Comedian Quotes · Page 9

I would loved to be called an actor, and not comedian.

— Kiku Sharda

No comedian grows up thinking, 'I hope one day to have a show on CNN.'

— W. Kamau Bell

I left home to become a singer and didn't realise when I turned comedian.

— Kapil Sharma

“HECKLER: Say something funny! COMEDIAN: I don't do requests.”

— J. Ross Clara

I've never considered myself a comedian. I'm a comedic actor.

— Samuel L. Jackson

Life is the comedian and we're the joke.

— Jeremy Limn

The funniest thing a comedian can do is not do it.

— W. C. Fields

People tend to feel that if you're a comedian, you can't act.

— David Jason

We live in a fun time with so many ways to express yourself, you would be crazy to be a comedian and…

— Sarah Silverman

If all you had to be was a comedian to be a good football player. Bob Hope would be great. But you…

— Cris Collinsworth

Even if I wasn't an actress or a comedian, I would be spreading love and laughter [with] whatever I did.

— Kim Coles

Once or twice I've been described as a light comedian. I consider this the most accurate description of my abilities I've ever…

— Bing Crosby

To me, seeing a really great comedian is a bit like watching a musician or a poet.

— Dick Gregory

As a comedian, I am attracted to truths that are uncomfortable. I like funny bummers.

— Adam Conover

As a wedding gift, Ray J gave Kim Kardashian his profits from their sex tape. It's 'Something Old' as well as 'Something…

— Joan Rivers

Some of the best ideas I've gotten for my act have come from comedians and not magicians.

— Andrew Mayne

Here's a message to all the employers out there reading this: if a comedian comes to you having given up comedy and…

— Sean Lock

To have a reputation for being noble, she thought, is more confining than to be known as a wit. On the rare…

— Libbie Block

I do what I do because there's nothing else for me to do. This is what I'm supposed to be doing. It…

— Kim Coles

Some comedians are silly or goofy or straight joke writers who avoid anything subversive or political. Others are drawn to it. The…

— Ted Alexandro

If you do live shows long enough as a comedian, you can still hear that rhythm of laughing. It's ingrained in you,…

— Bill Burr

I talk about stuff like my Blackberry, Lost, the internet, music, etc. so I guess that leads to the "nerd" moniker. But…

— Aziz Ansari

I just think of myself as a comedian, really. I mean, I talk about being Jewish a lot. It's funny because I…

— Sarah Silverman

There's not one reference in that thing that doesn't play. People deal with emotions in music all the time, but comedians are…

— Chris Rock

A comedian is sort of like a wild animal. It really just depends on where you catch them. Sometimes they want to…

— Nick Kroll

Every time I've done comedy in, like, traditional comedy clubs, there's always these comedians that do really well with audiences but that…

— Aziz Ansari

Since the 1980s, I've been known more for my TV work, I used to host 'Live at Jongleurs' and of course 'Grumpy…

— Rick Wakeman

I'd like to help other comedians and when I get a little older I'd like to open up a nice comedy club…

— Bruce Bruce

I know that it's probably not a good idea for a comedian, especially a satirist, to support a public policy group or…

— Al Franken

Because they're probably long gone. Are you hurt?" Gabe asked with enough urgency that she realized he must have felt shiver in…

— Cindy Gerard

I really wanted to, but I just didn't understand how people became comedians. I kind of thought it was something you were…

— Tig Notaro

When I was 13 I told my dad I'd rather kill myself than do an ordinary job. He vaguely muttered something about…

— Noel Fielding

To be a comedian, you gotta jokesmith, there's no way around it.

— John Leguizamo

All of my comedian friends are some of the best joke writers in the world.

— Ron White

I thought comedians had to have black on their faces or red beards.

— Dorothy Gish

Good comedians are great philosophers.

— Reggie Watts

I'm an actor, I'm not a comedian, I never was a comedian.

— Jonah Hill

When you're a comedian, the Holy Grail is an hour long HBO special.

— Gabriel Iglesias

Normally, I name my characters after famous comedians.

— Paula Danziger

I never thought I was going to be a comedian.

— Anjelah Johnson