I think comedians start off as pranksters or something.

Outsiders develop humor as a defense; why do you think most comedians are gay or Jewish?

— Paul Lynde

I don't think comedians make an active decision to be a certain "persona." Comedians write the way they're going to write.

— Jim Gaffigan

I think comedians should focus on what makes them happy, what art form fulfills them the most. Don't be calculated about it and say,…

— Scott Aukerman

I think that laughter is very close to terror and horror. Maybe that's just me, but that sort of all - over rush that…

— Jennifer Lynch

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

— Franklyn Ajaye

I think that sometimes only comedians can reach the peaks of tragedy.

— Roberto Benigni

I certainly don't think comedians are more depressive than any other walk of life. I have had clinical depression, as it happens. The stress…

— David Baddiel

I think a lot of people think that we [comedians] are nerveless people in the theatre, that we don't feel that kind of terror…

— Barry Humphries

I think comedians see themselves as people among people.

— Michael Showalter

I think that's what comedians do: We're funny in the moment. We're just so self-reflective and narcissistic.

— Taylor Tomlinson

The personal boundaries, I think for comedians they're a little bit different anyway, but I think people - feel free to do stuff -…

— Brad Williams

I've found nothing but support and generosity from older comics. I think comedians are a lot nicer than the stigma is, at least from…

— Bo Burnham

I've seen people who are not very likeable but hilarious. I think comedians get to a point where they know they're funny, so they…

— Ted Alexandro

I think for comedians, acting is their natural progression. It's all about progression.

— Russell Peters

“The Beats and the Pranksters showed us different ways of opting out of society. They were both the personification of countercultural movements. The Beats…

— Sterling Lord