Tamsin Greig

I am interested in shows that are not out-and-out gag fests: you see the truth of a broken heart behind them. That is what life is like: it's really funny, you see funny things as soon as you step out of the room, but underneath that is a whole bag of broken hearts. It's that real pain and that real hilarity that makes life so intriguing.

English Actress

Gretchen Rubin

As goofy as it sounds, I try to sing in the morning. It's hard both to sing and to maintain a grouchy mood, and it sets a happy tone for everyone - particularly in my case, because I'm tone deaf, and my audience finds my singing a source of great hilarity.

American Author

Sean Lock

The hardest I've ever laughed in a cinema was at 'Silent Movie' by Mel Brooks. I was 12-ish and I actually fell out of my seat. I saw it 10 years later hoping for the same hilarity but it didn't happen. I'm not sure if that's because of me or the film.

English Comedian

Andy Kindler

George Lopez is always on the verge of hilarity. If he could ever think of something funny to say, if he had a funny thought in his mind, he's ready to go.

American Comedian

Naomi Alderman

The hilarity or brilliance of a forwarded link is inversely proportional to the number of people it's sent to.

English Novelist

Charles Dickens

Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine.

Scott Thompson

My cancer continues to make for all kind of hilarity.

Canadian Comedian

Used for situations where something is so funny it causes collective laughter or joy.

Joyful Occasions

Hilarity implies an obvious, loud, and energetic expression of fun, not just a chuckle or a smile.

Not Subtle

Often refers to shared laughter in a group, rather than an individual’s experience.

Group Experience

 What we had was a delightful narrative arc. We knew something that Justine didn't. Can you think of anything less judicial than this? Justine was asleep on a plane and unable to explain herself, and her inability was a huge part of the hilarity. On Twitter that night, we were like toddlers crawling towards a gun.

How one tweet can ruin...

 No matter the form them come in, cartoons elicit all kinds of emotions from the viewer - happiness, sadness, anger, hilarity, calm - and can transmit ideas in an instant. Cartoons are a universal medium enjoyed and understood around the world and across borders.

Inside a cartoonist's...

 there's no hilarity to be had there but there is amusement and laughs and so and there and those laughs are harder and warmer because the audience is caring a great deal about the outcome yeah I