What made me a comedian was staying on the stage and starting to talk. — John Bishop Copy Share Image
When I told my friends I was going to be a comedian, they laughed at me. — Carrot Top Copy Share Image
But if applause throws off your timing, then you're not the kind of comedian I would like to see. All you have… — Jay Mohr Copy Share Image
All comedians are a bit attention-seeking and I'm no different. Anyone with the audacity to want to be listened to for an… — Jimmy Carr Copy Share Image
Facebook just sounds like a drag, in my day seeing pictures of peoples vacations was considered a punishment — Betty White Copy Share Image
The truth is, I had always wanted to be a comedian, but I really didn't have that kind of personality, and it's… — Jerry Seinfeld Copy Share Image
I think for any comedian to come and get big laughs from a really tough, discerning, comedy-literate audience, it is the biggest… — Omid Djalili Copy Share Image
For some reason I get advertised when I travel as a political comedian, which I'm not. Sometimes I talk about it and… — Janeane Garofalo Copy Share Image
Pacifism is a nice idea but it can get you killed. We're not there yet. Evolution is slow, small pox is fast. — George Carlin Copy Share Image
You don't know that you're not a solo artist or standup comedian or drag cabaret artist until you try it. — Jinkx Monsoon Copy Share Image
Ambiguity around ambiguity is forgivable in an unpublished poet and expected of an arts student on the pull: for a professional comedian… — Robert Webb Copy Share Image
I remember 9/11; we had 'Comics Come Home' about a month after those events. That night, even the comedians were concerned. Would… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
The intention is to make people laugh, to make people happy. It's unselfish, it's in the service of others, and as a… — Margaret Cho Copy Share Image
Of the many qualities I adore about Melissa McCarthy as a comedian and as a dramatic actor, the best is how fully… — Lisa Schwarzbaum Copy Share Image
I had no intention of becoming a comedian. I just wanted to make people happy. I tried everything-I shucked oysters, I painted… — Ellen DeGeneres Copy Share Image
I wasn't the good looking guy, I wasn't the hot chick, I wasn't the fat guy, I didn't have a catchphrase, I… — Bill Burr Copy Share Image
When I used to work the road, I remember I used to ask myself in the mirror, literally, like in a movie,… — Pete Holmes Copy Share Image
I don't really like actors. Actors are like terrible comedians with no punch lines. It's all about them. They talk about themselves… — Joe Rogan 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
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
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
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
Here's the thing about Red Sox fans, or actually just fans from that region, in general: they appreciate the effort. And if… — Dane Cook 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
I used to want to be a war photographer, and I used to want to be a ballerina and a comedian. I… — Cat Power 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 a pub. That's as funny as you get, and so the aim [while stand-up] is to get that funny on stage with 5,000 strangers, to get that funny in a room where people shouldn't be listening but…” quote by Ricky Gervais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4a/ricky-gervais-851_aim_i-think-as-a-comedian-the-funniest-you-c_695433.png)
