I was always fascinated by the stand-up comedy shows from my childhood. — Tejaswi Madivada Copy Share Image
As far as stand-up comedy, I got into the business later than most, yeah. — Charlie Murphy Copy Share Image
“I don't know if you've noticed, but our two-party system is a bowl of shit looking at itself in the mirror.” — Lewis Black Copy Share Image
Stand-up comedy in the end, unlike the rest of the entertainment industry, is a meritocracy. There's a certain level of undeniability you… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
I go to a lot of stand-up comedy. I find more inspiration from observational stuff than from rap. — Riz Ahmed 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
When has stand-up comedy been kind to anyone? It goes after anyone who's the target. Comedy attacks, man. — Sam Kinison Copy Share Image
I don't think stand-up comedy is becoming too serious, in fact, I wish it was. We are still mostly doing frivolous stuff. — Varun Grover Copy Share Image
I do think that stand-up comedy in general heavily favors masculinity and so I like to act a little feminine onstage. — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
“It seems to me that they only seem to mention things in the Bible that are within a 5 mile radius of… — Jim Jefferies Copy Share Image
A talk show is about having a look at a famous face, a bit of stand-up comedy, knockabout stuff - an interview… — Terry Wogan Copy Share Image
I was a very special child. I did stand-up comedy. I did it all. My family didn't understand. 'Aren't you tired?' I'm… — Alessandra Torresani Copy Share Image
I have a work-out regime; I am not a maniac. It sounds cliche, but stand-up comedy, doing a one-man show, helps keep… — Robert Klein Copy Share Image
Stand-up comedy and comedy in general is the ultimate form of free speech, because you get to poke holes in all the… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
You know, it wasn't even that I'm a funny guy, I just loved stand-up comedy and I wanted to do it. It… — Bill Burr Copy Share Image
Stand-up comedy is a lot about amplifying emotions and situations; movie acting has a lot to do with mellowing things down and… — Vir Das Copy Share Image
I majored in extracurriculars, honestly. I joined the Harvard Stand Up Comedy Society, which is a ragtag band of misfits. I wrote… — Alexandra Petri Copy Share Image
It sometimes seemed to him that for love to work, it had to be fair, that he should tell only half the… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
Now obviously popularity isn't everything when it comes to stand up comedy, but the art form itself is better today than it… — Joe Rogan Copy Share Image
I'm more than a little suspicious of humor in poems, because I think it can at times be a way of getting… — Matthew Zapruder Copy Share Image
Stand-up can take you in so many different places, man. So many doors can be opened up from stand-up comedy, and the… — Kevin Hart Copy Share Image
The earliest stand-up comedy I was aware of was Bill Cosby. I watched Saturday Night Live as soon as I was aware… — Louis C. K Copy Share Image
I was doing stand up comedy when I was 11, that's how I got started; not because I wanted to do comedy,… — Shia LaBeouf Copy Share Image
About a year after I moved to Los Angeles, I decided I wanted to be a joke writer for a late night… — Anthony Jeselnik Copy Share Image
The whole acting and Hollywood [thing], it's just work to me. Stand-up comedy ruins you so badly for doing television. I don't… — Doug Stanhope Copy Share Image
I made a career goals list for 2017 and it's so funny. I have low self-esteem or something, so I put both… — Jen Kirkman Copy Share Image
“Sahl was never a great comic. His nervous, jabbing, keep-them-off-balance delivery was the strategy of a man who was not comfortable in… — Albert Goldman Copy Share Image
My passions are stand-up comedy, hard rock and metal, and baseball and the Mets. — Jim Breuer Copy Share Image
Doing stand-up comedy is in the middle of a traffic jam getting everybody moving again. — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
After graduation, I was floundering in L.A., doing stand-up comedy and working in a shoe store in the Valley. — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image
On MySpace ... the whole demographic of the stand-up comedy fan has changed. It's like an indie band thing. People think they've… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
![“The whole acting and Hollywood [thing], it's just work to me. Stand-up comedy ruins you so badly for doing television. I don't really need to be known anymore than I am. The slight sliver of fame I do have is hard to deal with. If I was actually well-known - I don't even know what to say to people…” quote by Doug Stanhope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/34c/doug-stanhope-1528_acting_the-whole-acting-and-hollywood-thing-it_124805.jpg)
