Comedian Quotes · Page 35

Being a rapper is about being cool, but being a comedian, you're not supposed to be the coolest guy.

— Aziz Ansari

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

British comedian Imran Yusuf is fantastic and so is Shazia Mirza, also London-based.

— Varun Grover

Every barbershop has a guy who wrecks shop every time he comes in. He has the whole barbershop laughing. That doesn't mean…

— Charlie Murphy

For a comedian to kind of catch onto something right as something's catching on in our culture, a lot of it is…

— Jim Gaffigan

[Twitter] is not totally where I go anymore to sell myself as a concept, as a comedian, because it moves too fast.

— Jen Kirkman

I'd love to be a comedian. I've done a lot, but always in the confines of plays.

— Michael Gambon

I don't think comedians take advantage of the fact that television and film are visual mediums.

— Eric Andre

I think, first of all, you need to love what you're doing, and then this helps in the comedian for its part…

— Cecilia Bartoli

With basketball, if a guy is having an off night you still can say he's a good athlete. But with a comedian,…

— Gary Gulman

I had a moment where I was onstage once... As a comedian, you just think, 'Be funny as possible all the time…

— Whitney Cummings

I actually was a writer who had the ability to perform his own work as opposed to a comedian who wrote his…

— George Carlin

At a time when public finances are under huge strain, we surely do not need to pay celebrities to wax lyrical to…

— Chris Huhne

Whoever said having children makes a comedian safer and less dark is an idiot. Having a baby has filled my whole life…

— Richard Herring

The jokes are great but what really matters for a comedian is his performance, his whole attitude, and the laughs that he…

— Jack Dee

The most frightening thing about playing Dick Gregory is I've never done stand-up before, and I had to learn how to be…

— Joe Morton

Many comedians have a dark side that lets them take a negative thing and turn it funny.

— Rachel Dratch

I have what we call a 'symphony act.' I'm the only comedian, I think, in the country that does it.

— Robert Klein

A stand-up comedian will never be the life of a party. Instead, he will be the guy who is standing at a…

— Vir Das

The role of the comedian is to say 'Wait a minute' when a consensus starts to form.

— Bill Hicks

I've found nothing but support and generosity from older comics. I think comedians are a lot nicer than the stigma is, at…

— Bo Burnham

When a comedian can turn hero and has the will power to work out for a six pack, he can easily fit…

— Tanikella Bharani

I'm a dirty, filthy animal and I'm a dirty comedian, but I got a lot of charisma and charm.

— Ralphie May

I am not so secretly a comedian. I write a lot of my own material if you've seen videos I've done. I…

— Laura Benanti

Cat food. It stinks a bit, but if you don't put up with the smell, the little kitten will die.

— Karl Pilkington

“Fuck it... That's really the attitude that keeps a family together, it's not "we love each other", it's just "fuck it, man.”

— Louis C.K

You know, as a comedian, that's what you do. You speak truth to power by making people laugh.

— Sarah Cooper

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

— Patrick Huard

Comedy is quite hard and it takes like a decade to figure out what kind of comedian you are, so don't quit.

— Rose Matafeo

I am a comedian. My brain is critical - it's overthinking - but you can find ways to turn it down and…

— Pete Holmes

When I see a good singer, I get teary-eyed. Part of it is jealousy because all comedians are frustrated rock stars. That's…

— Jeff Ross

Being a professional comedian is doing it right and good, when you don't feel like it.

— Franklyn Ajaye

As a comedian, you're making so many observations, so many measurements. You might catch someone's eyes as you're telling a joke, and…

— Sean Lock

I'm hardly a known name, but I don't want to go, like, 'Oh, people call me a storyteller comedian, let me just…

— Kyle Kinane

As a comedian, I don't know if they're laughing because it's funny or if they're laughing at me because I'm not funny.…

— Larry the Cable Guy

I've found, across the board, that comedians have been very respectful and kind to me. And that seems to stem from the…

— Bo Burnham

The danger for a comedian on Twitter is the same danger that any civilian faces: sometimes you gotta put that phone down…

— Rob Delaney

I was booked into the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas with three other comedians. We all were using the Riviera in-house shampoo,…

— Mitch Hedberg

If you're into comedy, you will know what the show is about. We have so many comedy geeks, comedy enthusiasts, fanatical people…

— Rhys Darby

I'm a comedian and there are a lot of things I'm still learning. I love one liners because I love smart jokes.…

— Anthony Jeselnik