I think humor is important for all of us, and a great…

Dave Chappelle is about as gifted as it gets, as a performer and comedian. [...] It's always great to watch him work. He started…

— Ted Alexandro

You can't be a great comedian without having self-awareness about others or your own faults. You need a strong sense of self and view…

— Billy Eichner

It takes many years to be a great comedian.

— Don Rickles

To me, seeing a really great comedian is a bit like watching a musician or a poet.

— Dick Gregory

Age, style, where you come from, where you were born, it's different every time, which, to me, is refreshing because it says that there…

— Alan King

I want more stand-up comics in prime time. It's great for every comedian.

— Ralphie May

For a comedian, there is nothing better than watching another great comedian.

— Bob Newhart

Jesse has opened for me extensively on the road so I’ve seen him do hundreds of sets. He is always super funny, has tons…

— Greg Giraldo

“My father could have been a great comedian but he didn't believe that that was possible for him, and so he made a conservative…

— Jim Carrey

Dick Gregory was a great comedian who went and got arrested, did hunger strikes, protests. It never hurt his career to be outspoken.

— Joe Rogan

Woody Allen is a great dramatist and a great comedian.

— Cate Blanchett

One can always lament, you know — but to laugh in the face of life, that's very hard. And for me the great tragedian…

— Martha Graham

I wanted to make a living, but I really was not interested in money at all. I was interested in being a great comedian.

— Larry David

Humor is important. If you're going to tell any sort of realistic story, you're going to have to have humor in it, because people…

— Patrick Rothfuss

Try to find someone with a sense of humor. That's an important thing to have because when you get into an argument, one of…

— Ed Sheeran