My greatest hope was to get discovered as a comedian and get on a sitcom. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
I'm a total one-hour drama addict. I think when you're a comedian, you tend towards dramas because that's the less stressful thing… — Sarah Silverman Copy Share Image
To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you can't write your own material, you have very little chance of making it as a comedian. — Rodney Dangerfield Copy Share Image
Sometimes I worry about things changing and people not liking me any more. As a comedian you do feel like you're walking… — Michael McIntyre Copy Share Image
I usually just say I'm a stand-up comedian, but I use looping machines to create ideas with my voice. — Reggie Watts Copy Share Image
I don't know any comedian who tailors his act to his audience. Maybe people say they do, but I can't even imagine… — Colin Quinn Copy Share Image
As a comedian, Trump is comedy gold, and he almost makes my job too easy... the stuff that comes out of his… — Maysoon Zayid Copy Share Image
I must admit I am nervous about getting Alzheimer's. Once it hits, I might tell my best joke and never know it. — Joan Rivers Copy Share Image
When you see a crowd of people jumping up and down at a pop concert, all gloriously in the moment, I don't… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
This is something that the nimblest standup comedians learn, over time, to handle gracefully. They'll go between prepared material, then they'll respond… — John Hodgman Copy Share Image
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
In 1987, I was in Edinburgh doing my first one-man show. I took part in a kickabout with some fellow comedians and… — Paul Merton Copy Share Image
To be honest with you, when I got into this I never thought about reviews. I never thought about what people would… — Adam Sandler Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Joe Rogan has this podcast where he's talking astrophysics and lean BMI indexes and weird philosophy most of the time and yet,… — Moshe Kasher Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I think art is beautiful. It's decoration and adornment. But art is also a really important vessel for social change, and social… — Chloe Wise Copy Share Image
When you live the life of a comedian, it's such a state of arrested development. I can't deal with anything very maturely.… — Nick Swardson Copy Share Image
The biggest piece of advice that I give young comedians is: If it's your goal to get where I'm at, go do… — Ron White Copy Share Image
Humor can be a great way to lift spirits and relate with soon-to-be high school grads. Whether you're in need of a… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Comedians are - at the end of the day, we're just a bunch of people that lack a little bit of -… — Russell Peters Copy Share Image
A lot of times I go to a comedy show, I sit there and wait for the comedian to run out of… — Eugene Lee Yang Copy Share Image
I think of myself as a comedian who has the pleasure of writing jokes about things that I actually care about. And… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
As a comedian, you see all parts of the country because you play there. — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share Image
