On one side you have book burners, Congressional wives and Pat Robertson. On the other side, you have vulgar comedians, foul-mouthed rap… — Sandra Bernhard Copy Share Image
The one thing an audience always has in common with a comedian is troubles. The Yiddish word for that is tsuris. You're… — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
Joe Rogan has this podcast where he's talking astrophysics and lean BMI indexes and weird philosophy most of the time and yet,… — Moshe Kasher Copy Share Image
No wonder all the great comedians had such destructive private lives. ... After you get the audience into that kind of frenzy,… — Margaret Cho Copy Share Image
Some comedians change their style, often to their advantage; but I see no reason why I can't continue with the "urbane sophisticate"… — Emo Philips Copy Share Image
To be honest with you, when I got into this I never thought about reviews. I never thought about what people would… — Adam Sandler Copy Share Image
I'm a standup comedian who gets to act. I'm never going to not do standup. I love doing it and when I… — Bill Burr Copy Share Image
In 1987, I was in Edinburgh doing my first one-man show. I took part in a kickabout with some fellow comedians and… — Paul Merton Copy Share Image
If I was a young man, I might have bypassed the whole comedian-actor thing and just been a filmmaker. Then I'd probably… — Bobcat Goldthwait Copy Share Image
I enjoy Chris Rock. Bill Burr. Wanda Sykes. I enjoy the legends. But no one is like Richard Pryor. Before I knew… — Janelle James Copy Share Image
It's so clear cut with a comedian - you have that reflex action, whereby you laugh or you don't. And so you… — Jimmy Carr Copy Share Image
“A lot of people say there's a fine line between genius and insanity. I don't think there's a fine line, I actually… — Bill Bailey Copy Share Image
Basically, I thought I had nothing to lose so I'd try my luck as a stand-up comedian. So even if it all… — Alan Carr Copy Share Image
If the show is going really well and the comedian is still annoyed with the audience, chances are he's a Boston comic.… — Jim Norton Copy Share Image
I didn't plan to be the rude middle-class comedian. You write a certain type of joke that you find funny, and mine… — Jimmy Carr Copy Share Image
The whole idea of celebrity is flattering - it helps you get into restaurants and stuff - but once you obtain some… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
As comedians, we have the opportunity to convey a message that will have an effect. The best can make you laugh and… — Jay Pharoah Copy Share Image
I'm attracted to working with comedians because they don't have that stars' idea of what a hero should be. The downside is… — Michel Gondry Copy Share Image
I found a great deal of relief and excitement watching comics when I was very young. My grandmother was very into them… — Marc Maron Copy Share Image
I think a good comedian was probably bullied a little bit. Probably felt doughy and oblong and rhombus-shaped and strange and a… — Pete Holmes Copy Share Image
There are three goals for any comedian: to make a living as a comedian; I've been fortunate to do that. To make… — Alonzo Bodden Copy Share Image
The logic was, there weren't too many female comedians, so I thought I might as well try a field that had fewer… — Rita Rudner Copy Share Image
I don't like the fact that most black people or black comedians have to present themselves in a flamboyant way. It's good… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share Image
An audience can feel when a comedian is confident - and then they will laugh. But if they feel at any point… — Adrian Lester Copy Share Image
Someone going from TikTok and expecting to be a natural stand-up comedian is the equivalent in my mind of someone being good… — Tony Hinchcliffe Copy Share Image
I don't have a fear factor. Well, not much of one. And I'm willing to risk quite a lot - as a… — David Walliams Copy Share Image
When a soldier of the night's watch dies they say, "And now his watch is over." That's what they say when a… — Brad Williams Copy Share Image
The only time I get sick of making people laugh is when I'm in a non-writing-joke mode, and I just can't seem… — Bill Burr Copy Share Image
As we got older, we grew comfortable in roles that met our parents' expectations. Nora was the smart one. Delia, the comedian.… — Hallie Ephron Copy Share Image
Whatever you want to do in the industry, do it on the smallest level at first. If you want to be a… — Ike Barinholtz Copy Share Image
As a comedian, I can walk out in front of 5000 people and not worry about a thing. Not a thing, believe… — Bill Cosby Copy Share Image
I guess I still feel that I'm a comedian; if I had to pick one thing that I feel like I could… — Larry David Copy Share Image
I was influenced by a lot of stand-up comedians... Eddie Murphy back when he was doing 'Raw.' I watched that so many… — Ray William Johnson Copy Share Image
You must not be afraid of small bits of silence. To use it well is the height of confidence and skill for… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share Image
Music is very similar to comedy: It's all about texture, timing, context, vocabulary, performance. When someone's onstage doing a solo, essentially it's… — Reggie Watts Copy Share Image
I go out with my mates and after a drink they'll ask, 'How are you a comedian? You're not the funniest among… — John Bishop Copy Share Image
A weird sort of awareness set in, like, 'Wow. My stand-up isn't just separate from everything else I do anymore.' With Twitter… — Colin Quinn Copy Share Image
But what's true about comedians is that we've all got a huge hole in our personality. In a room of 3,000 people,… — Jimmy Carr Copy Share Image
Comedy is like a very cokey, druggy sugar. You get hits of comedy, and it's very, "More, give me more of that… — Eddie Izzard Copy Share Image
Sort of' is such a harmless thing to say... sort of. It's just a filler. Sort of... it doesn't really mean anything.… — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
