My favorite comedians were Jimmy Durante, George Burns, senior citizens. — Joseph Bologna Copy Share Image
A lot of comedians are really funny onstage, but they can't do a podcast. — Iliza Shlesinger Copy Share Image
Comedians, we just love picking on each other, and it just makes me feel at home. — Melissa Villasenor Copy Share Image
I'm not a comedian, but I love the comedians who know when to get off the stage. — Topher Grace Copy Share Image
If you watch the arcs of so many comedians, at some point, they just become themselves. — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
You go to any Jay-Z concert, and he plays his hits. Comedians don't have hits. You have to have a whole brand-new… — Aziz Ansari Copy Share Image
You shouldn't listen to us at all if you're looking for information. We don't take ourselves seriously on any level; we're just… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
Comedians dissect jokes all the time. Comedians are beautiful structuralists. But ultimately it's an athletic endeavor. — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
For 'Pariah,' people were surprised Kim Wayans was there, but comedians have a dark streak; they're comedians for a reason. — Dee Rees Copy Share Image
Comedians don't have a monopoly on suffering. But creative people are sometimes fortunate enough to be able to incorporate their most traumatic… — Matt Lucas Copy Share Image
Comedians are great at laughing at themselves, we really are. We mock everyone else and we can take it as well. — Paul Whitehouse Copy Share Image
It's up to comedians to shine the light on what's wrong in the world, and we don't want things swept under the… — Jeff Ross Copy Share Image
I don't think comedians take advantage of the fact that television and film are visual mediums. — Eric Andre Copy Share Image
I don't consider myself a stand-up comedian. I consider myself a performer; a comic as opposed to stand-up comedian. Stand-up comedians stand… — J. B. Smoove Copy Share Image
Magicians are definitely more arrogant. They're kind of like "Abra Kadabra, you're an idiot," they don't let you in on the joke.… — Jim Carrey Copy Share Image
When young comedians ask me for advice that's the one thing I always say is if they're improvisers I'm like do improv,… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
What I love about comedians is their instinct is always to go against the grain. Their whole existence is pointing out the… — Colin Quinn Copy Share Image
I love comedians that dive into politics. I personally don't feel comfortable, with my background, weighing in unless I have a take… — John Mulaney Copy Share Image
I'm glad that that era of stand-up is over, because I think it adversely affected a lot of people who could have… — Patton Oswalt Copy Share Image
I love Dallas, Austin and Houston. Why? Because some of the best comedians, like Bill Hicks and Sam Kinison, started their careers… — Bobby Lee Copy Share Image
A lot of comedians, when they have a bad gig, will blame everything but themselves. They'll blame the crowd, or the room… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Comedians dissect jokes all the time. Comedians are beautiful structuralists. But ultimately it's an athletic endeavor. You have to be able to… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
One of the problems I see with these comics on television, particularly cable television, is, since you can say anything in terms… — Tom Lehrer Copy Share Image
Growing up, I didn't know anything about comedy and didn't know anything about comedians or what standup was. I grew up in… — Carlos Mencia Copy Share Image
Jay Wexler is my kind of writer--a weird one, and a wry one, and one who isnt afraid to act silly in… — Ron Currie Jr Copy Share Image
I came upon whatever I'm doing organically. I didn't study anything. I don't have any real aspirations other than to connect with… — Marc Maron Copy Share Image
You know the quickest way to get comedians to hate you? Do Letterman at age 24. — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
