I love comedy, but I did always consider myself a dramatic comedian. — Molly Shannon Copy Share Image
I've often thought I'm a short music hall comedian stuck in a leading man's body. — Roger Rees Copy Share Image
My mother, Barbara, was a dancer from the age of 14 to 19. She toured with the comedian Max Wall in a… — Toyah Willcox Copy Share Image
Whatever talent I had, I'm sure it helped that my parents were in the business and that I grew up around actors,… — Ben Stiller Copy Share Image
Performers like Tommy Cooper, who are always getting things wrong, are much more endearing than comedians who are sassy and smart. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I was a standup comedian, which is kind of like writing and directing yourself. — Paul Feig Copy Share Image
I like writing and directing. I enjoy telling stories, and I think it's born in a comedian to end up directing. — Bobcat Goldthwait Copy Share Image
I am not a comedian, I am an actor, and what makes an actor brilliant is his versatility. — Binnu Dhillon Copy Share Image
If you're billed as a comedian, people will accept anything you say as light-hearted and not with intent behind it. — Megan Fox Copy Share Image
Michael Ian Black wears many hats. He's a stand-up comedian, a comedic actor, he's now a writer-director so he knew how to… — Jason Biggs Copy Share Image
From the age of 14, I remember thinking I wanted to be a comedian. But that was like saying I wanted to… — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
“As a comedian, the more you commit the sin of stupidity, three essential things happen to your life: ~people applaud you incessantly.… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
The thing with the comedian is you can make all the jokes you want and not every joke it going to be… — Bianca Del Rio Copy Share Image
Its really irritating. Even people who like my work sometimes come up to me and say, I usually dont like female comedians,… — Chelsea Peretti Copy Share Image
I'd like to think I'm a little more memorable or specific now. People laugh at me in a way they wouldn't laugh… — Christian Finnegan Copy Share Image
I have too many influences to name. I like a wide variety of stuff, which I think has been helpful. I liked… — John Mulaney Copy Share Image
Some comedians love their characters. I don't fall in love with mine. In fact, I get tired of them very fast. You… — John Belushi Copy Share Image
Performing as a musician is a lot different than performing as an actor. As an actor, you can hide behind the character… — Billy Crudup Copy Share Image
Now, I want to explain something to you guys. I don't have an ending joke, because I don't tell jokes. I tell… — Bruce Bruce Copy Share Image
Jay Wexler is my kind of writer--a weird one, and a wry one, and one who isnt afraid to act silly in… — Ron Currie Jr Copy Share Image
I think comedians get too much credit or too much criticism for the style of comedy they do, and they generally do… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
Well, human rights defenders, freedom of speech advocates, lawyers that we spoke to said this is really an expansion. After the military… — Leila Fadel Copy Share Image
Somebody who opposes Trump is wound so tight, they're not funny people anyway, that they don't get his humor. They really believe… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
I suppose in our culture - in our lifetime - we've always enjoyed people who tell it straight. We like our presidents,… — Oliver Stone Copy Share Image
A comedian is simply a different kind of therapist. A comedian is a psychologist and a psychiatrist rolled into one. Except I… — Eugene Mirman Copy Share Image
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