The ability to be funny in real life and be funny onstage or onscreen are two different things. — Janelle James Copy Share Image
I don't have a story about how when I was a kid I wanted to do comedy. — Janelle James Copy Share Image
I suppose I'll do my dramatic turn that comedians do at some point, I'll do my 'Patch Adams' or what not. — Janelle James Copy Share Image
How would we survive without laughter? What a wonderful, free gift that we've been given as human beings. — Janelle James Copy Share Image
I think most Black women are funny. Whether we get credit or not, we just are; we're hilarious. — Janelle James Copy Share Image
I feel like I have a superpower - making people laugh. That's not something that everyone can do. — Janelle James Copy Share Image
When you grow up poor and you work hard, your relaxation comes from laughter. It's such a free vacation. — Janelle James Copy Share Image
Look, I'll do anything. I wanna do everything. I'll probably do a travel show at some point, I'd love to do some… — Janelle James Copy Share Image
Everybody's gone through things, and I think the point of comedy is to talk about those things in a humorous way so… — Janelle James Copy Share Image
I remember when I wanted to start touring for comedy. That's when podcasts were just kicking off. So I listened to every… — Janelle James Copy Share Image
Half of being a comedian is knowing how to pace a joke, how to say it, so someone else could be given… — Janelle James Copy Share Image
I really like comedy, and making people laugh is one of the few pleasures of being alive. It's a gift - that's… — Janelle James Copy Share Image
I just hope people see the work that I'm doing. I hope they acknowledge comedy and what an art form it is.… — Janelle James Copy Share Image
No matter what happens with acting, the fans who follow me because of comedy, or because of acting, those are the people… — Janelle James Copy Share Image
It always is easier to have someone listen to you if you disarm them with the laughter first. It seems like a… — Janelle James Copy Share Image
I am that person. I will crack on a kid. I will crack jokes in that way. — Janelle James Copy Share Image
Your objective is to make people laugh and then sneak your thoughts in underneath the jokes. If your thoughts are on top,… — Janelle James Copy Share Image
I've always been, like, a book-smart person; I'm very into language and reading, and that really lends itself to comedy, because you… — Janelle James Copy Share Image
I don't necessarily sit down like, 'I need to write jokes.' I try to live a lot of life so that things… — Janelle James Copy Share Image
I'll only diet for a Marvel movie. I will give up bacon and waffles to be Storm. — Janelle James Copy Share
He's done enough for me. He didn't make my career or anything. I was never close with Chris Rock. We went on tour together,… — Janelle James Copy Share
It always is easier to have someone listen to you if you disarm them with the laughter first. It seems like a 'duh' kind… — Janelle James Copy Share
I've done everything I possibly can to make my phone think I'm 22. I haven't used capital letters in years. — Janelle James Copy Share
I'm never one to claim a celebrity as a friend unless I know their mama's name or something like that. — Janelle James Copy Share
I suppose I'll do my dramatic turn that comedians do at some point, I'll do my 'Patch Adams' or what not. — Janelle James Copy Share
Your objective is to make people laugh and then sneak your thoughts in underneath the jokes. If your thoughts are on top, that's not… — Janelle James Copy Share
I wait till everyone leaves a social media site before I go on. I wait till everyone says it's over and then I'm like,… — Janelle James Copy Share
I enjoy Chris Rock. Bill Burr. Wanda Sykes. I enjoy the legends. But no one is like Richard Pryor. Before I knew what a… — Janelle James Copy Share
You never know where people come from or what they've been through, and you meet them in the middle. — Janelle James Copy Share
One thing I always say about my mom is we were so poor, but she always made sure that we got whatever we were… — Janelle James Copy Share
