not. Guess who's winning the "war on terror? Votes: 0

It might be funny when you get hit by a car, but not when you get run over by one. Votes: 0

I'm just not one of those naturally funny, relaxed actors who enjoy the spotlight and are so good at it. Votes: 0

So, deadpan I think just means not acknowledging for one second that you think that this is funny and clever. Votes: 0

I look crazy, but I'm not. And the funny thing is, that other people don't look crazy, but they are. Votes: 0

A comedian is not a person who opens a funny door - he's the person who opens a door funny. Votes: 0

I don't know what's funny and what's not so I test out all of my material in front of audiences. Votes: 0

Any misfortune that happens to another person is funny. If it happens to someone else and not me, it's very funny. Votes: 0

Someone told me I had funny facial expressions. I don't know whether I take that as a compliment or not, but. Votes: 0

You see, dear, it is not true that woman was made from man's rib; she was made from his funny bone. Votes: 0

I'm really not that funny in real life! But I am the best audience one could find. I love to laugh. Votes: 0

The funny thing is, I don't actually think of myself as fat at all. I don't think I am. Not really. Votes: 0

It's funny. Maria Elena and I, we are meant for each other and not meant for each other, it's a contradiction. Votes: 0

People that want it to just be funny should not despair, because there is so much true crazy comedy coming up. Votes: 0

I'm really not that funny in real life. But I am the best audience one could find. I love to laugh. Votes: 0

Memory is funny. Once you hit a vein the problem is not how to remember but how to control the flow. Votes: 0

I'm not on all the time. I like to have fun and be funny, but I'm much more of a thinker. Votes: 0

I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of life. It's not very funny, but it's sincere. My commitment is to sincerity. Votes: 0

Is it spoken word? Kinda, but that's a weird area. Is it comedy? Well, it's funny but no, it's not comedy. Votes: 0

You know, albums are a funny thing. They're not like an intellectual decision. It's a collection of your kind of musings. Votes: 0

Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. Votes: 0

Funny is not a color. Being black is only good from the time you get from the curtain to the microphone. Votes: 0

But Wall Street people are in fact very smart; they're funny, they're not company men who work their way up the chain. 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

I'm not ashamed of being a bubbly, funny person. I think that's as valid as being the dark, brooding, tortured Oscar-nominated one. Votes: 0

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...' Votes: 0

If I bring anything to the table, it's the fact that not everybody realizes they're funny. So I just point a finger. Votes: 0

I'm a big fan of comedians not having to apologize for anything. Nowadays it seems comedians are always apologizing for being funny. Votes: 0

I think maybe to survive, I mean to just get through the day - I'm not saying that everything is hilariously funny. Votes: 0

I'm not a broad comedy guy. I've been funny in movies, but I'm not a comedian. I'm an actor who's sometimes funny. Votes: 0

The funny thing is I'm not bothered or sad about being on my own - after all I've never had a husband. Votes: 0

Jake Johnson wanted to make clear that he was the great American actor, not just the funny guy on 'New Girl.' Votes: 0

I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny. Votes: 0

It's funny how we like labels. If I ever have a bookstore, I'm not going to put any labels on the sections. Votes: 0

I love being funny! I started in the theater when I was 9 and, believe it or not, always played the funny part! Votes: 0

You know what make me laugh? Good, clean, honest humor. Not-trying-to-be-funny humor. Like Will Ferrell. Will Ferrell got that kind of humor. Votes: 0

I want to be known for my performances and doing my craft well, not for funny stuff I post on Twitter or whatever. Votes: 0

In a man, I like funny guys. A guy who doesn't have a lot of therapy, who's mature. A man, not a boy. Votes: 0

I'm not a movie guy, I'm not a TV sitcom guy, but whatever seems to fit and is funny is good for me. Votes: 0

I'm not just a singer of funny songs; I am basically, first and foremost, a musician. I'm always recording all styles of music. Votes: 0

There's news that happens in different spheres and can be made just as funny, but it's not necessarily in the normal news medium. Votes: 0

I want to be part of movies that have important and interesting subjects but are not depressing and are rather satirical and funny. Votes: 0

What strikes me as funny about Elvis is that all the impersonators choose to do the Vegas Elvis, not the young, cool guy... Votes: 0

There are nice, funny, totally good-looking guys out there. You just have to know where to look"¦and apparently, where NOT to look. Votes: 0

My little dog, he did not get ill. It is so funny that people get ill on a boat and dogs do not. Votes: 0

That is not all I need. I need dogs. A house filled with dogs and a smart, funny, kind, loving girlfriend or wife. Votes: 0

