Comedian Quotes · Page 28

There really is no Johnny Carson anymore. There is no one place a comedian can appear and explode.

— Tom Leykis

I didn't plan on being a comedian. I didn't plan on getting married and I didn't plan on having kids, but I…

— Rodney Carrington

Performing as a musician is a lot different than performing as an actor. As an actor, you can hide behind the character…

— Billy Crudup

Because you make me laugh don't make you a comic. A comedian is a person who, that's how they make their living.

— Dick Gregory

Comedians who are 22 years old can certainly be funny and clever, and be capable of telling jokes - but are they…

— Rob Delaney

I'm not saying being a comedian is brain surgery, but it is definitely - it's like being a carpenter. You learn how…

— Denis Leary

Down deep in His heart God is a comedian who loves to make us laugh.

— Arthur Miller

Alan King, a comedian I adored, was considered society, and I was considered the Jewish kid from the neighborhood.

— Don Rickles

The idea of a Japanese comedian was not only a rarity, it was non-existent.

— Pat Morita

A stand-up comedian who's assaultive and decent and has managed a career that has spanned over five decades deserves a documentary.

— Elvis Mitchell

I wanted to be a tragedienne. I only wanted sad parts. When mother read the press notices when I was on the…

— Dorothy Gish

I now consider it a good day when I don't step on my boobs.

— Joan Rivers

I'm a comedian, and the other comedians are played by comedians, the same way that in 'Once' there are the musicians that…

— Mike Birbiglia

A lot of comedians, when they have a bad gig, will blame everything but themselves. They'll blame the crowd, or the room…

— Anonymous

There are way too many comedians now.

— Dani Levy

I wanted to do the comic strip. I tried to get it syndicated, and I sent some examples to a syndication company,…

— Brian Regan

Here's what I'm afraid of. I know a lot of comedians, friends of mine, who just got into the 'Doesn't matter what…

— Patton Oswalt

A comedian needs to have his own filters, needs to know his audience, how far he can push things.

— Jeff Dunham

Anecdote: In a controversial way, Comedian and actor Bill Cosby sought to teach his son the pain of being lied to. Convinced…

— Bill Cosby

If Mandela were a comedian, I bet he would never get mad at a heckler, he'd give him or her a hug.

— Godfrey

I realized that comedians of the day were operating on jokes and punch lines. The moment you say the punch line, the…

— Steve Martin

I was influenced by a lot of stand-up comedians... Eddie Murphy back when he was doing 'Raw.' I watched that so many…

— Ray William Johnson

Jason [Sudeikis] is a successful actor and comedian, I don't think that he takes comedic roles any less seriously than he does…

— Taron Egerton

I just had a throwaway part, really, if you think about it. I'm not a natural actor, you know? I'm a comedian,…

— Louie Anderson

My job is literally clapping back every day online as a comedian.

— Eugene Lee Yang