Comedian Quotes · Page 30

There's a fear when you're a comedian of just being hectoring, so you do try to fight against that.

— Nish Kumar

Being a comedian is a lot like being an athlete. If you're Carl Lewis and you're the fastest, then no matter what…

— Chris Rock

Really, to me, a really good evening would be a comedian, followed by a band, followed by a really good DJ.

— Jens Lekman

I'm a rap comedian the same way Bill Cosby is a jazz comedian, Cosby's laid back. I'm like, bang, bang bang, right…

— Chris Rock

George Carlin was great right up to the end of his life. But Richard Pryor was probably the best, most gifted stand-up…

— Denis Leary

I did say to myself one day, 'I'd love to be a Jewish comedian,' but that's my only memory with any connection…

— Paul Morrissey

Comedians and people in general have a cultural right to talk about their own culture and race.

— Margaret Cho

I've wanted to be a comedian since I was a kid, and my parents were very supportive of that.

— Brett Gelman

All comedy does that. Every comedian I can think of - Larry David, Seinfeld, Mel Brooks, Chris Rock - that's where the…

— Bryan Fogel

After we'd filmed one series of 'Kiss Me Kate,' everyone was saying: 'The guy's got great comic timing,' - that was the…

— Darren Boyd

Male comics are always coming up to me and they're like 'Hey Natasha. Don't you think you're a little attractive to be…

— Natasha Leggero

I do films which get me out of my comedian routine so that I don't get bored being a stand-up comedian. And…

— Vir Das

Reggie Watts is a most unusual talent: a huge vocal range, a natural musicality, and a sidesplitting wit. Is he a comedian?…

— Brian Eno

I was a sheet metal worker, then a metal engineer, then a Pontin's bluecoat, then a comedian. You can achieve anything you…

— Bradley Walsh

Dave Chappelle is about as gifted as it gets, as a performer and comedian. [...] It's always great to watch him work.…

— Ted Alexandro

You do what you're supposed to do, but you have to be honest about what they're doing. When you do a comedy…

— Joe Rogan

All comedians are preoccupied with one thing and with one thing only-themmm-selllves. It's a horrible lot in life.

— David Letterman

My mom wanted me to be a youth pastor, and when I became a comedian, she said it was close enough.

— Pete Holmes

As a comedian I appreciate every kind of comedy. You decide for yourself what you're going to do.

— Jeff Foxworthy

My wife asked me once if I weren't a comedian what I would do. I couldn't answer the question. I never imagined…

— Dave Chappelle

I have done a wide range of characters and getting acknowledged as a comedian is encouraging for me as an actor.

— Biju Menon

For some comedians it feels so cool to be like: 'I'll say anything, man!'. I'm not quite there yet.

— Bo Burnham

Am I the Irish comedian with half a finger? No, I'm the Irish comedian with nine and a half fingers.

— Dave Allen

Best comedian that has set foward a whole new generation of liberal thinkers

— Eugine Storms

I'm a comedian in real life. I always goof around; I'm out-going; and I talk with everybody, especially through Twitter these days!

— Sean Berdy

Inside was the second LP album of a comedian's performance before an audience.

— Shelley Berman

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

— Camille Paglia

Ask any physical comedian and they'll say the same thing. There are so many dark moments in comedy.

— Lee Evans

There are many comedians who are afraid to work outside the coasts and the casinos because they're afraid they'll bomb.

— Elayne Boosler

I would not have succeeded as a comedian had I not had some hugely lucky breaks.

— Romesh Ranganathan

Ann Romney: 'The hardest part of being a stay at home mom was deciding which of our homes to stay at.'

— Andy Borowitz

Some of the best ideas I've gotten for my act have come from comedians and not magicians.

— Andrew Mayne

As a wedding gift, Ray J gave Kim Kardashian his profits from their sex tape. It's 'Something Old' as well as 'Something…

— Joan Rivers

As a comedian, I am attracted to truths that are uncomfortable. I like funny bummers.

— Adam Conover

To me, seeing a really great comedian is a bit like watching a musician or a poet.

— Dick Gregory

Once or twice I've been described as a light comedian. I consider this the most accurate description of my abilities I've ever…

— Bing Crosby

As a comedian you have to remind yourself that it happens; every now and again you can just have a bad gig…

— Richard Herring

August is the time when I can feel myself getting stronger as a comedian. I'm at the height of my powers come…

— Nish Kumar

I've often heard it said a preacher might learn with a comedian for a teacher.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The audience loves when the comedian talks to them. You're creating inside jokes, which creates a community.

— Wendy Liebman