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title: "11 Comedians Make Quotes by 11 authors"
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> [I'm sure there are comedians who make jokes about me, but say something funny, not mean.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcintyre/i-m-sure-there-are-comedians-who-make-jokes-about-me-but-say/)

[Michael McIntyre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcintyre/)

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> [All great comedians make me laugh, but people make me laugh more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/all-great-comedians-make-me-laugh-but-people-make-me-laugh-more/)

[Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/)

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> [I don't think comedians make an active decision to be a certain "persona." Comedians write the way they're going to write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-gaffigan/i-don-t-think-comedians-make-an-active-decision-to-be-a-certain/)

[Jim Gaffigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-gaffigan/)

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> [I've seen comedians make people laugh by being either really dark and sad and touching, or really strange and bizarre and creepy.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-seimetz/i-ve-seen-comedians-make-people-laugh-by-being-either-really-dark-and/)

[Amy Seimetz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-seimetz/)

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> [I think a lot of comedians make the best dramatic actresses because they have a facility. They're very vulnerable. They're very open,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colman-domingo/i-think-a-lot-of-comedians-make-the-best-dramatic-actresses-because/)

[Colman Domingo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colman-domingo/)

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> [At a time when public finances are under huge strain, we surely do not need to pay celebrities to wax lyrical to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-huhne/at-a-time-when-public-finances-are-under-huge-strain-we-surely-do-not/)

[Chris Huhne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-huhne/)

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> [Some comedians make a marvellous living doing material that is completely predictable, that reminds people of things that they already know or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-herring/some-comedians-make-a-marvellous-living-doing-material-that-is/)

[Richard Herring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-herring/)

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> [My general advice for writers/comedians is, make stuff you like and are proud of. Put it in a place where people can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-gondelman/my-general-advice-for-writers-comedians-is-make-stuff-you-like-and/)

[Josh Gondelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-gondelman/)

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> [When you see a comedian on stage, the best comedians make it feel like a conversation. But it's not. We have very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hari-kondabolu/when-you-see-a-comedian-on-stage-the-best-comedians-make-it-feel-like/)

[Hari Kondabolu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hari-kondabolu/)

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> [Trinity Taylor and Ginger Minj both went on one of these big roast tours where the comedians all make fun of each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-the-drag-queen/trinity-taylor-and-ginger-minj-both-went-on-one-of-these-big-roast/)

[Bob the Drag Queen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-the-drag-queen/)

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> [The mistake British comedians often make is trying to beat the Americans at their own game - getting visiting American singers on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benny-hill/the-mistake-british-comedians-often-make-is-trying-to-beat-the/)

[Benny Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benny-hill/)

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