I got into stand-up because I love stand-up. Specifically in stand-up, I love jokes. I love short, structured ideas and a punch… — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
American Muslims - young American Muslims in particular - are starting to understand that unless they are willing to stand up for… — Reza Aslan Copy Share Image
I know how to stand up to a bully - but maybe more importantly how to work around a bully. — Sara Gideon Copy Share Image
Stand-up is hard. Or to keep it at a certain level is hard: I have no writers but me. — Jerry Seinfeld Copy Share Image
Don't be afraid to speak about what you really want to say, some people may not want to hear it, but they… — TheMonsterAce Copy Share Image
Being a correspondent on 'The Daily Show' is some combination of doing a character and doing stand-up. It's a juggling act to… — Kristen Schaal Copy Share Image
I will stand up for Mississippi like no one has done before. My voice will resonate most strongly in our struggling communities. — Mike Espy Copy Share Image
I did a 'Last Comic Standing' audition in 2006, where you're just performing for three people in a comedy club, in a… — Hannibal Buress Copy Share Image
“In the land of the living, it is only the dead who is permitted to give excuses.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
My heroes - people like Woody Allen - were stand-up comedians. Therefore, I always felt I should give it a go. — Stephen Merchant Copy Share Image
I kind of keep my personality in my pocket a lot. When I start to do stand-up, that's not my true personality… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
I can tell you character traits I admire and work to develop in myself - perseverance, self-discipline, courage to stand up for… — Dalia Mogahed Copy Share Image
“But more than that, if you ally yourself with people who are prepared to fight to make a difference, then your life… — Tom MacRae Copy Share Image
The wrestling begins before you even engage in the clinch, I've said this already. This is one thing people don't know, wrestling… — Israel Adesanya Copy Share Image
Some people's developmental path has not equipped them to stand up and let go of something. — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
My father was the one who used to stand up in the middle of a number to flutter his lips and make… — Joel Grey Copy Share Image
It was probably years before I was confident enough in stand-up that I was able to talk about the things I wanted… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
I don't really prepare things necessarily. I have some ideas that I want to make sure I get across to our guys.… — Aaron Boone Copy Share Image
Improv seemed to replace stand-up, which was very big before that. Stand-up comedy was real hot in the late '80s and through… — Joe Flaherty Copy Share Image
I've been doing stand-up just about every night since I started in 1989. It's my home base. But I'm into doing comedy… — Judah Friedlander Copy Share Image
The best part about stand-up is that you control everything. Period. When you work in movies, or on TV shows, there are… — Pauly Shore Copy Share Image
I admire any woman who does stand-up, but frankly I'd rather pull out my own eyelids. — Katherine Parkinson Copy Share Image
