In my mind, I was always a comedian who was going to branch into writing. — Patton Oswalt Copy Share Image
Comedians don't laugh. They're too busy analyzing why it's funny or not. — James Lipton Copy Share Image
As a comedian, part of what's so gratifying for me is hearing people laugh. — Ego Nwodim Copy Share Image
I was just never discouraged from doing something wacky like trying to be a comedian. — Kate McKinnon Copy Share Image
Comedian sort of enjoys the darkness because, essentially, he's a thug. He's just not a nice guy. — Jeffrey Dean Morgan Copy Share Image
I get called all kinds of things - an investigative comedian, a comedian activist - I've lost track of what my job… — Mark Thomas Copy Share Image
Feeling unsure and lost is part of your path. Don't avoid it. See what those feelings are showing you and use it. — Louis C. K Copy Share Image
And I'm up while the dawn is breaking, even though my heart is aching. I should be drinking a toast to absent… — Elvis Costello Copy Share Image
Imagine the Creator as a low comedian, and at once the world becomes explicable. — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
For me personally, being a comedian is having funny ideas and saying them: it's not just saying them. I need the complete… — Frank Skinner Copy Share Image
I was a stand-up comedian for 10 years, if you can believe it. And I gave it up at age 22. — Samm Levine Copy Share Image
No wonder all the great comedians had such destructive private lives. ... After you get the audience into that kind of frenzy,… — Margaret Cho Copy Share Image
It's so clear cut with a comedian - you have that reflex action, whereby you laugh or you don't. And so you… — Jimmy Carr Copy Share Image
If I was a young man, I might have bypassed the whole comedian-actor thing and just been a filmmaker. Then I'd probably… — Bobcat Goldthwait Copy Share Image
I enjoy Chris Rock. Bill Burr. Wanda Sykes. I enjoy the legends. But no one is like Richard Pryor. Before I knew… — Janelle James Copy Share Image
Jamie Kilstein is amazing and I will be spreading the word. He has the spark that energized my conscience. We need more… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
I believe in being honest with myself. If there's one thing I hate it's when a comedian is great and won't admit… — Jack Benny Copy Share Image
For comedians, we're all kind of tweeting our thoughts instead of spending time developing them. You can gauge how good a joke… — Natasha Leggero Copy Share Image
I pushed against doing a podcast for so long. I'm a very late comer to the podcast game. But you're responsibility as… — Kurt Braunohler Copy Share Image
I had a lot of bad jobs but the one big internship I had is I interned for 'SNL' when I was… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Right-wing propagandists like Limbaugh and Coulter are essentially entertainers, entertainers who stimulate prejudice, selfishness and meanness the way a comedian works for… — Hal Crowther Copy Share Image
I had no choice but to make me as a comedian, because I am not particularly gifted with a lot of marketable… — Christian Finnegan Copy Share Image
There's a weird loneliness that comes with being a comedian, especially standup. Even with improvisers, I think there are certain moments of… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
On the other side of the spectrum, you see someone like Donald Trump, who is using as the basis of his campaign… — Sacha Baron Cohen Copy Share Image
When I was in New York, I got to see Joan Rivers do an hour of material, and it blew my mind.… — Chelsea Peretti Copy Share Image
I think, as a comedian, the funniest you can be is with people you know, and [whom] you've known for years, in… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
Because of my comedic-influence growing up, Mel Brooks, Jim Carrey, Steve Martin… A lot of Jeff comedic-influences included Charlie Chaplin and physical… — J. Robert Spencer Copy Share Image
When you're a comedian, the Holy Grail is an hour long HBO special. — Gabriel Iglesias Copy Share Image
I always think stand-up is the most brutal environment for a comedian. — Dominic Holland Copy Share Image
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