150 Being Funny Quotes

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Famous Being Funny Quotes

Being funny is one of my greatest strengths. I can make girls smile when they're down, and when they're having a good time, I can carry on the joke. — John Krasinski

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious. - Peter Ustinov

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious. — Peter Ustinov

We love to make people laugh - it's just something we do. — James Murray

I'm funny how, I mean funny like I'm a clown? - Joe Pesci

I'm funny how, I mean funny like I'm a clown? — Joe Pesci

A sense of humor is just common sense dancing. — William James

If the physical thing you're doing is funny, you don't have to act funny while doing it...Just be real and it will be funnier — Gene Wilder

If you can make me laugh, my heart is yours! I think there's nothing more attractive than someone who doesn't take themselves too seriously. — Shay Mitchell

The secret to humor is surprise. — Aristotle

A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done. — Dwight D. Eisenhower

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. — Anthony Jeselnik

Humor was a good way to hide the pain. — Rick Riordan

I be goofy, kinda funny. Acting stupid but they love me. - Mac Miller

I be goofy, kinda funny. Acting stupid but they love me. — Mac Miller

Humor is the instinct for taking pain playfully. - Max Eastman

Humor is the instinct for taking pain playfully. — Max Eastman

In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge. — George Herbert

The attempt to develop a sense of humor and to see things in a humorous light is some kind of a trick learned while mastering the art of living. — Viktor E. Frankl

Short Being Funny Quotes

  • One of the things I think you need to be a good emcee is silliness. And I'm basically a silly guy. — Doug Davidson
  • Comedy is difficult, especially slapstick. The trick is to have fun while you are performing it. — Maureen O'Hara
  • Not being funny doesn't make you a bad person. Not having a sense of humor does. — David Rakoff
  • I'm not a naturally funny man. I find that I can only be funny, if I become someone else. — Rowan Atkinson
  • If you can be funny, it means you're intelligent. Your brain is working fast. — Amber Valletta
  • Humor is really laughing off a hurt, grinning at misery. — Bill Mauldin
  • I'm a goofy girl. I like to laugh and I like to make other people laugh. — Gal Gadot
  • It's best if you can do things with a sense of humor and finesse. — Eartha Kitt
  • I'm funny on camera sometimes. In life, once in a while. Once in a while. — Gene Wilder
  • The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible. — David Ogilvy

Top 10 Being Funny Quotes

If you find it hard to laugh at yourself, I would be happy to do it for you. — Groucho Marx

I'm gonna kick your teeth so far down your throat you'll be able to chew your own ass out for pissin' me off. — The Undertaker

Life would be tragic if it weren't funny. Laugh at the Absurdity of Life - Stephen Hawking

Life would be tragic if it weren't funny. Laugh at the Absurdity of LifeStephen Hawking

Being broke is a joke, I never found it funny / That's why I count my blessings / As much as I count my money... — Fabolous

I consider myself a crayon... I may not be your favorite color but one day you'll need me to complete your picture. — Lauryn Hill

A good speech should be like a woman's skirt: long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest — Winston Churchill

There is no such thing as bad whiskey. Some whiskeys just happen to be better than others. But a man shouldn't fool with booze until he's fifty; then he's a damn fool if he doesn't. — William Faulkner

Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason. — Mark Twain

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words. — Donna Roberts

If you want your wife to listen to you, then talk to another woman; she will be all ears. — Sigmund Freud

Being Funny Image Quotes

Come grow old with me. The best is yet to be. - William Wordsworth quote

Come grow old with me. The best is yet to be. — William Wordsworth

I have to be seen to be believed. - Queen Elizabeth II quote

I have to be seen to be believed. — Queen Elizabeth II

If my life wasn't funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable. - Carrie Fisher quote

If my life wasn't funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable. — Carrie Fisher

If you want to be a photographer, first leave home - Steve McCurry quote

If you want to be a photographer, first leave home — Steve McCurry

Be careful what you wish for, you may receive it. - W. W. Jacobs quote

Be careful what you wish for, you may receive it. — W. W. Jacobs

You should eat a waffle! You can't be sad if you eat a waffle! - Lauren Myracle quote

