Comedian Quotes · Page 32

They all laughed when I said I wanted to be a comedian. Well, they're not laughing now.

— Bob Monkhouse

I worry about my judgment when anything I believe in or do regularly begins to be accepted by the American public.

— George Carlin

Nerd. One whose unbridled passion for something defines who they are as a person, without fear of other people's judgment.

— Zachary Levi

When somebody mangles one of my jokes, that bothers me more than somebody saying that I'm the worst comedian ever.

— Hannibal Buress

What really got my goat at MGM were comedians like The Marx Brothers who never wrote their own jokes.

— Buster Keaton

My whole intention is to break down these limitations of what a black comedian is supposed to be and to open up…

— Amanda Seales

Before I was a comedian, I thought the coolest thing that would happen to me was being a teenager... Boy, was I…

— Chris Rock

[Adoption] could turn you into an exquisite comedian. Ask Richard Pryor's ghost.

— Keegan-Michael Key

Some of the most fun I've ever had has been filming 'Bert the Conqueror.' As a stand-up comedian, I love putting this…

— Bert Kreischer

I am a comedian but it's usually not a compliment to be called a prop comedian but I guess I sometimes use…

— Demetri Martin

The violence or the vaudeville style of comedy is a technique all by itself. You get up there, and you are a…

— Leslie Nielsen

I became a dancer in self-defense. I was doing a comedy monologue and didn't know how else to get off, so I…

— Ray Bolger

I love comedy. I don't approach it any different. I'm not a comedian. I'm not a stand-up. I just do it like…

— Uma Thurman

Well, a lot of politics is communicating with people, and obviously comedy has something to do with that. I've been a producer…

— Al Franken

I'm not a comedian. I can play off of people, but I'm not that guy. I don't want people being like, 'Yeah,…

— Channing Tatum

I paid attention to not being a comedian, and just concentrated on being who I was. That is what you have to…

— Rita Rudner

“Am I bothered? Am I bothered though. I ain't doing nothing cause I ain't bothered.”

— Catherine Tate

The real good comedians, like Chaplin, would make you laugh and a second later, cry

— Martin Landau

Branne's [Pavlovic] parents wanted him to become a taxi driver, but he became a stand-up comedian instead. So they died of shame.

— Aron Flam

The worst thing that can happen to a comedian is to do a documentary on your life and you're watching it with…

— David Steinberg

“You never know where one thing will lead...I guess the lesson is take every opportunity, because something might come of it.”

— Matthew Perry

The biggest superstar of our country is Mr. Amitabh Bachchan, who I feel is the most gifted comedian of all times.

— Sajid Khan

Having other comedians complimenting my work is the biggest accolade that I can get.

— Kevin Hart

Richard Pryor is, in my mind, the most honest comedian. He bared his soul to people. I think that's why everybody loved…

— Joe Rogan

The one thing that has helped sustain my career as an actress and a comedian is that people generally view me as…

— Jennifer Coolidge

A plumber doesn't change the way he plumbs when he has a kid. You're a comedian. This is your style.

— Bill Burr

I like seeing what the comedian thinks is funny, not just what they think I'll think is funny.

— Anthony Jeselnik

I'm not a pop star or a movie star or a comedian, so I'm going to continue to be serious about the…

— Rachel Reeves

I was considered by my peers to be a good comedian. So that's all I ever strived to do was get some…

— Ron White

One can always lament, you know — but to laugh in the face of life, that's very hard. And for me the…

— Martha Graham

Every group needs a comedian. A comic who is politically incorrect at the Berkeley campus might slay them at a Klan rally.

— Lenny Bruce

I'm glad I'm a comedian. Otherwise, my life would just be a series of undocumented low points.

— Kyle Kinane

On July 4 we celebrate government of the people, by the people, and for the people, or as they are now called, corporations.

— Andy Borowitz

My interest in magic was kindled by Steve Martin, the comedian I'd gone to high school with.

— Gary McCord

I might've been witty, but I didn't have a shtick. So, I never considered myself a comedian.

— Scott Adsit

I am a professional comedian, a published novelist, and a general wit for hire.

— Dominic Holland

My grandfather's a little forgetful, but he likes to give me advice. One day, he took me aside and left me there.

— Ron Richards

Comedians... they're different from actors. There's more ego there. They create the whole thing, I guess, so they're more precious.

— Sharon Horgan

I was always a visual comedian. That's why all the body stuff comes into play - as a performer, it has every…

— Sarah Sherman

I didn't plan on being a comedian. I didn't plan on getting married and I didn't plan on having kids, but I…

— Rodney Carrington