I dream of acting with Kevin Costner. I would love to do a movie with him. Not something funny, but a dramatic role. Votes: 0

I'm not a wanderer, which is funny because I'm on tour half the time. I'm a home, hearth and family kind of person. Votes: 0

I can go for a week without a guitar, but it's not even funny if I don't get to surf for a month. Votes: 0

Writing a memoir isn't particularly interesting to me. I'm not like Ellen [DeGeneres], where I can write, 'Water bottles--they're crazy!' and it's funny. Votes: 0

Don't plead with anyone if you were not at fault, you'll only look inferior, stupid and funny, bolster your ego by doing the undoing. Votes: 0

I got to play with Nintendo's Wii, yes it's a funny name and not very revolutionary but it was fun whipping your arms around. Votes: 0

Two things are not debatable: eroticism, and comedy. If you don't think it's sexy, or funny, there's no way I can change your mind. Votes: 0

I don't want to go and start trying to make jokes in places like India, Tanzania or Iraq. Afghanistan is not a funny place. Votes: 0

I'm really not interested in women as victims. Look at me, I get the last laugh "˜cause I get to be funny about it. Votes: 0

When I tell people I'm a comedian they say, 'Oh, are you funny?' I say, 'No, it's not that kind of comedy.' Votes: 0

I can't not find humor in elements of most parts of life, but at the same time nothing ever seems perpetually funny to me. Votes: 0

The way I deliver it is meant to be fun. Does it hurt sometimes? Yes, but it is meant to be funny not offensive. Votes: 0

Funny, 'ow you can 'old a jewel in your 'and, and toss it away, and not even know what you 'ad until it's gone. Votes: 0

It's funny, 'cause you think surfing is your whole life, but then when you make a family it seems like it's not at all. Votes: 0

In a funny way, nothing makes you feel more like a native of your own country than to live where nearly everyone is not. Votes: 0

I want to be known as a funny comic not just a funny Latino comic. I want to be able to go everywhere and anywhere. Votes: 0

Humor is unavoidable. It might not feel funny in the moment, but more often than not there's a light at the end of the tunnel. Votes: 0

Cable is a great medium. It's something I respond to. I'm not doing sitcoms. People don't find me funny. That's just the way it is. Votes: 0

If you do a Western that's funny, there's no way people don't call it a spoof or a parody, even though it may not be. Votes: 0

It's very funny. People do not want to achieve liberation or be happy. This is the basic guideline they teach you in Spiritual Training School. Votes: 0

The funny thing is just the collision of genres, taking one medium and trying to ram it into another medium, whether it fits or not. Votes: 0

It's very funny. People do not want to achieve liberation or be happy. This is the basic guideline they teach you in Spiritual Training School. Votes: 0

I can be reasonably funny and light-hearted when I'm in the company of good friends, but I'm not a jokesmith. I tend to be quite serious. Votes: 0

I would say 80% of the scripts I get are dramas and not comedies or romantic comedies, which is funny because that's what I do every week. Votes: 0

Always warm up the audience with a joke....If you are not a particularly funny person, make sure that you inform them that it's a joke.... Votes: 0

I've always been attracted to humor and funny people in general. It's a joy to make people laugh, but it's not as fun as laughing yourself. Votes: 0

I'm not the type of guy who's funny in the room. I'm the guy who's funny late at night on a computer, trying to construct jokes. Votes: 0

What's going to be funny is when they think Mom and Dad are a little bit cool, because right now, we're not cool Mom and Dad. Votes: 0

Think you can maybe not die for five minutes?" "I'll try,"I told him seriously. "You know, if anyone else said that, it would be funny. Votes: 0

Somehow [Kenya Bariss] has figured out how to explore these very weighty, sticky, sharp topics, and still be funny and not make fun of the topic. Votes: 0

Funny thing, every time an angel appeared to someone in the Bible, the first thing he'd say was, "Fear not."... I guess they were pretty spectacular. Votes: 0

Well, I did Marlene 15 years ago and that's in the style. It's somehow similar and not similar because Marlene was much more aggressive, funny and sad. Votes: 0

Americans think the only funny Brits are John Cleese, Benny Hill and whoever makes our toothpaste. They're not laughing with us, they are laughing at us. Votes: 0

I've always believed that there are funny people everywhere, but they're just not comedians. In fact, some of my best comedic inspirations were not professional entertainers. Votes: 0

It's not common for a woman on television, especially if she's the mom of the family, to be funny. She's usually a straight man or foil. Votes: 0

I hate stand-up comics; I think funny is something you are, not something you desperately try to be in front of a roomful of obnoxious people. Votes: 0

