Comedians Quotes · Page 7

I don't think comedians are better travellers but they are communicators and storytellers.

— David Baddiel

“A comedian is better than a politician; at least there is no doubt.”

— Bangambiki Habyarimana

Oftentimes, the funniest comedians are people who've gone through personal torment.

— Cole Sprouse

Comedians want to be rock legends for a day - that sounds fun to them.

— Jake Kasdan

Comedians are obsessed with justice and the truth.

— Whitney Cummings

I've never felt any sense of kinship with other comedians; they've always seemed too needy.

— Frankie Boyle

Most comedians are borderline psychotic. It's what makes their work interesting.

— Julian Barratt

Comedians are the one who have to tell the emperor he has no clothes on.

— Chris Rock

For 'Pariah,' people were surprised Kim Wayans was there, but comedians have a dark streak; they're comedians for a reason.

— Dee Rees

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

Comedians are great at laughing at themselves, we really are. We mock everyone else and we can take it as well.

— Paul Whitehouse

I'm labeled a comedic actor, which is awesome. But I love getting the occasional dramatic role, too. Some of your best dramatic…

— Jim O'Heir

If you know me, I don't live in this dismal world. I mean, I like to have fun. My friends are comedians.

— Linda Blair

It's famous that comedians have a very dark personal state of mind. I think, in my case, it's the same. The only…

— Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

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

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

I love Dallas, Austin and Houston. Why? Because some of the best comedians, like Bill Hicks and Sam Kinison, started their careers…

— Bobby Lee

Anyone you give a ton of money to is going to go slightly crazy. I don't think comedians are particularly special in…

— Nick Kroll

It's also that comedians don't have the kind of narcissism that actors have. They're writers who perform their own material. It's more…

— Rachel Weisz

There's this misconception that comedy and music go together. They don't. Comedians can't compete with rock stars; they're just not on the…

— Michael Ian Black

Part of the problem of comedians doing specials every year - when the masters do it, it's like, 'Okay, I guess, go…

— Moshe Kasher

You can't do anything to be funny. That's cringeworthy. If your humor comes out of a place of love every time, you…

— John Krasinski

Before doing my first open mic, I was sitting in the back watching all these comedians banter back and forth and fire…

— Patton Oswalt

Everything will be seen on your computer or BlackBerry or whatever devices we will be seeing in the future. Comedians will put…

— George Lopez

“We can’t all be comedians, some people have to do the laughing.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

I don't think that comedians have a tradition of trashing the next generation.

— Franklyn Ajaye

Eddie Murphy is to comedians what Nicki Minaj is to Spanx.

— Chris Rock

The optimum frequency with which comedians should do a series is every year. I do one every three years. My audience is…

— Alexei Sayle

Some comedians change their style, often to their advantage; but I see no reason why I can't continue with the "urbane sophisticate"…

— Emo Philips

Comedians do movies and TV so that when they tour, they sell out. That's the goal: To get popular enough so the…

— Gabriel Iglesias

I try not to listen to the other comedians performing before me because they will probably be funnier than me.

— Jon Richardson

I think a lot of people compare female writers or female comedians to each other in a way that men are not.…

— Mindy Kaling

I don't want to offend people and I don't want to be mean, but social commentary and comedy for me are part…

— Alanis Morissette

A good competition for comedians would be where a comedian has a conversation and is then quizzed on what the other person…

— Dana Gould

Everybody kind of looks to comedians and comedy for relief and a fresh breath about what is going on in the world.

— Sean Hayes

“I don’t think being a comedian gives you any fucking insight into what makes people laugh.”

— craig ferguson

I am not a natural show-off. Some of the monster comedians are terrifyingly assured, and I don't have that, and that's held…

— Dominic Holland

For the most part, there's not a ton of out and working trans comedians, or people who are visible.

— Patti Harrison

I think people have a misconception about comedians and performers. All that stuff is serious business.

— Redfoo

Comedians are a much rarer and far more valuable commodity than all the gold and precious stones in the world.

— Groucho Marx