You should eat a waffle! You can't be sad if you eat a waffle! — Lauren Myracle

If you're gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty. - Marilyn Monroe quote

If you're gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty. — Marilyn Monroe

Women dress alike all over the world: they dress to be annoying to other women. - Elsa Schiaparelli quote

Women dress alike all over the world: they dress to be annoying to other women. — Elsa Schiaparelli

Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to min? - Robert Burns quote

Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to min? — Robert Burns

She refused to be bored chiefly because she wasn't boring. - Zelda Fitzgerald quote

She refused to be bored chiefly because she wasn't boring. — Zelda Fitzgerald

Plan to be spontaneous tomorrow. - Steven Wright quote

Plan to be spontaneous tomorrow. — Steven Wright

Sometimes the person who is the most logical is the person whom we call insane. - Kevin Spacey quote

Sometimes the person who is the most logical is the person whom we call insane. — Kevin Spacey

God invented whiskey to keep the Irish from ruling the world. - Ed Mcmahon quote

God invented whiskey to keep the Irish from ruling the world. — Ed Mcmahon

Are you tired? You should be! You've been running through my mind all day. - Gary Barlow quote

Are you tired? You should be! You've been running through my mind all day. — Gary Barlow

Being an ugly woman is like being a man. You're gonna have to work. Yep. - Sayings quote

Being an ugly woman is like being a man. You're gonna have to work. Yep. — Sayings

Think lovingly, speak lovingly, act lovingly, and every need shall be supplied. - James Allen quote

Think lovingly, speak lovingly, act lovingly, and every need shall be supplied. — James Allen

Friends should be like books, few, but hand-selected. - C.J. Langenhoven quote

Friends should be like books, few, but hand-selected. — C.J. Langenhoven

If Kyle Korver blocks your shot there should be a penalty box you should go to! - Jeff Van Gundy quote

If Kyle Korver blocks your shot there should be a penalty box you should go to! — Jeff Van Gundy

Being funny quote To thrive in life you need three bones. A wishbone. A backbone. And a funny bone.
To thrive in life you need three bones. A wishbone. A backbone. And a funny bone.

Super Funny Quotes

I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder. — Steven Wright

People naturally want to retweet and engage on super funny videos and memes. — Jake Paul

There's a fine line between masturbating while you look out a window, and masturbating while you're looking in a window. I'll give you a hint: one of 'em is super illegal. — Dave Attell

Being funny quote Isn't it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back everything is different.
Isn't it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back everything is different.

Condoms should be marked in 3 sizes: jumbo, colossal and super colossal, so that men do not have to go in and ask for the small. — Barbara Seaman

I like someone who has a super gentle spirit and energy. I’m really gentle, and so I like a boy who will treat me that way. — Megan Fox

It's funny, but when there are dominant teams, there are a number of people who rail about the fact that they're always seeing the Dallas Cowboys or the San Francisco 49ers or the Green Bay either in the playoffs or in the Super Bowl. — Al Michaels

Being funny quote I tried to be normal once. Worst to minutes of my life.
I tried to be normal once. Worst to minutes of my life.

People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world. — Bill Watterson

I think it's always funny when somebody thinks you're going to do something super sexy and then you don't. — Olivia Munn

If you're OK with being clumsy, it's funny. But if you are super embarrassed, people are going to laugh at you. — Leo Howard

If the Super Bowl is really the ultimate game, why do they play it again next year? — Duane Thomas

Good Funny Quotes

Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian. — Dennis Wholey

Having sex is like playing bridge. If you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand. — Woody Allen

I've lost a million and a half on the horses and dice in the last two years. And the funny part is, I still like 'em, and if someone handed me another million I'd put it right in the nose of some horse that looked good to me. — Al Capone

Being funny quote Never miss a good chance to shut up.
Never miss a good chance to shut up.

