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title: "7 Physical Comedian Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Physical Comedian quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Physical Comedian sayings and thoughts."
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> [I got my first television at Stanford when I was 20, and I used to watch 'The Dick Van Dyke Show'. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-danson/i-got-my-first-television-at-stanford-when-i-was-20-and-i-used-to/)

[Ted Danson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-danson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1e/ted-danson-6752_along_i-got-my-first-television-at-stanford-wh_560087.jpg)

> [I never really thought of myself as a physical comedian. But when I was a kid, I used to, you know, pretend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-perry/i-never-really-thought-of-myself-as-a-physical-comedian-but-when-i/)

[Matthew Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-perry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbc/matthew-perry-5674_comedian_i-never-really-thought-of-myself-as-a-ph_742177.jpg)

> [Ask any physical comedian and they'll say the same thing. There are so many dark moments in comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-evans/ask-any-physical-comedian-and-they-ll-say-the-same-thing-there-are-so/)

[Lee Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-evans/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ae/lee-evans-4645_comedian_ask-any-physical-comedian-and-they-ll-sa_1247410.png)

> [I'm a physical comedian first - and I'm a woman before that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-mckinnon/i-m-a-physical-comedian-first-and-i-m-a-woman-before-that/)

[Kate McKinnon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-mckinnon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40d/kate-mckinnon-8120_before_i-m-a-physical-comedian-first-and-i-m-a_1731633.jpg)

> [When I first started doing comedy years ago, I used to be the biggest Michael Richards fan. I used to love this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/when-i-first-started-doing-comedy-years-ago-i-used-to-be-the-biggest/)

[J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4a/j-b-smoove-3940_biggest_when-i-first-started-doing-comedy-years_2273930.jpg)

> [I talked about everything, man. I've always written material that everyone can laugh at. I talked about growing up. I did a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/i-talked-about-everything-man-i-ve-always-written-material-that/)

[J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a5/j-b-smoove-3940_anything-and-everyth_i-talked-about-everything-man-i-ve-alway_2377138.jpg)

> [I feel like Jim Carrey is probably the closest thing to a true physical comedian that we have working today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-gad/i-feel-like-jim-carrey-is-probably-the-closest-thing-to-a-true/)

[Josh Gad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-gad/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/josh-gad-15191_closest_i-feel-like-jim-carrey-is-probably-the-c_2499643.png)

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