Comedy Quotes by Wyatt Cenac

9 Comedy quotes by Wyatt Cenac

Wyatt Cenac’s humor is thoughtful, turning everyday observations into clever jokes. In this collection of nine quotes you’ll feel his balance of insight and light‑heartedness.

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I make jokes. That's what I do.

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Steven Wright can do Steven Wright very well. Not everyone can do Steven Wright's jokes with the same results.

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It's a very short walk to go from making jokes to getting on a soapbox and going on a diatribe.

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The thing that I'm known for - at least, depending on what Subreddit you go to - is being a comedian. And…

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I think, a lot of times when you do a comedy show, people will turn out for a name they know. So,…

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I enjoy doing standup, but when I'm 50, I don't know if I'll still enjoy doing standup. It might be one of…

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When you put comedy in the room it's supposed to be in, you start learning it's a process. Not everything is a…

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The role of a comedian is to go in and make something funny. That might be a situation where I'm writing, a…

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For me, funny is funny, and what's unfortunate is these comedians aren't being allowed to operate in rooms for everybody and that…

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I went to an all-boys Catholic school in Dallas.

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I know for myself, every now and again on HBO, they'll show some of the young comedian specials from the '80s and early '90s,…

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I can't be manic without it feeling false to me.

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Monsters aren't as scary if you start shining lights on them.

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