A good friend is a connection to life - a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world. — Lois Wyse

Women need a reason to have sex, men just need a place. - Billy Crystal

Women need a reason to have sex, men just need a place. — Billy Crystal

love the life you live. live the life you love. - Bob Marley

love the life you live. live the life you love. — Bob Marley

In God we trust; all others bring data. - W. Edwards Deming

In God we trust; all others bring data. — W. Edwards Deming

There is a planet named Pluto, but we don't have one named Goofy. Goofy would be a good name for this planet. It certainly qualifies. — Sayings

Be willing to be a beginner every single morning. - Meister Eckhart

Be willing to be a beginner every single morning. — Meister Eckhart

Graphic design will save the world right after rock and roll does. - David Carson

Graphic design will save the world right after rock and roll does. — David Carson

Real Funny Quotes

There's nothing inherently dirty about sex, but if you try real hard and use your imagination you can overcome that. — Lewis Grizzard

Dogs are animals that poop in public and you're supposed to pick it up. After a week of doing this, you've got to ask yourself, "Who's the real master in this relationship?" — Anthony Griffin

When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier. — Diane von Furstenberg

Being funny quote Trust me, You can dance.
Trust me, You can dance.

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature. — Jane Austen

Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports... all the others are games. — Ernest Hemingway

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. — Barry Watson

Being funny quote I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.
I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.

The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend. — Aristotle

Better to have loved and lost than to live with regret. - Big Pun

Better to have loved and lost than to live with regret. — Big Pun

True friends are like diamonds – bright, beautiful, valuable, and always in style. — Nicole Richie

Buy real records in real shops, or I'll come round your house and scream at your mother. — Ian Gillan

Extremely Funny Quotes

Men Wanted for Dangerous Expedition: Low Wages for Long Hours of Arduous Labour under Brutal Conditions; Months of Continual Darkness and Extreme Cold; Great Risk to Life and Limb from Disease, Accidents and Other Hazards; Small Chance of Fame in Case of Success. — Ernest Shackleton

Hitler was a vegetarian. Just goes to show, vegetarianism, not always a good thing. Can in some extreme cases lead to genocide. — Bill Bailey

The standard four food groups are based on American agricultural lobbies. Why do we have a milk group? Because we have a National Dairy Council. Why do we have a meat group? Because we have an extremely powerful meat lobby. — Marion Nestle

Being funny quote Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.
Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.

Epcot Center also features pavilions built by various foreign nations, where you can experience an extremely realistic simulation of what life in these nations would be like if they consisted almost entirely of restaurants and souvenir stores. — Dave Barry

When I was a kid, I used to watch 'Laurel and Hardy' with my cousins all the time. I still think they're extremely funny and so surreal. — David Chase

I mean they [ Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis] are both just really good guys and also they're both extremely funny in very unique ways. We made each other laugh an awful lot, and that goes a long way. And we also went through some hard times. I mean it was hard to make this movie [The Hangover]. — Ed Helms

Being funny quote From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.
From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.

Optimism isnt funny unless you are laughing at the person, whereas extreme pessimism is extremely funny. Its exaggeration. — Steve Toltz

From Kelsey, I have learned among many other things the value of turning on a dime and how you can have an extremely funny and extremely poignant moment with absolutely no separation in between... and sometimes in the same moment. — David Hyde Pierce

It's funny, though, because when I first started going to races after we met, I was extremely nervous. It's like being backstage and hoping you don't trip over something or break an amp or accidentally speak into a live microphone, so I was really hesitant. — Ashley Judd

The European drivers have adapted to this circuit extremely quickly, especially Paul Radisich who's a New Zealander. — Murray Walker

Making People Laugh Quotes

If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you. — Oscar Wilde

Surround yourself with people who make you happy. People who make you laugh, who help you when you’re in need. People who genuinely care. They are the ones worth keeping in your life. Everyone else is just passing through. — Karl Marx

People believe those fairytales about falling in love at first sight at the bus, subway, or at the streets. But it doesn’t make sense how they’d laugh at the ones who fell in love at first sight through TV screens. Loving a celebrity IS a type of love. Love is fair to everyone. — Tablo

Being funny quote Money can't buy happiness. But it sure can rent it for awhile.
Money can't buy happiness. But it sure can rent it for awhile.

