When you put comedy in the room it's supposed to be in, you start learning it's a process. Not everything is a… — Wyatt Cenac Copy Share Image
I feel really trapped as a comedian - someone who is supposed to be funny and light, making jokes all the time.… — Whitney Cummings Copy Share Image
If you call me a comedian I will be very grateful. I will thank you profoundly. No, I love doing comedy. It's… — Betty White Copy Share Image
I don't consider myself a stand-up comedian. I consider myself a performer; a comic as opposed to stand-up comedian. Stand-up comedians stand… — J. B. Smoove Copy Share Image
When I was in high school I saw Steven Wright, a brilliant one-liner comedian, and I thought: 'That's what I should do;… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
Magicians are definitely more arrogant. They're kind of like "Abra Kadabra, you're an idiot," they don't let you in on the joke.… — Jim Carrey Copy Share Image
I think when I started doing stand-up properly, at 21, I had a feeling like... I wanted to be a comedian before… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
When young comedians ask me for advice that's the one thing I always say is if they're improvisers I'm like do improv,… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
Every hairstyle I have is funny because my barber is a standup comedian by the slightly unfortunate name of Paul Sweeney. His… — Joe Lycett Copy Share Image
The skill set of pastor and comedian are incredibly similar. You want to affect people. You're good at reading rooms. You're persuasive,… — Pete Holmes Copy Share Image
What I love about comedians is their instinct is always to go against the grain. Their whole existence is pointing out the… — Colin Quinn Copy Share Image
Really good comedians, you know, when they go on stage, they don't really care what the audience - they're fearless, you know?… — Aziz Ansari Copy Share Image
If I had a choice, I would rather watch a comedian not involve themselves in politics at all but be hilarious than… — Jon Richardson Copy Share Image
One of the biggest misconceptions about me is that I'm a comedian, which I'm not. A comedian is someone who can stand… — Eugene Levy Copy Share Image
I wouldn't be honest if I didn't say my mom. Apart from the fact that she's my mother, she's a brilliant comedian… — Kate Hudson Copy Share Image
I think of myself as an Indian comedian, but I've had British and American schooling. I always had this feeling of not… — Vir Das Copy Share Image
The tags in this business don't leave you... When I was a VJ, they called me VJ-turned-actor, then I turned into a… — Ranvir Shorey Copy Share Image
It's just, you can get very complacent if you do the same thing all the time and especially the comedian, it gives… — Ellen DeGeneres Copy Share Image
I can get where some scientists would say comedians are crazy. What you have to understand: A lot of comedians are dealing… — Kevin Hart Copy Share Image
I came from a very different sort of background and pedigree from the people who were on "The Daily Show". I was… — Aasif Mandvi Copy Share Image
As a largely unsuccessful comedian, I've become someone that younger people sometimes find and ask for advice, which I'm happy to give,… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
As a guy comedian, your special is probably the closest thing to the excitement of a wedding day. It's your first one,… — Michael Che Copy Share Image
Becoming a performer, comedian - anything other than a teacher, really - seemed very far-fetched. So I kind of split off into… — Quinta Brunson Copy Share Image
If somebody said about me, 'I don't think his jokes are good, I don't think he's a good comedian,' I don't like… — Jim Norton Copy Share Image
I don't really consider myself to be a comedian. I mean, it's not like I'm sitting around writing jokes or anything. I… — Amy Sedaris Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I loved all the silent comedians - Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy, Chaplin. And I used to… — Dick Van Dyke Copy Share Image
For stand-up comedians that go onstage and get to write and perform and direct, and do all these things, the allure of… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
I'm a comedian at the beginning and the end of the day. I'm not affiliated with any campaign, nor do I generally… — Rob Delaney Copy Share Image
“Glass half full, or glass half empty, what am I? The answer? I'm not the bloody glass, I'm the fucking tap! Meaning,… — Jimmy Tudeski Copy Share Image
As a comedian, I think we all look for those areas where the truth diverts from what people are saying. That's why… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
I've been pitching a show of five female stand-up comedians through the generations, from Phyllis Diller to Amy Schumer, so when I… — Wendy Liebman Copy Share Image
I guess I considered myself just sort of a sketch comedian, you know? Actual screenwriting hadn't really occurred to me as a… — Thomas Lennon Copy Share Image
It would be great to be able to follow in the footsteps of Bill Murray. I really respect his ability as a… — Will Ferrell Copy Share Image
One of the first things that you learn as a stand-up is, you're the boss. It's your stage, and don't screw with… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
I knew that drinking and doing stand-up was going to make me less of an effective comedian. And I just had a… — Greg Fitzsimmons Copy Share Image
There are so few jobs for comedians on networks, that taxi TV and elevator TV and all this stuff are what I… — Scott Rogowsky Copy Share Image
The reigning Miss Canada has been arrested for punching out another woman in a bar fight.Quite frankly, I think it's refreshing to… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
When I got into this, I never thought about reviews. I never thought about what people would say about me, I was… — Adam Sandler Copy Share Image
I was a comedian in Russia, and I worked on the cruise ships there. I met a lot of Americans, and they… — Yakov Smirnoff Copy Share Image
I think somewhere along the line probably Tony Hancock did an interview and claimed that he was terribly depressed, and that he… — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
