My mom wanted me to be a youth pastor, and when I became a comedian, she said it was close enough. — Pete Holmes Copy Share Image
All comedians are preoccupied with one thing and with one thing only-themmm-selllves. It's a horrible lot in life. — David Letterman Copy Share Image
I've wanted to be a comedian since I was a kid, and my parents were very supportive of that. — Brett Gelman Copy Share Image
Comedians and people in general have a cultural right to talk about their own culture and race. — Margaret Cho Copy Share Image
Inside was the second LP album of a comedian's performance before an audience. — Shelley Berman Copy Share Image
I'm a comedian in real life. I always goof around; I'm out-going; and I talk with everybody, especially through Twitter these days! — Sean Berdy Copy Share Image
Best comedian that has set foward a whole new generation of liberal thinkers — Eugine Storms Copy Share Image
Am I the Irish comedian with half a finger? No, I'm the Irish comedian with nine and a half fingers. — Dave Allen Copy Share Image
A hero has to become a comedian to do a comic role but a comedian does not have to do anything. People… — Johnny Lever Copy Share Image
Not that I don't think irreverent humor and someone being filthy is funny, I just do what I do. Any comedian would… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
You have to understand how bad I wanted to be a comedian, how much I loved doing it. I still can't believe… — Bill Burr Copy Share Image
Some guys said 'Here's bop!' Wham! They said, 'Here's something we can make money on!' Wham! 'Here's a comedian!' Wham! Here's a… — Charlie Parker Copy Share Image
As a comedian, especially one that works as much as I do, there is a lot of sacrifice. People don't see that… — Gabriel Iglesias Copy Share Image
I don't have any delusions. I'm not a novelist - I'm a comedian who writes. I love doing the stand-up and the… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
I think, first of all, you need to love what you're doing, and then this helps in the comedian for its part… — Cecilia Bartoli Copy Share Image
You don't have to be inspired by comedians. You have to be inspired by things that are real, whether it's music, comedy...a… — Pauly Shore Copy Share Image
Some street jokes are just timeless. There's an old street joke about comedians. The joke is that a beautiful girl comes up… — Amy Schumer Copy Share Image
My mother was the one who totally got behind me as far as, do things and ask questions later. My father would… — Andrew Dice Clay Copy Share Image
There's two types of hecklers. If someone says something really funny it's normally them heckling as part of the show. They're trying… — Jim Jefferies Copy Share Image
I always wanted to give people the more exciting version of what I think a comedian should be - because I didn't… — Andrew Dice Clay Copy Share Image
Back when the Bible was written, then edited, then rewritten, then rewritten, then re-edited, then translated from dead languages, then re-translated, then… — David Cross Copy Share Image
Wrangel pretended to combat the Bolsheviks, Bolshevism is Jewry. In order to retain the favor of the Jews holding the real power… — Boris Brasol Copy Share Image
I admit I do have some drawbacks and limitations as a candidate. Although I am a professional comedian, some of my critics… — Pat Paulsen Copy Share Image
My preference is live performance. Because you get the feedback. There's an energy. It's live theater. That's why I think actors like… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
I have done a wide range of characters and getting acknowledged as a comedian is encouraging for me as an actor. — Biju Menon Copy Share Image
For some comedians it feels so cool to be like: 'I'll say anything, man!'. I'm not quite there yet. — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
My wife asked me once if I weren't a comedian what I would do. I couldn't answer the question. I never imagined… — Dave Chappelle Copy Share Image
As a comedian I appreciate every kind of comedy. You decide for yourself what you're going to do. — Jeff Foxworthy Copy Share Image
SNL' and 'Half-Baked' came and certainly brought me a bigger audience. But I lost the perspective of being a real good comedian. — Jim Breuer Copy Share Image
I'm not very big on politics. I'm a comedian and not that smart. I don't have the mind capacity for it. — Bobby Moynihan Copy Share Image
If I am known as a comedian or I get to be known as one, it is because of one of two… — Rajpal Yadav Copy Share Image
An offended audience member repeating a comedian's act from memory is worse than, literally, anything. — Anthony Jeselnik Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a comedian. I wanted to meet waitresses and felt that being a comedian was my best way to… — Dana Gould Copy Share Image
“Don't be too funny, guys like funny but they don't want to marry a comedian, right? The guy is supposed to be… — Lindsey Kelk Copy Share Image
Professional comedians, surprisingly, have a lack of humor. They're insensitive to the insanity of our times. — Mort Sahl Copy Share Image
I don't really consider myself an actor, and I don't know if I'm a comedian. — Tom Green Copy Share Image
I feel the life expectancy of a comedian is 30 seconds. If you don't hook an audience in half-a-minute, you're dead. — Nipsey Russell Copy Share Image
I think I identify as a comedian before kind of anything else. Before I identify as a person, as a human being… — Patti Harrison Copy Share Image
I did say to myself one day, 'I'd love to be a Jewish comedian,' but that's my only memory with any connection… — Paul Morrissey Copy Share Image
George Carlin was great right up to the end of his life. But Richard Pryor was probably the best, most gifted stand-up… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
