Comedian Quotes · Page 34

I just like observing people - it's something I've done ever since I was a kid, and I got really good at…

— Ellen DeGeneres

Comedians, such as yourself, Jon Stewart and others, are a valuable supplement, and here's why: Good journalism at its best frequently speaks…

— Dan Rather

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

— Zach Woods

I`ve not really been angling to be a comedian. I knew comics and I loved them and I loved being funny, but…

— Mitch Hedberg

One great thing about getting old is that you can get out of all sorts of social obligations just by saying you're…

— George Carlin

Anything to declare? the customs inspector said."Two pound of uncut heroin and a manual of pornographic art," Mark answered, looking about for…

— Leon Uris

A comedian who starts talking to himself becomes his own audience. This is fatal.

— Fred Allen

I'm a clown. I'm a comedian. Comedy, by design, is a place to explore the subconscious.

— Ramy Youssef

That's the thing that most people don't realize. In real life, comedians aren't funny. They save it. They save it up.

— Michael Showalter

Your dream has to be bigger than your fear.

— Steve Harvey

I'm a comedian, and my comedy has never endorsed violence towards gays.

— Sam Kinison

At one time I wanted to be a comedian.

— Jamie Park

I always loved comedy, but I never knew it was something you could learn to do. I always thought that some people…

— Paul Reiser

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

Some comedians change their style, often to their advantage; but I see no reason why I can't continue with the "urbane sophisticate"…

— Emo Philips

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

— Nish Kumar

As a comedian, I'm like one of those on-the-scene reporters. I will actually go and try to find disasters so I can…

— Paul Provenza

My dad loved comedians, especially George Jessel, and he loved Henny Youngman and Buddy Hackett.

— Al Franken

Look at what you could have won.

— Jim Bowen

Every comedian works differently. Some comedians might do just observational stuff and they don't do anything personal, and other people.. everything they…

— Brian Regan

Comedy is something that I'm definitely looking to get into. I had a little taste of it and I do intend on…

— Ashley Greene

There's a very fine line between political comedian and activist, and I don't really think I fall over into the activist category.

— Samantha Bee

I just really remember the feeling of being a younger comedian who was kind of an outlier for being experimental and weird…

— Chris Gethard

Comedians don't have hits. You have to have a whole brand-new hour. You have no hits to rely on.

— Aziz Ansari

I'm a standup comedian who gets to act. I'm never going to not do standup. I love doing it and when I…

— Bill Burr