Comedian Quotes · Page 26

A comedian's body is funny as well as his mind being funny, his whole personage is funny.

— Bobby Darin

I think humor is important for all of us, and a great comedian is a great treasure.

— Leila Josefowicz

Comedians are a much rarer and far more valuable commodity than all the gold and precious stones in the world.

— Groucho Marx

I don't consider myself a comedian because I don't really concern myself too much with jokes.

— Paul Rudd

I'm a very straightforward person. But that's fine for a comedian. Because a lot of times you're talking about everyone else.

— John Mulaney

Sometimes you watch comedians and feel like they're jerking off in front of you, but they want you to see how big…

— Jenny Slate

When they put me in jail, that's when they turned me into an activist. Up until the time I went to jail,…

— Tommy Chong

The role of a comedian is to make the audience laugh, at a minimum of once every fifteen seconds.

— Lenny Bruce

As a comedian, as a person, as a citizen, as a mammal - in all of those areas, I am looking forward…

— Jon Stewart

There's something really powerful about comedy. When the little guy, the comedian, punches up towards the big guy, or Trump, exposing him,…

— Randy Rainbow

A lot of people who claim they're political comedians are just comedians who have opinions. But they stop being funny the minute…

— Gilbert Gottfried

The nice thing about anger is that, as an emotion, it's strong enough to unplug me from the comedian's mind for a…

— Seth Meyers

I couldn't tell people what I wanted to do because I was from Atlanta. You don't tell people you're gonna be a…

— Chris Tucker

The thing is, I was never really a comedian - a comedian would scoff at the notion of me as a comedian…

— Lil Dicky

I don't mind being accused of being a bad comedian and I don't even mind being accused of being a bad talk-show…

— David Letterman

Some comedians really are funnier than others. Some people really are more beautiful than others. But these are true only because of…

— Jonathan Haidt

When I began doing theatre in high school I saw that I could get laughs from people but I didn't really connect…

— Amy Poehler

I was writing this really long joke about the smell of poop, and I was like, 'What am I doing with my…

— Kurt Braunohler

I've been fortunate to work with good directors who understand improvisation and understand the way comedians work. Luke Basan let me do…

— Chris Tucker

I like big escapist films. It's odd because the type of comedian I am and the things I do when I'm writing…

— Ricky Gervais

Some street jokes are just timeless. There's an old street joke about comedians. The joke is that a beautiful girl comes up…

— Amy Schumer

My mother was the one who totally got behind me as far as, do things and ask questions later. My father would…

— Andrew Dice Clay

We [me and my husband] both had our things. Seth was the artist, I was the singer. We were like "You do…

— Rachael MacFarlane

Why would a lazy guy become a parent of five? Then again, why would creative people who inherently don't like change and…

— Jim Gaffigan

If you want someone who can make you smile and even laugh, just find a comedian

— RK26

I first wanted to be a comedian when I was six or seven and my dad showed me Laurel and Hardy's "Perfect…

— Will Smith

“I don’t think being a comedian gives you any fucking insight into what makes people laugh.”

— craig ferguson

Comedians have a tendency to have a limited range, they tend to do one thing and do it very well, but it's…

— Woody Allen

I was a stand-up comedian for 10 years, if you can believe it. And I gave it up at age 22.

— Samm Levine

What makes a comedian has nothing to do with religion. Think of Red Skelton, Jimmy Durante, Jackie Gleason, who were all Catholics.

— Buddy Hackett

To my knowledge, I was the first guy really to do what I do. And then later on different comedians started trying…

— Don Rickles

For me personally, being a comedian is having funny ideas and saying them: it's not just saying them. I need the complete…

— Frank Skinner

Feeling unsure and lost is part of your path. Don't avoid it. See what those feelings are showing you and use it.

— Louis C. K

I get called all kinds of things - an investigative comedian, a comedian activist - I've lost track of what my job…

— Mark Thomas

And I'm up while the dawn is breaking, even though my heart is aching. I should be drinking a toast to absent…

— Elvis Costello

Imagine the Creator as a low comedian, and at once the world becomes explicable.

— H. L. Mencken

Comedian sort of enjoys the darkness because, essentially, he's a thug. He's just not a nice guy.

— Jeffrey Dean Morgan

I was just never discouraged from doing something wacky like trying to be a comedian.

— Kate McKinnon

I must admit I am nervous about getting Alzheimer's. Once it hits, I might tell my best joke and never know it.

— Joan Rivers

I don't know any comedian who tailors his act to his audience. Maybe people say they do, but I can't even imagine…

— Colin Quinn