I believe it is important for comedians to know who came before them. — Shelley Berman Copy Share Image
I'm not a professional comedian. Nobody comes to my comedy shows. That's just a little hobby. — David Rees Copy Share Image
Pakistan hasn't been cast in the role of... interesting cultural place or, you know, land of great comedians. — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
What happens after you die? Lot's of things happen after you die - they just don't involve you — Louis C. K Copy Share Image
“The way you turn a sad story around, you should be a comedian! You’re the funniest person I know.” — Patricia Williams Copy Share Image
I'm not a comedian. And I'm not sick. The world is sick, and I'm the doctor. I'm a surgeon with a scalpel… — Lenny Bruce Copy Share Image
I was influenced by every comedian I ever saw work. That's the only way you learn how to do it. — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I've always thought of myself as an African-American comedian, African-American man, everything. — Jordan Peele Copy Share Image
With comedians, you have that understanding that we're trying to get laughs. — Colin Quinn Copy Share Image
The real focus at first is to just become a good stand-up comedian, and then when you get to a certain level,… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
Comedians are sociologists. We're pointing out stuff that the general public doesn't even stop to think about, looking at life in slow-motion… — Steven Wright Copy Share Image
It was a bizarre existence I led in my early twenties - that cliche of the comedian who goes out and entertains… — Paul Merton Copy Share Image
If someone doesn't like a comedian that's fine; a lot of people probably don't like my standup, and that's fine. But I… — Jim Norton Copy Share Image
A lot of stand-up is talking about your perspective in the world and your experiences in life. And I think it takes… — Rose Matafeo Copy Share Image
I knew I wanted to be a performer and do comedy at 5 years old. My dad's wife, Marlene Rosenbaum, was boiling… — Sandra Bernhard Copy Share Image
I think British humour is very cruel, and gay humour is very cruel. I think the two go hand-in-hand and that's why… — Jason Sellards Copy Share Image
The comedians all finished their acts with a song. They would get a certain amount of money from the song publishers and… — Denis Norden Copy Share Image
I'd like to help other comedians and when I get a little older I'd like to open up a nice comedy club… — Bruce Bruce Copy Share Image
From 1936 on, I have taken more falls than any other 20 comedians put together. From the time I was 21, I've… — Jerry Lewis Copy Share Image
I've told Michael Jackson jokes. If you got really technical, you could say those are jokes about child molestation. You could, if… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
Before I even knew what stand up was, I tried to make people laugh at school because that was how I made… — Bill Burr Copy Share Image
Anecdote: In a controversial way, Comedian and actor Bill Cosby sought to teach his son the pain of being lied to. Convinced… — Bill Cosby Copy Share Image
Phunny Business is a breezy, vivid, funny, star-studded and delightful valentine to comedy, entrepreneurship and the All-American impulse to make something out… — Nathan Rabin Copy Share Image
In the most basic terms it was about how when we experience art without critical awareness we consent to the ideas being… — Simon Pegg Copy Share Image
I feel like women are frequently seen as guests in the comedy world - you know, a kid sister of the “real… — Chelsea Peretti Copy Share Image
