Every comedian has a moment in his life when he realizes he's a little bit different from everyone else. It's like being… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
I had this website that, at one point, I listed myself as 'actor, writer, comedian, and fart enthusiast' just because I thought… — Thomas Middleditch Copy Share Image
Almost every college playwright or sketch or improv comedian was sort of aware of Christopher Durang - even kids in high school.… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
Some people are brilliant at being comedy actors and if you're a comedian I think there's a perception that, if you're acting… — John Bishop Copy Share Image
Everyone who wants to make it in comedy goes to L.A., so a million comedians fight for time on three stages. If… — Dave Chappelle Copy Share Image
I always made people laugh, and everybody wanted me to sit at the table with them. I don't joke as much as… — Missy Elliot Copy Share Image
A lot of the comedians nowadays just do comedy as a stepping stone. Take for example Dane Cook. The guy is huge.… — Gabriel Iglesias Copy Share Image
I always stayed away from political commentary. First of all, I didn't feel entitled. What I may feel about a candidate, I'm… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
That's one thing about my shows. I tell people, I'm not a comedian, I'm just a really funny reporter. I put my… — Gabriel Iglesias Copy Share Image
There's quite an overlap between musicians - especially drummers - who have an affection and a proclivity towards comedy and comedians who… — David Cross Copy Share Image
My first films were comedy, 'Murder By Death,' and 'The Cheap Detective.' But now they won't think of me as a comedian.… — James Cromwell Copy Share Image
There's not one reference in that thing that doesn't play. People deal with emotions in music all the time, but comedians are… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
I've seen comedians make people laugh by being either really dark and sad and touching, or really strange and bizarre and creepy.… — Amy Seimetz Copy Share Image
Comedians kind of write what comes to them. You can give yourself little assignments, but it's what inspires you. So I feel… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
Well, anybody can be a straight man if he hears well. You just have to wait for laughs. A straight man just… — George Burns Copy Share Image
I think, first of all, I don't think people understand Ice Cube's body of work. Ice Cube is a, and I hate… — Kevin Hart Copy Share Image
I've been in radio, God, twenty years. I started as a stand-up comedian. I wanted to be Carol Burnett when I was… — Stephanie Miller Copy Share Image
Some comedians are silly or goofy or straight joke writers who avoid anything subversive or political. Others are drawn to it. The… — Ted Alexandro Copy Share Image
I do what I do because there's nothing else for me to do. This is what I'm supposed to be doing. It… — Kim Coles Copy Share Image
Here's a message to all the employers out there reading this: if a comedian comes to you having given up comedy and… — Sean Lock Copy Share Image
To have a reputation for being noble, she thought, is more confining than to be known as a wit. On the rare… — Libbie Block Copy Share Image
Comedians and jazz musicians have been more comforting and enlightening to me than preachers or politicians or philosophers or poets or painters… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
I just think of myself as a comedian, really. I mean, I talk about being Jewish a lot. It's funny because I… — Sarah Silverman Copy Share Image
If you do live shows long enough as a comedian, you can still hear that rhythm of laughing. It's ingrained in you,… — Bill Burr Copy Share Image
I talk about stuff like my Blackberry, Lost, the internet, music, etc. so I guess that leads to the "nerd" moniker. But… — Aziz Ansari Copy Share Image
I think that we're in a really amazing time, where there are really a lot of really fantastic female actresses and comedians.… — Whitney Cummings Copy Share Image
When I was on TV in the '80s, I wasn't thinking, 'There's a 10-year-old kid watching this and in 15 years, he's… — Steven Wright Copy Share Image
Being a comedian is harder if you can't drive. You can't take last-minute gigs as easily, because the on-the-day train ticket is… — Sarah Millican Copy Share Image
I don't know why you'd go to a comedian and say, "You know what? You have a large menu of items, but… — Brad Williams Copy Share Image
Comedians have varying levels of training. It can range from classically trained actors (like Robin Williams) to people who took comedy classes… — Ted Alexandro Copy Share Image
I was born with the confidence of an 89-year-old man. So it's strange when people ask, 'What's it like being a female… — Katherine Ryan Copy Share Image
If you are the sort of comedian who's interested in sort of the mundane, then there's something in that and then it's… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
During Vietnam, I was in college, enjoying my student deferment. The government wisely felt that, in my case, military service was less… — Al Franken Copy Share Image
I'll take anyone I can get that will pay money to see me. And if there's more of me in the world,… — Jen Kirkman Copy Share Image
Today's comedian has a cross to bear that he built himself. A comedian of the older generation did an act and he… — Lenny Bruce Copy Share Image
Thinking up jokes is easy. The hard part is trying them out on stage, because you never know if they're funny until… — Emo Philips Copy Share Image
When I used to watch comedians with my dad, he laid it all out for me. He wanted to be a comedian… — Roseanne Barr Copy Share Image
Those who say that Serena isn't serious about tennis; she wants to go Hollywood. That's true, about Hollywood. I would love to… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
At the same time, we can't blame comedians for taking time to learn. Any critic of comedy who believes that he has… — Guy Branum Copy Share Image
I'm not a comedian, I'm not a stand-up and I don't come from a comedy background. I am an actor, but I've… — Darren Boyd Copy Share Image