If you watch the arcs of so many comedians, at some point, they just become themselves. — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
Every city has comedians who tap into local culture and have success but don't travel well. — Les Dennis Copy Share Image
All of us black comedians are trying to be mainstream, but you don't want to lose the edge. — Jamie Foxx Copy Share Image
There's an elusive element to comedy, but nobody gets it for free. That's why comedians seldom criticise each other. — Sean Lock Copy Share Image
Everybody kind of looks to comedians and comedy for relief and a fresh breath about what is going on in the world. — Sean Hayes Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people compare female writers or female comedians to each other in a way that men are not.… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I don't want to offend people and I don't want to be mean, but social commentary and comedy for me are part… — Alanis Morissette Copy Share Image
A good competition for comedians would be where a comedian has a conversation and is then quizzed on what the other person… — Dana Gould Copy Share Image
Comedians do movies and TV so that when they tour, they sell out. That's the goal: To get popular enough so the… — Gabriel Iglesias 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
The optimum frequency with which comedians should do a series is every year. I do one every three years. My audience is… — Alexei Sayle Copy Share Image
Most Scots might be able to identify six vegetables - but only two MSPs. There are parts of Scotland where you rarely… — Rory Bremner Copy Share Image
I feel like women are frequently seen as guests in the comedy world - you know, a kid sister of the “real… — Chelsea Peretti Copy Share Image
This is something that the nimblest standup comedians learn, over time, to handle gracefully. They'll go between prepared material, then they'll respond… — John Hodgman Copy Share Image
We're lucky enough, especially in these 'Madagascar' films, to be working with some of the best people in the industry, who are… — Eric Darnell Copy Share Image
It's funny how comedy is, you look at people like French and Saunders, when they started out they were very alternative. A… — Peter Kay Copy Share Image
I started doing stand-up at the age of 20. This was back in 1976, around the time (coincidence?) that the first comedy… — Emo Philips Copy Share Image
'Bunk' is a comedy game show where, each week, three of my favorite comedians compete in a series of bizarre and meaningless… — Kurt Braunohler Copy Share Image
Interesting-looking people have always been comedians, and it's rare that someone who has the choice to model ends up being a comic.… — Lisa Lampanelli Copy Share Image
Comedians dissect jokes all the time. Comedians are beautiful structuralists. But ultimately it's an athletic endeavor. You have to be able to… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
One of the problems I see with these comics on television, particularly cable television, is, since you can say anything in terms… — Tom Lehrer Copy Share Image
This is going to sound pretentious, but I like comedy that addresses something I find either worrisome or interesting in my life.… — Zach Woods Copy Share Image
Growing up, I didn't know anything about comedy and didn't know anything about comedians or what standup was. I grew up in… — Carlos Mencia Copy Share Image
“Comrades, we are going to try to cheer you up, and our sense of humor will help us in this endeavor, although… — Rudolph Herzog Copy Share Image
I like the comedians that go into detail and tell longer stories. — Michael Showalter Copy Share Image
I don't know any astronauts. There are a lot of people who say they want to be comedians. — Todd Barry Copy Share Image
My favorite comedians are just presenting an argument, and they're doing it in a funny way. — Hasan Minhaj Copy Share Image
