Comedians Quotes · Page 12

Cheech and I used to call ourselves musicians; we never called ourselves comedians. We were musicians that were funny.

— Tommy Chong

People want their actors to do comedy, too. They don't want any comedians next to the actor. They want one solo hero…

— Akshay Kumar

A lot of amazing comedians that I've worked with just really follow their instincts and you can't really teach someone comedic timing.…

— Chelsea Handler

There is nothing bad about this job. Comedians have nothing to complain about. That doesn't mean I'm not constantly moaning and worrying.

— Greg Davies

I need wrong to get laughs. I need a normal world so that I can be abnormal, and that's my problem. Comedians…

— Gallagher

A lot of the comedians don't even tell the joke. Like only three tell the joke, the rest of them dissect it.

— Bob Saget

Unfortunately, the show's success comes at the expense of its biggest asset -- the comedians themselves.

— Richard Pryor

Old radio comedy makes me laugh, as well as 'I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue' and comedians like Paul Merton.

— Lynne Truss

It's also that comedians don't have the kind of narcissism that actors have. They're writers who perform their own material. It's more…

— Rachel Weisz

Part of the problem of comedians doing specials every year - when the masters do it, it's like, 'Okay, I guess, go…

— Moshe Kasher

There's this misconception that comedy and music go together. They don't. Comedians can't compete with rock stars; they're just not on the…

— Michael Ian Black

Everything will be seen on your computer or BlackBerry or whatever devices we will be seeing in the future. Comedians will put…

— George Lopez

A lot of people end up being comedians because, well really, they're just Chandler Bing at heart. We mask our emotions with…

— Chris McCausland

The Earth will be around for a long time before you have a funnier president than Obama. He has a stand-up's cadence…

— Seth Meyers

Before doing my first open mic, I was sitting in the back watching all these comedians banter back and forth and fire…

— Patton Oswalt

I guess as you get older you sort of see the mechanics, even with the best comedians. There's admiration for people I…

— Stephen Merchant

In the comedy world, there's always been one woman to five men. I think that's changing, that we're being respected more as…

— Annaleigh Ashford

Our good time is sitting in a coffee shop with a newspaper, writing a line on the back of a napkin. That…

— Jerry Seinfeld

I grew up watching 'Saturday Night Live' and those comedians - that's really even what got me into music was The Blues…

— John Popper

Comedians are the monkeys of acting. When you go to the zoo, everybody loves the monkey exhibit.

— Tracy Morgan

Comedians in the Midwest are scrappy. We're always touring and doing shows in the middle of random places, and that's a cool…

— Sarah Sherman

Many comedians - both male and female - do have an "I will never date another comedian" rule.

— Chris Gethard

Comedians can articulate some important and profound ideas that address a lot of the hypocrisy we're inundated with (in the media).

— Ted Alexandro

I've always believed that there are funny people everywhere, but they're just not comedians. In fact, some of my best comedic inspirations…

— Steve Martin

The one thing that's depressing as a comedian to realize is that rock stars get groupies, and comedians don't.

— Matt Besser

When I started, I was doing all the good comedians I'd ever seen. Then I developed my own voice. My routines are…

— Bob Newhart

I sometimes think of not doing Twitter or Facebook anymore, but that's how people find their favorite bands and comedians.

— Mike Birbiglia

Most kids were watching cartoons while I was watching some of the greatest comedians of all time.

— Matt Rife

South Indian films have most number of comedians and to see them all on screen at times is unrealistic. I'm happy that…

— Vivek

I was brought up with TV comedians. I'll remember them till I go to my grave, all those comedians, as decadent fluff.

— Paul Morrissey

I don't think comedians make an active decision to be a certain "persona." Comedians write the way they're going to write.

— Jim Gaffigan

Bits are fake conversations comedians have because they are uncomfortable being vulnerable with other human beings in any way.

— Chris Gethard

The demand for standup in the eighties was created by how easy it was to exploit 'comedians' and create very cheap television…

— Marc Maron

As comedians, if nothing else, we're certainly allowed to make fun of ourselves and our own journeys and our own experiences.

— Lauren Ash

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

— Buster Keaton

Most actors can't write. Most writers can't act. Most comedians can't act. I can do all three, so why wouldn't I do…

— Charlie Murphy

For many comedians, two common anxiety triggers include performing in front of family members and doing brand new material.

— Josh Gondelman

Comedy was never a scarcity in Kollywood. Comedians of great calibre have emerged from this land.

— Vivek

My heroes - people like Woody Allen - were stand-up comedians. Therefore, I always felt I should give it a go.

— Stephen Merchant

“COMEDIAN: [...] What is it you do for a living? HECKLER: I mind my own business. COMEDIAN: Self-employed, eh? No really, what…

— J. Ross Clara