For me, noise is not something I use to shock, or because it's funny, or weird, or whatever. I use it because I find it beautiful. Votes: 0

I was not particularly bright, I wasn't very athletic, I was a little too tall, odd, funny looking, I was just really weird as a kid. Votes: 0

So often, I read scripts and am like, 'This would never happen in real life. It's not trying to be funny. It's trying to be serious. Votes: 0

It is very funny, but you do not always have to see people to love them. Just think about it, and see if it isn't so. Votes: 0

About mistakes it's funny. You got to make your own; and not only that, if you try to keep people from making theirs they get mad. Votes: 0

A lot of the things I say I'm just trying to be funny... I don't really mean everything I say, because I'm not totally that airhead. Votes: 0

It's not terrible, I guess, but if Ricky Gervais was half as talented as me, maybe the show would actually be funny once in a while. Votes: 0

People want me to be funny all the time. They think I'm being funny no matter what I say or do and that's not the case. Votes: 0

I'm not on a diet. And it's funny cause people go 'Well, then why do you drink diet soda?' So I can eat regular cake. Votes: 0

Fencing is a funny sport. Competitive fencing is not really very applicable to the stage world unless you're fighting with a rapier during the Renaissance, you know? Votes: 0

I am not a trained writer and I don't think anyone would accuse me of being a funny person. But I feel God has truly blessed me. Votes: 0

When I'm with other people who inspire my silliness or sense of humor, I'm funny. When I sit down to write, it's hard not to be funny. Votes: 0

Stupid is never that entertaining. You can be stupid and sexy, stupid and funny but he's just plain stupid. That is not remarkable, that's what I mean. Votes: 0

It's harder when people are playing along, because it's just not as funny. They're trying to be funny, and it sort of cancels out the whole joke. Votes: 0

I think you figure out how to be funny by necessity. It's not a natural thing, being funny in the face of tragedy is kind of demented. Votes: 0

I'm not focused on the outrageousness. I'm just focused on being funny, and raising my kids. I don't even read the newspaper, I don't read that crap. Votes: 0

I could not extrapolate some emotion from any song after 1997 so I bought a drum machine and popped pills. The pink ones make me funny like elephants! Votes: 0

The trick is always to write in pairs because if at least two people find it funny, you've immediately halved the odds of it not being funny. Votes: 0

It's not surprising that you wouldn't see that side of me on television, but in real life I find the world to be quite a funny place. Votes: 0

Ninety-eight per cent of laughter is nothing to do with jokes, which do not deserve to bear the weight of all the funny stuff in the world. Votes: 0

For a Catholic kid in parochial school, the only way to survive the beatings - by classmates, not the nuns - was to be the funny guy. Votes: 0

We are funny creatures. We don't see the stars as they are, so why do we love them? They are not small gold objects, but endless fire. Votes: 0

Those secrets are things that most people don't learn, because they are not enthusiastic enough, or bright enough, or patient enough, or funny enough; or still enough. Votes: 0

Most of the people I admire, they usually smell funny and don't get out much. It's true. Most of them are either dead or not feeling well. Votes: 0

I think you figure out how to be funny by necessity. It's not a natural thing, being funny in the face of tragedy is kind of demented. Votes: 0

So often, I read scripts and am like, 'This would never happen in real life. It's not trying to be funny. It's trying to be serious.' Votes: 0

Hockey s a funny game. You have to prove yourself every shift, every game. It's not up to anybody else. You have to take pride in yourself. Votes: 0

I don't think half my stuff would be funny if the audience didn't feel at least a little bit safe that it's not how I truly feel. Votes: 0

It's not that comedy has changed in terms of what's funny. For me, it's changed in that sometimes I don't feel my finger is on the pulse. Votes: 0

Those who knew Lincoln described him as an extraordinarily funny man. Humor was an essential aspect of his temperament. He laughed, he explained, so he did not weep. Votes: 0

Self-discover is not as someone would have us think, a heavy, awesome, moral process where everyone sits around and frowns. As you progress towards enlightenment, you become funny. Votes: 0

I've been invited to appear on Letterman, but they wanted me to talk about a funny videotape of Congress. 'Bring us your outtakes!' That's not our job. Votes: 0

I think anyone who's perfectly happy isn't particularly funny. And when you're very, very happy, you're not very funny. You're just happy. I'd rather be damaged and funny. Votes: 0

I'm not melancholy; I'm a happy-go-lucky person, kind of silly. I like funny things. I have a lot of energy. I tend to like music that's mellow, though. Votes: 0

The fact is I'm choosy, but mainly about a man's character. He has to be interesting, funny and clever. I don't even mind if he's not very good-looking. Votes: 0

