Old radio comedy makes me laugh, as well as 'I'm Sorry I…

I'm playing an Amazon warrior princess in a new radio comedy series called 'Elvenquest,' and I'm playing a Russian genius in the comeback of…

— Sophie Winkleman

I don’t like writing for comedians. I like writing for actors. The best comedians are the best actors.

— Neil Simon

I think it's kind of crazy that we're still calling comedians "female comedians." That seems more like a sneak attack.

— Ilana Glazer

I thought they may have presumed too much knowledge of certain things for people who are not comedians. Like Montreal. A comic understands what…

— Todd Barry

I sort of as a kid was fascinated with all the fat comedians, like John Candy, John Belushi, Benny Hill.

— Will Sasso

This is going to sound pretentious, but I like comedy that addresses something I find either worrisome or interesting in my life. I like…

— Zach Woods

There are many styles of standup, but the comedians I like are people like Dick Gregory and Richard Pryor. Because Richard Pryor told the…

— Charlie Murphy

I really will never understand pushing back on comedians who are like, "I'm like a politician campaigning and shaking hands with these people. They're…

— Jen Kirkman

There are a couple of things I want to impart to ladies who want to be in comedy: One, you don’t have to be…

— Tina Fey

The real good comedians, like Chaplin, would make you laugh and a second later, cry

— Martin Landau

I try to be careful not to put the cart before the horse. I try not to create comedy for other comedians to like.…

— Brian Regan

Comedians are like pop bands. When you're young, you have ruddy principles and don't do old stuff because you don't want to take away…

— Harry Enfield

You can tell a lot about a person by what comedians they like.

— Jonathan Krisel

There is this false perception that comedians can never be serious. It's like from like the era of court jesters.

— Jim Gaffigan

For me, comedians are like the epitome for everything great, and they terrify me. I just want to be them. I want to be…

— Tatiana Maslany