There's that great Bill Hicks line - the comedian - where he says, "Are you proud to be an American?" "I don't… — Josh Radnor Copy Share Image
It's funny, because I was trained as a dramatic actor at New York's Colonnades Theater Lab in the '70s, along with Jeff… — Peter Scolari Copy Share Image
If you want to be a comedian, go out. Do a week in Des Moines, Iowa. Try to make those people laugh. — Nick Swardson Copy Share Image
I guess I considered myself just sort of a sketch comedian, you know? Actual screenwriting hadn't really occurred to me as a… — Thomas Lennon Copy Share Image
Becoming a performer, comedian - anything other than a teacher, really - seemed very far-fetched. So I kind of split off into… — Quinta Brunson Copy Share Image
Comedians have varying levels of training. It can range from classically trained actors (like Robin Williams) to people who took comedy classes… — Ted Alexandro Copy Share Image
Many comedians - both male and female - do have an "I will never date another comedian" rule. — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
“A lot of people say there's a fine line between genius and insanity. I don't think there's a fine line, I actually… — Bill Bailey Copy Share Image
I don't do one-liners, because you don't learn anything about that comedian. — Ricky Gervais 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
I like the ironic pomposity of a stand-up comedian. Like all those comedians thinking they can bring down Coca-Cola. They forget to… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
Comedians don't have a monopoly on suffering. But creative people are sometimes fortunate enough to be able to incorporate their most traumatic… — Matt Lucas Copy Share Image
People only mention it's a free country if they're doing something shitty. — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
There's something about being a comedian that means you have to not be scared of failing because failing is part of the… — David Walliams Copy Share Image
I don't know if I even consider myself a comedian really - I do comedic acting in some films and dramatic in… — Kristen Wiig Copy Share Image
I didn't tell any of my friends that I wanted to be a comedian, because I was superstitious. I thought if I… — Steven Wright Copy Share Image
Maybe this is crazy, but I think the right to own a gun is trumped by the right not to be shot… — Andy Borowitz Copy Share Image
Conclusions are based in time. We live in time. So any definition of success is bound up with time. With other things… — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
When I was 13 I told my dad I'd rather kill myself than do an ordinary job. He vaguely muttered something about… — Noel Fielding Copy Share Image
It's not all about acting. It's about giving an art of entertainment to humanity. — Sean Berdy Copy Share Image
I'm a comedian, which is the opposite of a lifestyle that equips you to be a parent. — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
I've seen comedians make people laugh by being either really dark and sad and touching, or really strange and bizarre and creepy.… — Amy Seimetz Copy Share Image
A plumber doesn't change the way he plumbs when he has a kid. You're a comedian. This is your style. — Bill Burr Copy Share Image
