Comedians Quotes · Page 4

Christmas coming means one thing for comedians: office party gigs!

— Katherine Ryan

My favorite comedians were Jimmy Durante, George Burns, senior citizens.

— Joseph Bologna

Some of the best ideas I've gotten for my act have come from comedians and not magicians.

— Andrew Mayne

Comedians, we just love picking on each other, and it just makes me feel at home.

— Melissa Villasenor

Most comedians come from a dark past and have a lot of sadness.

— Molly Shannon

A lot of comedians are really funny onstage, but they can't do a podcast.

— Iliza Shlesinger

I'm not a comedian, but I love the comedians who know when to get off the stage.

— Topher Grace

“Comedians love people to point and laugh at them, naturists don't.”

— Roy Station

I try not to listen to the other comedians performing before me because they will probably be funnier than me.

— Jon Richardson

People complain about Hollywood comedians, but I feel like I selected a tremendous group, ones who aren't fame-obsessed.

— Tig Notaro

To my knowledge, I was the first guy really to do what I do. And then later on different comedians started trying…

— Don Rickles

Comedians are never really on vacation because you're always at attention... that antenna is always out there.

— Bob Newhart

Comedians have a tendency to have a limited range, they tend to do one thing and do it very well, but it's…

— Woody Allen

Jamie Kilstein is amazing and I will be spreading the word. He has the spark that energized my conscience. We need more…

— Robin Williams

I think people have a misconception about comedians and performers. All that stuff is serious business.

— Redfoo

For the most part, there's not a ton of out and working trans comedians, or people who are visible.

— Patti Harrison

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

No wonder all the great comedians had such destructive private lives. ... After you get the audience into that kind of frenzy,…

— Margaret Cho

I've always thought stand-up comedians were the oral storytellers of our time, because they know rhetoric, they know delivery, they know timing,…

— Chuck Palahniuk

The difference between comedians and the general public is that we are meant to be funnier. And when you've got politicians giving…

— Jim Jefferies

The image people have of comedians staring defiantly over a stationary line of good taste is simply inaccurate. We don't approach this…

— Jim Norton

For comedians, we're all kind of tweeting our thoughts instead of spending time developing them. You can gauge how good a joke…

— Natasha Leggero

Reading [Judd Apatow] book, about his background, I think there's a great similarity. What gives him the fire to work hard? He…

— David Copperfield

I don't know why comedians moan about touring; you get driven to a town, stay in a hotel, work for an hour…

— Greg Davies

The funniest comedians are in touch with their emotional level.

— John Krasinski

Successful comedians are just as neurotic as I am.

— Josh Widdicombe

I just respected comedians whether they were or they weren't, from, you know, new or old.

— Steve Martin

I've experienced harassment. I've had male comedians be very inappropriate.

— Phoebe Robinson

I like seeing comedians do stuff that I could never do.

— Josh Thomas

Politics is developing more comedians than radio ever did.

— Jimmy Durante

The women doing comedy do not even think of themselves as 'female' comedians.

— Jen Kirkman

There's a bunch of really good comedians who I've known for years.

— Matt Rife

Many comedians have a dark side that lets them take a negative thing and turn it funny.

— Rachel Dratch

Ever looked at your best friend and wonder: Why the hell aren't we comedians?

— Anonymous

I think for comedians, acting is their natural progression. It's all about progression.

— Russell Peters

Comedians have the ability to feel other emotions.

— Bill Burr

My biggest pet peeve, I guess, is other comedians criticizing Larry the Cable Guy.

— Ron White

People who become comedians… come from pain, come from conflict.

— Harvey Korman

Outsiders develop humor as a defense; why do you think most comedians are gay or Jewish?

— Paul Lynde

I was up until all hours of the night, listening to stories, meeting great old comedians.

— Joely Fisher