I always have a funny story at communion time that underscores that no one is perfect, and that communion is not for perfect people but for hungry people. Votes: 0

You know, it's funny... when you're making money, people don't think you're playing jazz. Now when you're not making money, people think that you're a good jazz musician. Votes: 0

I'm not that good looking. That's why 'Gangnam Style' works. If someone handsome uses that phrase it's just awkward. But if someone like me uses it, it's funny. Votes: 0

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: 0

I'm not against people just being funny or telling stories. I don't need to delve into the soft, dark core all the time. If it happens, it happens. Votes: 0

It's a required part of your film history to know who Woody is. His movies are so wonderful, and not just funny but so insightful about human behavior. Votes: 0

I think my way of being "funny" is just saying things that people think but have learned not to say, whereas, I haven't learned not to say them. Votes: 0

I'm too busy thinking what I'm going to say next to remember what I've said, but my staff tells me I'm sometimes funny. Not always on purpose, though. Votes: 0

Does it hurt?" He bent his head and lightly kissed her forehead. "Only when I laugh." "I'll try not to be funny." "Epic fail, beautiful. Votes: 0

It's funny how many people will come to Vegas to see your show where they might not come out to see you unless you come to their hometown. Votes: 0

I know what Germans are. They are a funny people. They are always choosing someone to lead them in a direction which they do not want to go. Votes: 0

I'm probably not very funny. The scripts just don't come in, or the ones that do aren't that good. I suppose I'm just an old drama queen, really. Votes: 0

Writing a book has about it some of the anxiety of telling a joke and having to wait several years to know whether or not it was funny. Votes: 0

It's funny when people say you have sex appeal or call you the next Brad Pitt. I just laugh. I'm not that. I don't want to be that. Votes: 0

The biggest problem of all is that it's very difficult to tell my daughter, 'Swearing is not clever or funny,' because I earn a living by swearing. Votes: 0

It's funny, people who have a lot of sexual energy think of themselves as being not spiritual. They are probably more spiritually inclined. All that sexual energy is kundalini. Votes: 0

It is funny how you do not miss affection until it is given, but once it is, it can never be enough; you would drown in it if possible. Votes: 0

I've actually tried to roast somebody that I don't like, and it doesn't go well. Either they're a bad sport or I'm not as funny as I could be. Votes: 0

I want to do drama - no one really sees that. People just think I'm the funny guy and I can't do anything else, and that's just not true. Votes: 0

Funny things tend not to happen to me. I am not a natural comic. I need to think about things a lot before I can be even remotely amusing. Votes: 0

When you are not treated seriously, you develop comically. Its sense of oneself is so fractured and fragile that it's like the picked-on kid who has to become funny. Votes: 0

In a late-night monologue, it's not just about being funny; you have to come off as knowledgeable. You have to cultivate a persona of trust and intelligence and likeability. Votes: 0

I have a lot of funny friends, though not everyone's funny all the time. Doon Mackichan's my funniest friend in the pub; Nina Conti's the funniest with a monkey. Votes: 0

And identity is funny being yourself is funny as you are never yourself to yourself except as you remember yourself and then of course you do not believe yourself. Votes: 0

You really have no idea whether or not what you're writing is funny. In stand-up and sketch comedy, you know right away and you can make your changes accordingly. Votes: 0

It was funny, he reflected later, how one's life could alter in an instant, how one minute everything could be a certain way, and the next it's simply ... not Votes: 0

Sometimes I get a funny feeling inside me that I shan't be here very long, and I'm not talking in terms of things like success. It frightens me sometimes Votes: 0

It sounds funny, but my biggest fear is that I'm not perfect. I'm a perfectionist, and I get upset when things go wrong or when I don't do well. Votes: 0

I have a really analytical approach to art. And the whole idea that you can't analyze what makes a joke funny...I do not agree with that at all. 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 don't have a desire to do reality. Because my truth is not what people are responding to. My truth is funny; I laugh with my husband every day. Votes: 0

I'm not interested in being one of those comedians who wants to look good and be this 'cool' funny person. I don't care how weird or ugly I look. Votes: 0

What am I responsible for? Who am I responsible to? Everybody? How come when Archie Bunker nailed everybody, it was funny - but when I do it, it's not? Votes: 0

Novels are not about expressing yourself, they're about something beautiful, funny, clever and organic. Self-expression? Go and ring a bell in a yard if you want to express yourself. Votes: 0

It's funny because everyone says, 'Oh you're reclusive; you don't do social media,' but it's not about being reclusive. I like direct contact, and I like contact that's purposeful. Votes: 0