Comedian Quotes · Page 9

My personal favorite is Woody Allen, who is just amazing as a comedian.

— Vir Das

I now consider it a good day when I don't step on my boobs.

— Joan Rivers

I believe it is important for comedians to know who came before them.

— Shelley Berman

I want more stand-up comics in prime time. It's great for every comedian.

— Ralphie May

I consider myself more of a visual comedian than a physical one.

— Rowan Atkinson

Louis C. K. is one of my all time favorite standup comedians.

— Aubrey Plaza

I'm not a stand-up comedian; I'm not a satirist.

— James Corden

I would say I'm a goof ball, but not a comedian.

— Jake Lacy

I wanted to be a comedian. And I did that so much in high school, I couldn't get a girlfriend.

— Chuck Berry

If I get big laughs, I'm a comedian. If I get little laughs, I'm a humorist. If I get no laughs, I'm…

— George Burns

Comedy is crowded. There are hundreds of comedians in every place in the world.

— Trevor Noah

In reality, as a comedian, you're successful because you're funny, and you should be able to be funny about anything.

— Jon Richardson

I have a pretty fresh delivery. I feel that I am probably more of a dramatic actor, but I'm also a comedian.…

— Tone Bell

I was inspired by people telling me I should be a comedian. I tried it and had a really good first set,…

— Nikki Glaser

I have a problem being called a comedian. An actor must never be typecast in one way or the other.

— Rajpal Yadav

No, I had not read any other comedian's book. Not that I don't enjoy other comedians; I'm just not a reader.

— Adam Carolla

With a lot of comedians, one of their major attributes is that they look comedic, with a certain hangdog or manic expression.…

— Sylvester Stallone

There is a linear way in which black comedians are expected to talk about race by all audiences - black people are…

— W. Kamau Bell

Working in comedies is not something I set out to do. But, I love it. I've taken some improv classes here and…

— Erick Chavarria

“The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, 'You know, I want to set those people over…

— George Carlin

A person who is a comedian does comedy in real life, too. But then there are others, too, who are very good…

— Johnny Lever

In the end, censoring a comedian's jokes is on par with censoring 'Huckleberry Finn.' Now, I'm not comparing myself to Mark Twain…

— Lisa Lampanelli

A-Rod wants to be like Babe Ruth. And people don't realize this, he's a lot like Babe Ruth. Before the playoffs a…

— Artie Lange

I never felt like I was stealing anyone's fans as much as I was introducing some younger people to comedy who will…

— Bo Burnham

Seriously, if you want to get inside the head of a stand-up comic, you could do a lot worse than reading Steve…

— Al Murray

My advice is: to try and stay really true to the things that make YOU laugh, as opposed to trying to create…

— Dane Cook

Why do all these people want [comedians] to be serious? The reason they want that is these are people who aren't funny.…

— Jon Lovitz

I'm like the opposite of one of those comedians who's funny on stage and depressed behind closed doors . On record, I…

— Adele

Has anyone seen me on Letterman? Two million people watch that show and I don't know where they are. You might have…

— Mitch Hedberg

Compared to politics, I think sports is funnier, because it's inconsequential. And politics can be real important and all that. The more…

— Norm MacDonald

I feel a lot of personal responsibility to undo the negative stereotypes. I know that it's not coming from a bad place.…

— Zach Anner

That's one of the things about comedy that annoys me the most from a comedian perspective. Comedy has gotten so segregated. Now…

— Michael Che

I don't even consider myself a comedian.

— Lee Evans

Even when I lecture per se, I am a joke comedian, I can do the voices.

— Dave Pelzer

I consider myself a bit of a comedian. I write a lot of humorous songs.

— Brad Paisley

I love comedians. They're my community.

— Louis C. K

Even as a little child, I've always had that comedian kind of attitude.

— Etta James

Being a comedian, people tell me stuff they shouldn't tell their therapist.

— Jeff Foxworthy

God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

— Anonymous

Comedians on the stage are invariably suicidal when they get home.

— Elsa Lanchester