I hate it when people come to comedy shows thinking it's going to be simply all about laughing at jokes. — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
Stand-up is always most important because that's what got me here. It's always first. — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
That's the whole point of anyone's standup career. It's to get people to listen to their point of view. — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
Comedy is like magic. If you don't see where the trick is going, it's entertaining. — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
Sometimes a joke that's not working is just as hilarious as one that does. — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
It's two totally different things. Comedy is more therapeutic. Acting is more of an escape. — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
I'm a big cultural pusher when it comes to hip-hop, disco music, comedy, all that stuff that I love. — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
I'll do a joke on purpose that really doesn't work just to show that that's funny. — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
People were telling me I should do stand-up. I would just shake it off. One day my friend bet me some money… — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
If I do a joke on stage and I feel like the energies a little off, I'll put my pride aside and… — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
When you watch a comedy special, you see the glitz and glamour. But what you don't see is when it doesn't work… — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
For anybody that's looking at getting into comedy as stand-up or otherwise, the best advice to give is: Be original. Always. — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
I always thought that asking questions at the end was a cool way for doing a stand-up show. It's unique and different,… — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
I use this notepad onstage, mastering the art of not being professional. I'll do a joke that doesn't work on purpose, then… — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
I never thought I could be a comedian, because I never thought I was funny. A lot of other people thought I… — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
If everything is always magical, then you'll never have a magical moment. So you have to understand that when it comes to… — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
I just like being able to voice my opinion. That's all comedy is. Comedy is just a different perspective. Perspective of what… — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
My job is to make you laugh. It isn't to inform you, but it is to bring awareness of how I see… — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
A friend of mine was watching TV one day and he just was like, 'I bet you want to do comedy,' and… — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
Comedically, man, I'm just trying to be on a page where I can just uplift people, no matter what it is. Just… — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
A lot of people have their albums where they have their love song, party song, awareness song, song dedicated to their mama,… — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
My fashion was not the best in the '80s. I looked crazy as hell. I used to wear my pants tucked into my socks… — Deon Cole Copy Share
I learned from mistakes. If I ride my bike and I don't hold the handlebars and I fall, I know to hold them next… — Deon Cole Copy Share
A friend of mine was watching TV one day and he just was like, 'I bet you want to do comedy,' and he was… — Deon Cole Copy Share
When I did 'The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien,' Conan came to my dressing room after and was like, 'Man, that was great.' Then… — Deon Cole Copy Share
In my early 20s, I started doing comedy. I started doing auditions in Chicago. It led me to writing my own sketches for Second… — Deon Cole Copy Share
That's the whole point of anyone's standup career. It's to get people to listen to their point of view. — Deon Cole Copy Share
If I decide to do a college, which is very, very, very rare, I just stay as P.C. as possible. My point of view… — Deon Cole Copy Share
I love being a comic but I love acting as well. They're both very necessary avenues for me. — Deon Cole Copy Share
I always thought that asking questions at the end was a cool way for doing a stand-up show. It's unique and different, and helps… — Deon Cole Copy Share
You can change the world, sometimes, with the opinions and thoughts we have as comics. — Deon Cole Copy Share
I used to want to be the black dude in 'The Last Dragon.' I wanted to be Ralph Tresvant from New Edition - I… — Deon Cole Copy Share
Funny comes in different levels. Like not looking seasoned, or not looking prepared, the way that an actual comic should look, becomes funny. — Deon Cole Copy Share
There's nothing that I would never not talk about, but I would do it in a classy way. — Deon Cole Copy Share
