I'm from Chicago. And I was an actor in high school and college, and I wanted to see if I could make… — Jay Chandrasekhar Copy Share Image
I used to sing as a kid, but it was quite squeaky. I think I was about 19 or 20, and we… — Rag'n'Bone Man Copy Share Image
Standup comedy was my weird hobby. I would drag my poor parents out to the only open mics that were in coffee… — Alexandra Petri Copy Share Image
If you think your demeanor is mellow or not particularly charismatic, the material can life you higher. So write everyday, and get… — Dane Cook Copy Share Image
I was 18 when I started. I was hanging out with some friends and they asked if I had tried stand-up before.… — Aziz Ansari Copy Share Image
Twitter -Anette:I just need someone that understands. But no one understands. Zediam:Maybe your teddy? Anette:100% cotton Zediam:to absorb all your problems... Anette:Boneless… — Anette Sandberg Copy Share Image
Even though I only get a few days off, I do not stop, whether it's getting some stage time at an open… — Dolph Ziggler Copy Share Image
Before I had a record deal, I was living in New York and playing anywhere I could, from somebody's house to an… — Langhorne Slim Copy Share Image
I used to go to open mics in New York when I was starting out, and it was mostly just people who… — Kristen Schaal Copy Share Image
I did so many open mics. I would write jokes on Twitter constantly, and then slowly, over time, open mics turned into… — Michelle Wolf Copy Share Image
I just started the way most comics start, doing open mic shows around Sacramento and San Francisco, and eventually, I moved to… — Hasan Minhaj Copy Share Image
I started going to the open mics every day in 2003. You make the comics laugh, they get you work, and you… — Erik Griffin Copy Share Image
There was an open mic night when I was about 11 years old and I went and I played the songs that… — Freya Ridings Copy Share Image
I spent two years playing open mic nights in Brighton, and I heard more and more people saying, 'You should give it… — James Bay Copy Share Image
Back when I was a kid, I thought 'X Factor' or 'Britain's Got Talent' was the way that people blew up. I… — Lola Young Copy Share Image
I advise wannabe singers to form a band, practise in your garage if you have to, but do as many charity or… — Bonnie Tyler Copy Share Image
These people shred. That's what I was saying about Nashville-you can go to an open mic night at the Holiday Inn and… — Lzzy Hale Copy Share Image
My friend gave me a VHS tape of Eddie Murphy's 'Raw.' I watched it so many times, I fell in love with… — Jermaine Fowler Copy Share Image
When I started, I was very deliberate about making friends with people like John Mulaney who were really funny and wanted to… — Pete Holmes Copy Share Image
As a freshman in college, I was dating this guy who said he was a stand-up, all he really did was open… — Rachel Sennott Copy Share Image
Nick Kroll, A.D. Miles, Chelsea Peretti - those were the people I was always doing open mics with. — John Mulaney Copy Share Image
I feel like most standup comedians do it the way I did it, where you just go to open mics and cut… — Michael Che Copy Share Image
If I'm not in the theatre, I'm in an open mic night or doing a guest set at the Comedy Club, or… — Ron White Copy Share Image
