When I was 14, I told my mother I was going to drop out of high school and go do stand-up comedy.… — Margaret Cho Copy Share Image
I've seen stand up comedy, and after a while you start to notice that a lot of people are doing things that… — Dylan Moran Copy Share Image
When I started stand-up - and this is in the '90s - there was definitely people hadn't watched decades of Comedy Central,… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
It's weird with stand-up comedy. It doesn't really translate worldwide. I want to figure out how do I make it worldwide. Do… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
Learn as much as you can about performing. Live theater, improv classes, music, stand up comedy, dance, anything to make yourself confident… — Rob Paulsen Copy Share Image
I've been to Canada, and they love - oh my God, they love their stand-up comedy in Canada. I've been overseas to… — Brad Williams Copy Share Image
In the stand-up comedy top, there's room for everyone - if you're good, there's room for everyone. You'll put on your own… — Jim Jefferies Copy Share Image
I always get a little bit pissed off when stand-up comedy is not recognised as being as good a craft as being… — Jim Jefferies Copy Share Image
“This is the material, by the way, that has kept me virtually anonymous in America for the past 15 years. Gee, I… — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
My road to success was a long road to success was a long road. You get out of something what you put… — Kevin Hart Copy Share Image
The beautiful thing about podcasting is it's just talking. It can be funny, or it can be terrifying. It can be sweet.… — Joe Rogan Copy Share Image
If you are doing stand-up comedy, you have to be confident in what you are doing. That doesn't mean just because you… — Judah Friedlander Copy Share Image
When you're a stand-up, you play in front of 600 people, and it's all about timing. I could never do stand-up comedy;… — Dean Norris Copy Share Image
Stand-up comedy is the most relaxing thing I do. If I want to unwind and de-stress, I go out and do stand-up,… — Judah Friedlander Copy Share Image
I think a lot comes from having the experience of doing stand-up comedy. It allows you to figure out the psychology of… — Keenen Ivory Wayans Copy Share Image
I can do more than just stand-up comedy, and the only way I'll be able to show that is if I do… — Dane Cook Copy Share Image
I got lucky. I won the San Francisco Stand-Up Comedy Competition in 1977 while I was still at San Francisco State. — Dana Carvey 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
Anyone who does stand-up comedy can agree that doing a late-night spot is a dream of theirs. — Phoebe Robinson Copy Share Image
I do podcasts for the same reasons I do stand-up comedy. I love it, and I don't care if anybody else gets… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
Stand-up comedy is mine: it's my entity; it's my brand; I own it. I do it when I want to do it. — Kevin Hart Copy Share Image
The ability to workshop in stand-up comedy is incomparable to any art form, in my opinion. — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
I personally have no interest in being a star or a celebrity. I want my stand-up comedy and how I think as… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
I just liked stand-up comedy so much. I used to memorize Bill Cosby albums and other people's albums, George Carlin, Flip Wilson. — Drew Carey Copy Share Image
When I came to America, it was Dave Chappelle and a lot of comedians on ComicView. That was my first exposure to… — Jimmy O. Yang Copy Share Image
I'm not a fan of stand-up comedy, personally. But some of them are incredibly skilled. — Bob Mortimer Copy Share Image
I feel blessed to be able to do my stand up comedy all over the world, because some people never even leave… — Charlie Murphy Copy Share Image
I've a belt that I have worn for every single stand-up comedy session since I was 19. I fear if I ever… — Vir Das Copy Share Image
Here's a woman, a real pioneer for other women looking for careers in stand-up comedy. And talk about guts - she would… — David Letterman Copy Share Image
I was a screenwriting major in college, and really wanted to do that after I graduated, but there are no job listings… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
Stand-up comedy seems like a terrifying thing. Objectively. Before anyone has done it, it seems like one of the most frightening things… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
To me, being brave is an element that is so important with stand-up comedy. It's not essential. There are many comics who… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Georgia was a great place to live, but I wanted to get out because I knew the opportunities for what I was… — Chris Tucker Copy Share Image
I don't like stand-up comedy that requires a lot of props. I really respect people who can walk out onstage alone and… — David Letterman Copy Share Image
I kind of thought that stand-up comedy would suffer from the Internet because people seem to know more about the craft of… — Jerry Seinfeld Copy Share Image
Stand up comedy can be a tough world to break into. It can take years of painful soul searching, disappointing performances, and… — Sarah Cooper Copy Share Image
If you tell the reader it's funny, then the audience is like an audience at a stand-up comedy club and they expect… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
Stand-up comedy is all you. It's your show, it's your game. You control every aspect of it - of that experience and… — Bryan Callen Copy Share Image
I thought if I could do stand-up comedy well enough, I could parlay it back into films - like Charlie Chaplin and… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
I eventually became an actor, starting with doing stand-up comedy in New York and then theater wherever they would let me. Finally,… — Nolan North Copy Share Image
