Comedy Quotes

Comedy refers to a light, amusing play with a happy ending. It commonly describes a dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone, the genre of such works, and entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance, which gives the term a broader and more practical sense than a single short definition would suggest. Depending on context, it can also point to the art of composing comedy and a humorous event, so the category can cover literal uses, related ideas, and more figurative extensions of the same core meaning. Taken together, these meanings present Comedy as a flexible theme rather than a narrowly technical label, covering the central idea people usually mean when they use the word while still leaving room for closely related senses that appear in real language. Comedy therefore works well as a quotation category because it can hold direct statements about the subject, figurative uses that borrow its meaning, and broader reflections that stay anchored to the same central idea. Comedy is not limited to a single rigid definition in ordinary language, and that wider range is part of what makes the category useful for grouping related material without losing the term's main sense.

Featured Authors on Comedy

Photo of Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams

(1952-2001)

Photo of Fran Lebowitz

Fran Lebowitz

(b. 1950)

Photo of Steve Martin

Steve Martin

(b. 1945)