Comedians Quotes · Page 8

The actors that inspire me are the comedians and the people able to shape-shift into different roles and into different media.

— Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Jamie Kilstein is amazing and I will be spreading the word. He has the spark that energized my conscience. We need more…

— Robin Williams

People complain about Hollywood comedians, but I feel like I selected a tremendous group, ones who aren't fame-obsessed.

— Tig Notaro

To my knowledge, I was the first guy really to do what I do. And then later on different comedians started trying…

— Don Rickles

Comedians have a tendency to have a limited range, they tend to do one thing and do it very well, but it's…

— Woody Allen

Comedians are never really on vacation because you're always at attention... that antenna is always out there.

— Bob Newhart

It is important to understand that there is no distinction between comedians and actors. All are actors.

— Suraj Venjaramood

I think the hard thing for young comedians is that the majority of the young people in the audience out there don't…

— John Cleese

The Earth will be around for a long time before you have a funnier president than Obama. He has a stand-up's cadence…

— Seth Meyers

A lot of people end up being comedians because, well really, they're just Chandler Bing at heart. We mask our emotions with…

— Chris McCausland

In 1987, I was in Edinburgh doing my first one-man show. I took part in a kickabout with some fellow comedians and…

— Paul Merton

No wonder all the great comedians had such destructive private lives. ... After you get the audience into that kind of frenzy,…

— Margaret Cho

'Bunk' is a comedy game show where, each week, three of my favorite comedians compete in a series of bizarre and meaningless…

— Kurt Braunohler

Interesting-looking people have always been comedians, and it's rare that someone who has the choice to model ends up being a comic.…

— Lisa Lampanelli

It's funny how comedy is, you look at people like French and Saunders, when they started out they were very alternative. A…

— Peter Kay

I started doing stand-up at the age of 20. This was back in 1976, around the time (coincidence?) that the first comedy…

— Emo Philips

Pakistan hasn't been cast in the role of... interesting cultural place or, you know, land of great comedians.

— Mohsin Hamid

Comedians are sociologists. We're pointing out stuff that the general public doesn't even stop to think about, looking at life in slow-motion…

— Steven Wright

I don't think you get a lot of comedians who are homeopaths. Comedy is essentially about not being hoodwinked.

— Ben Miller

Comedians sometimes forget that there's an audience. You gotta be conscious that you're performing for other human beings.

— Jeff Garlin

Why are we casting all these stand-up comedians to do 'Breaking Bad,' one of the most dramatic TV shows ever?

— Steven Michael Quezada

I'm a big fan of comedians not having to apologize for anything. Nowadays it seems comedians are always apologizing for being funny.

— Kevin Dillon

Comedians walk out, get a feel for the crowd. If it's not going good, we change directions. If we got to drag…

— Steve Harvey

I like the ironic pomposity of a stand-up comedian. Like all those comedians thinking they can bring down Coca-Cola. They forget to…

— Ricky Gervais

There's an elusive element to comedy, but nobody gets it for free. That's why comedians seldom criticise each other.

— Sean Lock

I'm attracted to working with comedians because they don't have that stars' idea of what a hero should be. The downside is…

— Michel Gondry

Although a lot of established comedians had these really well crafted jokes about Al Qaeda and George Bush, I didn't have any…

— Michelle Buteau

For aspiring comedians? Don't listen to me. Just go on stage and do what you think is funny.

— Bill Burr

As comedians, we have the opportunity to convey a message that will have an effect. The best can make you laugh and…

— Jay Pharoah

I dropped out of school when I was 14 and I was hanging out with comedians in their thirties. I moved out…

— Mae Martin

I wasn't even a big comedy nerd. A lot of the comedians I know - a lot of my friends are comedians…

— Demetri Martin

I always think everyone else is funnier than me. I look at other comedians and I say, 'I wish I was that…

— Carrot Top

I have wanted to expand not only my comedy but also build a world with the many talented comedians I know.

— Nate Bargatze

Professional comedians, surprisingly, have a lack of humor. They're insensitive to the insanity of our times.

— Mort Sahl

A lot of people have got into it because of money, but true comedians do it because they can't help it, and…

— Peter Kay

For some comedians it feels so cool to be like: 'I'll say anything, man!'. I'm not quite there yet.

— Bo Burnham

All comedians are preoccupied with one thing and with one thing only-themmm-selllves. It's a horrible lot in life.

— David Letterman

Comedians and people in general have a cultural right to talk about their own culture and race.

— Margaret Cho

There are probably about 50 comedians who would come to my 50th birthday party but I'm not sure how many of them…

— Lee Mack

In terms of comedians, I loved, growing up, Jonathan Winters, Sid Caesar, Jackie Gleason, Phil Silvers, Carol Burnett, all those people.

— Ed O'Neill