I usually just say I'm a stand-up comedian, but I use…

The idea of experimenting with machines to create art was always something I tinkered with.

— Reggie Watts

From the moment I stepped into this industry, I've always had to fight for my ideas and for my voice to be heard.

— Charli XCX

But neither money nor machines can create. They shuttle tokens of energy, but they do not transform. A civilization based on them puts people…

— Lewis Hyde

The skill of a good actor is to make it always seem like you're in that fantastically spontaneous moment. Very often, a stand-up comedian…

— Colin Firth

I come from the stage. I started my career as a stand-up comedian and then later on became an actor.

— Patrick Huard

Branne's [Pavlovic] parents wanted him to become a taxi driver, but he became a stand-up comedian instead. So they died of shame.

— Aron Flam

And what is the reaction of the British politcal class? Well the Lib Dems, still think that the Euro is a success! I don't…

— Nigel Farage

This is a dream come true. HBO is the highest echelon in the world for a stand-up comedian to attain. Throughout my career I've…

— Dane Cook

A stand-up comedian faces the audiences and gets their immediate feedback. I hide behind the comic strip, and unless people write to me, I…

— Stephan Pastis

The real focus at first is to just become a good stand-up comedian, and then when you get to a certain level, then they…

— Jon Stewart

Conclusions are based in time. We live in time. So any definition of success is bound up with time. With other things you can…

— Demetri Martin

I love standup comedians. I really do.

— Jim Gaffigan

Laughter is good for you. Nine out of ten stand-up comedians recommend laughter in the face of intense stupidity.

— Jim Butcher

Jesus was a brilliant Jewish stand-up comedian, a phenomenal improviser. His parables are great one-liners.

— Camille Paglia

I wouldn't mind gigging around the same era as Jesus, after he gives his speech about the meek and how blessed they are and…

— Jim Jefferies