--- title: "10 Like Standup Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Like Standup quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Like Standup sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fef/ari-shaffir-10432_always_sometimes-i-start-off-shows-by-explainin_1013542.jpg" --- > [Sometimes I start off shows by explaining to people that it's just a bunch of stories - I always say 'It's like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ari-shaffir/sometimes-i-start-off-shows-by-explaining-to-people-that-it-s-just-a/) [Ari Shaffir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ari-shaffir/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fef/ari-shaffir-10432_always_sometimes-i-start-off-shows-by-explainin_1013542.jpg) > [I get stage fright with short stories. For me it feels like standup comedy: kill or die. I'm more confident when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sefi-atta/i-get-stage-fright-with-short-stories-for-me-it-feels-like-standup/) [Sefi Atta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sefi-atta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f6/sefi-atta-22130_comedy_i-get-stage-fright-with-short-stories-fo_60940.jpg) > [I'd like to go back to standup. I don't like to think I've done my last gig. At the moment it terrifies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mackenzie-crook/i-d-like-to-go-back-to-standup-i-don-t-like-to-think-i-ve-done-my/) [Mackenzie Crook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mackenzie-crook/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37a/mackenzie-crook-34626_buzz_i-d-like-to-go-back-to-standup-i-don-t-l_816645.jpg) > [If someone doesn't like a comedian that's fine; a lot of people probably don't like my standup, and that's fine. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-norton/if-someone-doesn-t-like-a-comedian-that-s-fine-a-lot-of-people/) [Jim Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-norton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebe/jim-norton-2848_comedian_if-someone-doesn-t-like-a-comedian-that_25569.jpg) > [The role of a comedian is to go in and make something funny. That might be a situation where I'm writing, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyatt-cenac/the-role-of-a-comedian-is-to-go-in-and-make-something-funny-that/) [Wyatt Cenac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyatt-cenac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdd/wyatt-cenac-7700_actor_the-role-of-a-comedian-is-to-go-in-and-m_3071770.jpg) > [If you like standup and decide that it's overtaking your life and want to hate it, watch 1,000 standup comedians who are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-devine/if-you-like-standup-and-decide-that-it-s-overtaking-your-life-and/) [Adam DeVine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-devine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc2/adam-devine-13045_comedian_if-you-like-standup-and-decide-that-it-s_279283.jpg) > [I just loved jokes so much as a child. I remember wanting to perform at, like... age seven by reading from a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-gondelman/i-just-loved-jokes-so-much-as-a-child-i-remember-wanting-to-perform/) [Josh Gondelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-gondelman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28f/josh-gondelman-8695_age_i-just-loved-jokes-so-much-as-a-child-i_2302017.jpg) > [I feel like most standup comedians do it the way I did it, where you just go to open mics and cut…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-che/i-feel-like-most-standup-comedians-do-it-the-way-i-did-it-where-you/) [Michael Che](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-che/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d20/michael-che-13783_go_i-feel-like-most-standup-comedians-do-it_1000698.jpg) > ['Deal or No Deal' works nicely with my ADD/ADHD symptoms. I show up, meet the contestants, and move around the set. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-mandel/deal-or-no-deal-works-nicely-with-my-add-adhd-symptoms-i-show-up-meet/) [Howie Mandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-mandel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f0/howie-mandel-9298_act_deal-or-no-deal-works-nicely-with-my-add_2272114.jpg) > [I only like the live audience. I don't even like to do standup where it's being filmed. Because it affects the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-white/i-only-like-the-live-audience-i-don-t-even-like-to-do-standup-where/) [Ron White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdc/ron-white-2333_audience_i-only-like-the-live-audience-i-don-t-ev_2762740.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-standup/#itemlist", "name": "Like Standup Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sometimes I start off shows by explaining to people that it's just a bunch of stories - I always say 'It's like standup, just less funny.'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ari Shaffir" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ari-shaffir/sometimes-i-start-off-shows-by-explaining-to-people-that-it-s-just-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fef/ari-shaffir-10432_always_sometimes-i-start-off-shows-by-explainin_1013542.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fef/ari-shaffir-10432_always_sometimes-i-start-off-shows-by-explainin_1013542.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fef/ari-shaffir-10432_always_sometimes-i-start-off-shows-by-explainin_1013542.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Sometimes I start off shows by explaining to people that it's just a bunch of stories - I always say 'It's…” — Ari Shaffir", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I get stage fright with short stories. 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