Deadpan Quotes

Though the clown is often deadpan, he is a connoisseur of laughter. - Mel Gussow

They were a grim bunch, all deadpan. They had nothing to smile about. - George Balle

The New Jersey character - at least this part of Jersey - is straightforward, plainspoken to the point of bluntness, though not at all unfriendly... The humor is deadpan, ironical, playfully depreciating. Affectation is quickly and viscerally registered. - August Kleinzahler

So, deadpan I think just means not acknowledging for one second that you think that this is funny and clever. - Patrick Warburton

I was waiting in line to go into the cafeteria, and I told a joke to someone and realized that it was funnier if I didn't laugh when I told the joke. I actually had to bite my cheeks to keep from laughing. That's when I first discovered for myself the value of deadpan. - David Hyde Pierce

His was a very matter-of-fact approach, where he used very deadpan images, but they pack a lot of punch. He was very good at catching a low moment. It's almost a photojournalism approach, but his work really falls into fine art photography. - David Butler

Both my parents had a strong influence on my sense of humor and my ending up in this profession. They both had terrific and very different senses of humor. Mom had a very dry, deadpan sense of humor. My Dad has a very wet, anything-goes kind of humor. He tends toward the wild and crazy. - David Hyde Pierce