As a live stand-up comedy performer, I have the benefit of choosing real entrance music. — John Hodgman Copy Share Image
Stand-up is not just an American thing anymore. It's global. In some places, stand-up comedy is brand new. South Africa has only… — Gabriel Iglesias Copy Share Image
My mom and dad are both in stand-up comedy, so that's where I started, that's where I got everything. My roots are… — Pauly Shore Copy Share Image
A lot of stand-up comedy guys, when they get a little famous, just give up their stand-up career, and it cancels out… — Johnny Knoxville Copy Share Image
Anyone who does stand-up comedy can agree that doing a late-night spot is a dream of theirs. — Phoebe Robinson Copy Share Image
I do podcasts for the same reasons I do stand-up comedy. I love it, and I don't care if anybody else gets… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
“I found a gray hair one of my testicles the today. No, it wasn't mine, but it's frightening.” — Dave Attell Copy Share Image
The ability to workshop in stand-up comedy is incomparable to any art form, in my opinion. — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
An aspiring comedian must be determined to get to his or her true feelings on a subject and convey that to the… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share Image
It's weird with stand-up comedy. It doesn't really translate worldwide. I want to figure out how do I make it worldwide. Do… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
Dylan Moran, my favourite comedian, was walking down the street in Edinburgh. I nearly got run over as I sprinted up to… — Lady Amelia Windsor Copy Share Image
It sometimes seemed to him that for love to work, it had to be fair, that he should tell only half the… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
When I started stand-up - and this is in the '90s - there was definitely people hadn't watched decades of Comedy Central,… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
Stand-up comedy had an interesting effect on me in terms of how I started to think about constructing things, because I really… — Mark Leyner Copy Share Image
Regardless of what I do, whether I write a book or whether I act or whether I host, I'll always do stand-up… — Howie Mandel Copy Share Image
Wrestling was like stand-up comedy for me. Every night I had a live audience of 25,000 people to win over. My goal… — Dwayne Johnson Copy Share Image
After you have loss in your life and after you experience something like losing your parents, the greatest gift of that was… — Dane Cook Copy Share Image
I personally have no interest in being a star or a celebrity. I want my stand-up comedy and how I think as… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
Stand-up comedy is mine: it's my entity; it's my brand; I own it. I do it when I want to do it. — Kevin Hart Copy Share Image
At Evergreen you can create your own major and your own classes. So I actually studied stand-up comedy. — Josh Blue Copy Share Image
I just liked stand-up comedy so much. I used to memorize Bill Cosby albums and other people's albums, George Carlin, Flip Wilson. — Drew Carey Copy Share Image
Stand-up comedy is tough right now. Anybody can come to a concert, tape you, and put you up on the Internet. You… — Jeff Dunham Copy Share Image
I took a job in a comedy club - not doing stand-up comedy, because that's my idea of hell, but in the… — Phoebe Fox Copy Share Image
I'm going to try really hard not to be bossy, but I've only done stand-up comedy and then my own show where… — Rosie O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Stand-up comedy is like the lowest medium in all of show business in levels of respect. — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
When I came to America, it was Dave Chappelle and a lot of comedians on ComicView. That was my first exposure to… — Jimmy O. Yang Copy Share Image
“Asking someone else to drive your sports car is like asking someone else to kiss your girlfriend.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
I've a belt that I have worn for every single stand-up comedy session since I was 19. I fear if I ever… — Vir Das Copy Share Image
I feel blessed to be able to do my stand up comedy all over the world, because some people never even leave… — Charlie Murphy Copy Share Image
While awaiting sentencing, I decided to give stand-up comedy a shot. The judge had suggested I get my act together, and I… — Tim Allen Copy Share Image
I'm not a fan of stand-up comedy, personally. But some of them are incredibly skilled. — Bob Mortimer Copy Share Image
I am very proud of what 'Johnny' achieved in stand-up comedy because he believed entirely in giving an audience the best kick… — Johnny Vegas Copy Share Image
I'd been doing some light-beer commercials for Budweiser and Coors, and I was doing stand-up comedy. I wanted to get into the… — Kevin Nealon Copy Share Image
New York State is giant and has some of the most beautiful landscape on the Eastern seaboard. There is so much history… — Adam Savage Copy Share Image
When you're standing around for an hour doing stand up it's no big deal but when you're standing around watching a show… — Joe Rogan Copy Share Image
Here's a woman, a real pioneer for other women looking for careers in stand-up comedy. And talk about guts - she would… — David Letterman Copy Share Image
It's exciting to be able to do something completely independent without anybody challenging it, and it's a big part of the reason… — Tom Green Copy Share Image
I'm a stand-up comic. Anything else I do besides that is a plus, but stand-up comedy is what I do, it's what… — Dave Attell Copy Share Image
Stand-up comedy seems like a terrifying thing. Objectively. Before anyone has done it, it seems like one of the most frightening things… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
Comedy doesn't really matter that much; I know that. I treat it like an adult - I don't treat it like a… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
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