Being a TV comedian, actor, writer, columnist, and all that is quite helpful to me in acquiring wide varieties of knowledge, which… — Takeshi Kitano Copy Share Image
Every day I do one or two podcasts that 92 percent of people never will hear. I'm constantly producing, constantly making jokes… — Kurt Braunohler Copy Share Image
Eventually I was saying to myself, maybe it would be better, instead of trying to become an American comedian in France, to… — Gad Elmaleh Copy Share Image
I wish, in some ways, I was the type of comedian who could do something blistering and topical, but I'm the guy… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
I started when I was 14. I figured out that's what I wanted to do when I was 14. Even when I… — Dave Chappelle Copy Share Image
The one thing an audience always has in common with a comedian is troubles. The Yiddish word for that is tsuris. You're… — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
On one side you have book burners, Congressional wives and Pat Robertson. On the other side, you have vulgar comedians, foul-mouthed rap… — Sandra Bernhard Copy Share Image
As a comedian, you want people to like you. That's part of why you're there in the first place: You have this… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
I became a guy who wanted to be a comedian someday, or a comic actor. The way I put it was, I'll… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
People expect comedy from me but I am not just a stand-up comedian anymore. I act on stage, host 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'… — Kapil Sharma Copy Share Image
By the age of 13, I knew I wanted to be a comedian like Morecambe and Wise. So, obviously, I thought I'd… — Miranda Hart Copy Share Image
I think a lot of actors, comedians, musicians, artists are drawn to this world, because you're allowed to excavate whatever it is… — Sandra Bullock Copy Share Image
I started doing stand-up at the age of 20. This was back in 1976, around the time (coincidence?) that the first comedy… — Emo Philips Copy Share Image
Theater people say you are either a comedian or a tragedian, and I'm a tragedian. And the vexing, dark characters, the ones… — John Logan Copy Share Image
Generally speaking, talk to any stand-up comedian, the people in this world who are the brightest and have the biggest smile often… — Chris Sullivan Copy Share Image
Genuinely love doing standup and I'm a comedian first, so for me what makes my standup special is the fact that I… — Kevin Hart Copy Share Image
I always loved comedy, but I never knew it was something you could learn to do. I always thought that some people… — Paul Reiser Copy Share Image
When I grew up, I lived in the ghettos of Hollywood; it was the most disgusting place to be. I was known… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
My father was a really funny guy. He lived a good long life. And he was the reason I wanted to be… — Carol Leifer Copy Share Image
There is plenty of television. There are plenty of talk shows. There are plenty of comedians. But there is not plenty of… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
I've seen people who are not very likeable but hilarious. I think comedians get to a point where they know they're funny,… — Ted Alexandro Copy Share Image
I gravitated toward being a funny guy. I liked the radio comedians. I lived in the Golden Age of radio, and the… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
I think that if you, as a comedian, are trying to be in people's face, then you've got to come up with… — Keenen Ivory Wayans Copy Share Image
“Divorce is like surgery without anesthesia. You can feel every cut, every tear, and it leaves scars you can't see, but you… — Paul Hogan Copy Share Image
Cancer is probably the most unfunny thing in the world, but I'm a comedian, and even cancer couldn't stop me from seeing… — Gilda Radner Copy Share Image
Since we are made up of comedians and filmmakers and writers and improvisers, we have the unique opportunity to bring joy to… — Lizz Winstead Copy Share Image
My younger sister's a comedian. She has a sketch comedy group in Chicago called Schadenfreude and I look at her with such… — Brian d'Arcy James Copy Share Image
To ask a pratfall comedian, a dishes-in-the-face comic like me, to lay back and bring none of that stuff to the script… — Jerry Lewis Copy Share Image
A stand-up comedian faces the audiences and gets their immediate feedback. I hide behind the comic strip, and unless people write to… — Stephan Pastis Copy Share Image
A poet or a comedian can say what's on the mind of people. They should be funny. They should make you laugh.… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
Ex-girlfriends will find themselves in my new routine. Sometimes they like that, and sometimes they definitely do not. But comedians should come… — Dane Cook Copy Share Image
I'm a comedian so I'm not waiting around for someone to write a part for me. I don't have to wait for… — Wanda Sykes Copy Share Image
I think there is more comedians now than ever, more venues now than ever. There are stand-ups who live in towns where… — Joe Rogan Copy Share Image
John was the smartest and most amazing comedian I've ever worked with. I think more than teaching me about acting or comedy,… — Kaley Cuoco Copy Share Image
Listen, if you a comedian, and you try to jump in the rap lane, it's not gonna work out the way you… — Blueface Copy Share Image
I think Eddie Izzard is one of the brightest minds of our generation. I don't see him as a comedian as much… — Bryan Fuller Copy Share Image
Comedians a lot of times we're on the road, we're by our self. We come home to New York to our empty… — Jeff Ross Copy Share Image
I myself grew up when radio was very important. I'd come home from school and turn on the radio. There were funny… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
People don't realize it's not just about being funny, and they don't know how perceptive a comedian needs to be about human… — Erik Griffin Copy Share Image
I've been insane for a long time. An ex-girlfriend of mine once asked, "Is it true that all comedians are depressed?," and… — Jason Gann Copy Share Image