An onion can make people cry but there's never been a vegetable that can make people laugh. — Will Rogers

I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person. — Audrey Hepburn

Creating content to make people smile and laugh, that's what makes me happy. — Logan Paul

Being funny quote Let's be pretty kind. Pretty funny. Pretty smart. Pretty strong
Let's be pretty kind. Pretty funny. Pretty smart. Pretty strong

Our goal is just to make each other laugh. If we can make each other laugh, then we know. We hope that people will respond to it in the same way we do. — James Murray

When you rush, you make people laugh. — Russian Proverbs

He who laughs last didn't get the joke. — Charles De Gaulle

Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings. — Robert Bloch

Writing Humor Quotes

A poem is never finished, only abandoned. — Paul Valery

If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried. — Steven Wright

At the risk of appearing disingenuous, I don't really think of myself as 'writing humor.' I'm simply reporting on the world I observe, which is frequently hilarious. — Richard Russo

He writes so well he makes me feel like putting my quill back in my goose. - Fred Allen

He writes so well he makes me feel like putting my quill back in my goose. — Fred Allen

Based on what you know about him in history books, what do you think Abraham Lincoln would be doing if he were alive today? 1) Writing his memoirs of the Civil War. 2) Advising the President. 3) Desperately clawing at the inside of his coffin. — David Letterman

I think people appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides. The whole angst thing is cool, but if that's all you've got, it's just boring. Everything I write, whether it's happy or sad, has a sense of humor to it. — Katy Perry

Being funny quote When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.
When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.

A writer's voice is not character alone, it is not style alone; it is far more. A writer's voice line the stroke of an artist's brush- is the thumbprint of her whole person- her idea, wit, humor, passions, rhythms. — Patricia Lee Gauch

Just tell the truth, and they'll accuse you of writing black humor. — Charles Willeford

Whenever I'm out of town for at least a week, I feel like I should write a postcard or something, but you can be a genius, you try and write a postcard you come across like a moron anyway: 'This city's got big buildings. I like food. Bye.' — Jim Gaffigan

Write drunk; edit sober. — Ernest Hemingway

Humor And Laughter Quotes

Grace creates liberated laughter. The grace of God...is beautiful, and it radiates joy and awakens humor. — Karl Barth

You can't stay mad at somebody who makes you laugh. — Jay Leno

A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing. — Laura Ingalls Wilder

Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant. — Washington Irving

Humor is a prelude to faith and laughter is the beginning of prayer. - Reinhold Niebuhr

Humor is a prelude to faith and laughter is the beginning of prayer. — Reinhold Niebuhr

I really hate sitcoms on television with canned laughter and stuff. What really makes me laugh is the real-life stuff. I've got a dry sense of humor. — Katie Price

Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in human life. — Joseph Addison

Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it. — Bill Cosby

I've always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, "Ain't that the truth." — Quincy Jones

Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him. — Romain Gary

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More Being Funny Quotes

A loving relationship is one in which the loved one is free to be himself -- to laugh with me, but never at me; to cry with me, but never because of me; to love life, to love himself, to love being loved. Such a relationship is based upon freedom and can never grow in a jealous heart — Leo Buscaglia

Life is funny. Things change, people change, but you will always be you, so stay true to yourself and never sacrifice who you are for anyone. — Zayn Malik

Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician. — Dorothy Parker

Life is a nacho. It can be yummy-crunchy or squishy-yucky. It just depends on how long it takes for you to start eating it. — John Updike

Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper. — Adelle Davis

The best computer is a man, and it’s the only one that can be mass-produced by unskilled labor. — Wernher Von Braun

Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes. — William Gibson

When I was a kid, I said to my father one afternoon, 'Daddy, will you take me to the zoo?' He answered, 'If the zoo wants you, let them come and get you. — Jerry Lewis

When others kid me about being bald, I simply tell them that the way I figure it, the good Lord only gave men so many hormones, and if others want to waste theirs on growing hair, that's up to them. — John Glenn

I want to rob a bank with a BB gun. "Give me all your money or I will give you a dimple! I will be rich, you will be cute. We both win." — Mitch Hedberg

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