I am a comedian: that means I laugh at things other people don't laugh at and also annoys my wife sometimes. — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share Image
I do make a concscious effort to be genuine among other comedians. If I write something or try something that doesn't feel… — Brent Weinbach Copy Share Image
Even when you hear about a comedian getting married, among comedians, we're always kind of like, what are they doing? — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
My whole initial goal was to be a comedian, so it's not like I chose to do a TV show out of… — Lil Dicky Copy Share Image
I don’t like writing for comedians. I like writing for actors. The best comedians are the best actors. — Neil Simon Copy Share Image
The freedom of any society varies proportionately with the volume of its laughter. — Zero Mostel Copy Share Image
Maybe this is crazy, but I think the right to own a gun is trumped by the right not to be shot… — Andy Borowitz Copy Share Image
It would be nice to spend billions on schools and roads, but right now that money is desperately needed for political ads. — Andy Borowitz Copy Share Image
Anyone you give a ton of money to is going to go slightly crazy. I don't think comedians are particularly special in… — Nick Kroll Copy Share Image
I used to have a theory actually that, if you've had a good childhood, a good marriage and a little bit of… — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
You know, I'm a comedian the same as Bill Maher and Jon Stewart. We all came up the same way. The three… — Joy Behar Copy Share Image
If you watch most of the stuff on TV and in movies, it's usually put-down humor. It's like somebody being mean or… — Paul Rust Copy Share Image
I try not to focus on politics too much - I would never be described as a hugely political woman - but… — Katherine Ryan Copy Share Image
It's also that comedians don't have the kind of narcissism that actors have. They're writers who perform their own material. It's more… — Rachel Weisz Copy Share Image
Being a comedian, all the stress is there in the moment of doing it. The rest of it is mint: you hang… — Rose Matafeo Copy Share Image
I'm not saying being a comedian is brain surgery, but it is definitely - it's like being a carpenter. You learn how… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
Most comedians I know are quite serious, anxious people who find life rather difficult. As a consequence, they make people laugh. — Robyn Hitchcock Copy Share Image
I like to read, but otherwise I'm just your average, self-obsessed comedian. It's pretty much all I think about. — Anthony Jeselnik Copy Share Image
I don't understand why there is such a trend now for comedy to be cruel. Once you're cruel, you're not a comedian… — Omid Djalili Copy Share Image
I've probably wanted to be a rapper since I was a teenager. I was an actor and comedian and stuff, but I… — Jamie Kennedy Copy Share Image
My family were nothing but pleased when I told them I wanted to be a comedian. — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
If I was reading a book about a comedian, I wouldn't really care too much about their childhood. — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
As a comedian, you can't tell people that they're wrong or that they're stupid. — Ardal O'Hanlon Copy Share Image
The best-laid plans of mice and comedians usually wind up on the cutting-room floor. — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
I think a lot of comedians sometimes pretend to find the job more taxing than it is. — Dani Levy Copy Share Image
As a comedian, you have to say something that people relate to, or nobody laughs. — John Bishop Copy Share Image
For a comedian, there is nothing better than watching another great comedian. — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
Titles always sound so pretentious, and when I see a comedian, I just want the person to take flight, not stick to… — Jeremy Hardy Copy Share Image
My audience has accepted me for a long time as, you know, not a fat comedian but a comedian who happens to… — Ralphie May Copy Share Image
As a comedian, I found this thing, this profession, that suits my mind and life force. To drop it to do something… — Jerry Seinfeld Copy Share Image
Other comedians got love for me. But don't get it twisted - I'm not a clown, I'm a comedian and work hard… — Charlie Murphy Copy Share Image
When you do stuff as a comedian, Hollywood sees you as a comedian and so most of the calls I get are… — Cedric the Entertainer Copy Share Image
A lot of the comedians don't even tell the joke. Like only three tell the joke, the rest of them dissect it. — Bob Saget Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, the show's success comes at the expense of its biggest asset -- the comedians themselves. — Richard Pryor Copy Share Image
I'm a good counter comedian. I can just work it off with looks, or have something crazy to say back. That works… — Ice Cube Copy Share Image
That is what I got into comedy for, to be able to challenge myself and just grow as a comedian and find… — Jaboukie Young-White Copy Share Image
I think of myself as a comedian who has the pleasure of writing jokes about things that I actually care about. — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
Ross Noble at the Leicester De Montfort Hall on his Randomist tour - it's the only time I've hurt from laughing at… — James Acaster Copy Share Image
Old radio comedy makes me laugh, as well as 'I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue' and comedians like Paul Merton. — Lynne Truss Copy Share Image
Comedians and Feminists are natural enemies. Because stereotypically speaking, feminists can't take a joke and comedians can't take criticism. — Louis C. K Copy Share Image
