I know now that what put me off standup was the horrific…

A lot of female comedians will go up there in a sweatshirt and Converses, trying to dress themselves down, because it is sort of…

— Carly Craig

Metal is easily my favorite thing - Exodus and Anthrax and Megadeth - so it just kind of organically came through in the standup…

— Brian Posehn

In standup, the feedback is instantaneous, and if it fails, you know you'll be off-stage and hiding in a short time.

— Greg Davies

My standup's very gross and vulgar and brassy. There's a lot of screaming.

— Sarah Sherman

I think as a standup performer you have to feel the audience. So the audience kind of dictates what they get, you know?

— Pauly Shore

I believe, even when I'm doing my standup or my acting or whatever I'm doing, I believe in painting pictures.

— J. B. Smoove

I started doing standup when I was in college, and I would incorporate a lot of characters into my act.

— Roger Craig Smith

I graduated from Improv Olympic. I used to do standup comedy.

— Redfoo

If you like standup and decide that it's overtaking your life and want to hate it, watch 1,000 standup comedians who are trying to…

— Adam DeVine

I love doing different things where, for a little while, I can focus on standup then sketch writing, then performing, then directing a video.…

— Kyle Dunnigan

It's weird because standup can be like therapy. Comedians can't be satisfied with just having fun with our friends. We've got to figure out…

— Artie Lange

I did standup for a lot of years, too, but when you come out as a standup, you get the feeling from a crowd…

— Ryan Stiles

People see me on the 'Daily Show' or 'About a Boy'. But the reality is that I only got into this business to do…

— Al Madrigal

I do standup once a year, when I host the CMAs.

— Brad Paisley

I come to Maui and go surfing, standup paddling, slacklining, swimming, and free-diving.

— Julia Mancuso