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As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt. -- Moliere
The office of drama is to exercise, possibly to exhaust, human emotions. The purpose of comedy is to tickle those emotions into an expression of light relief; of tragedy, to wound them and bring the relief of tears. Disgust and terror are the other points of the compass. -- Laurence Olivier
The first purpose of comedy is to make people laugh. Anything deeper is a bonus. Some comedians want to make people laugh and make them think about socially relevant issues, but comedy, by the very nature of the word, is to make people laugh. If people aren't laughing, it's not comedy. It's as simple as that. -- Trevor Noah
I am a fan of all genres. My big thing is to serve the purpose of the script and what the director wants. If it's a comedy, I want to be funny; if it's action, I want to bring the action. If it's drama, I want to be the catalyst for that drama. That's the fun part; it never gets boring being an actor. -- Terry Crews
I think I enlist comedy to a serious purpose. -- Tom Stoppard
A good comedy with a purpose behind it is exhilarating. -- Jason Mantzoukas
Comedy is very strange to me and I don't fully understand it's purpose or function. -- Bo Burnham
Comedy is a serious business. A serious business with only one purpose--to make people laugh. -- W. C. Fields
Comedy is a noble art. And every comedian who does anything is serving a noble purpose. -- Margaret Cho
People come to my shows on purpose as opposed to coming to a 'comedy show.' Which was always my goal. -- Mike Birbiglia

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