Comic

Famous quotes containing the word comic:

“The comic is the perception of the opposite; humor is the feeling of it.”
—Umberto Eco (b. 1932)

“Wit is often concise and sparkling, compressed into an original pun or metaphor. Brevity is said to be its soul. Humor can be more leisurely, diffused through a whole story or picture which undertakes to show some of the comic aspects of life. What it devalues may be human nature in general, by showing that certain faults or weaknesses are universal. As such it is kinder and more philosophic than wit which focuses on a certain individual, class, or social group.”
—Thomas Munro (1897–1974)

“And in a comic mood
In mid-air take to bed a wife.”
—Karl Shapiro (b. 1913)