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
I'm a stand-up comic. Anything else I do besides that is a plus, but stand-up comedy is what I do, it's what… — Dave Attell Copy Share Image
It's exciting to be able to do something completely independent without anybody challenging it, and it's a big part of the reason… — Tom Green 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
When you're standing around for an hour doing stand up it's no big deal but when you're standing around watching a show… — Joe Rogan Copy Share Image
New York State is giant and has some of the most beautiful landscape on the Eastern seaboard. There is so much history… — Adam Savage Copy Share Image
I'd been doing some light-beer commercials for Budweiser and Coors, and I was doing stand-up comedy. I wanted to get into the… — Kevin Nealon Copy Share Image
I am very proud of what 'Johnny' achieved in stand-up comedy because he believed entirely in giving an audience the best kick… — Johnny Vegas Copy Share Image
Wrestling was like stand-up comedy for me. Every night I had a live audience of 25,000 people to win over. My goal… — Dwayne Johnson Copy Share Image
Regardless of what I do, whether I write a book or whether I act or whether I host, I'll always do stand-up… — Howie Mandel Copy Share Image
Stand-up comedy had an interesting effect on me in terms of how I started to think about constructing things, because I really… — Mark Leyner 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
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
Do it [stand-up comedy] because it feels like the right thing to do. Do it because you don't want to do anything… — Russell Peters Copy Share Image
But sometimes it's good to dare yourself to do the unthinkable. And rather than stand in front of an audience with no… — Evan Davis Copy Share Image
I started to do a study on how not to do stand-up comedy. Yeah, it's lonely work. You die, you die alone.… — Jim Varney Copy Share Image
I'm a comedian, for God's sake. Viewers shouldn't trust me. And you know what? They're hip enough to know they shouldn't trust… — Dennis Miller Copy Share Image
I missed the whole thing [X-files series]. And I know it went for nine seasons, and I think I saw bits and… — Rhys Darby Copy Share Image
You're on stage and because stand-up comedy is one of the few meritocracies in the entertainment industry, there's some kind of -… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
I went from an unemployed actor's life to doing stand-up comedy, and that was fortuitous. It's not the usual way the crow… — Catherine Tate Copy Share Image
Last night I didn't realize I said "abortion" in my stand up comedy act instead of "circumcision." No wonder I got blank… — Ben Rosenfield Copy Share Image
I guess you get pigeon-holed in Hollywood, but I'm ok with that because I've been able to do a lot. I started… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
I mean, there's an aspect I've always said that is - it's, you know, it's not poetry but it's kind of like… — Quentin Tarantino 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
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
Have four things going. I have stand-up comedy, two television shows and I'm working on a play. I like to work, and… — Joy Behar 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
I can't imagine being a woman in the world of acting, like where you age starts to weigh you down - you… — Jim Jefferies Copy Share Image
I keep my stand-up comedy notes in a pile on my desk. I don't organize my act. I keep myself in a… — Joy Behar 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
For me, stand-up comedy is a conversation between me and the audience. I have to keep them listening. When I'm making jokes… — Jim Gaffigan 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 never wanted to be a model. I never wanted to be a serious actress. I started off doing comedy. I did… — Amanda Bynes 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 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
Dylan Moran, my favourite comedian, was walking down the street in Edinburgh. I nearly got run over as I sprinted up to… — Lady Amelia Windsor 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
An aspiring comedian must be determined to get to his or her true feelings on a subject and convey that to the… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share Image
I think that people who do enjoy my stand-up comedy and the people who get it and the people who are taken… — Dane Cook Copy Share Image
![“Do it [stand-up comedy] because it feels like the right thing to do. Do it because you don't want to do anything else. There is something in you that does not want you to do anything else other than comedy.” quote by Russell Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b93/russell-peters-13303_comedy_do-it-stand-up-comedy-because-it-feels-l_820443.png)
![“I missed the whole thing [X-files series]. And I know it went for nine seasons, and I think I saw bits and pieces of it in maybe season seven or eight or something, and then was very busy doing whatever else, stand-up comedy and stuff throughout the world. Now I'm watching the show right from the…” quote by Rhys Darby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/348/rhys-darby-12111_bits_i-missed-the-whole-thing-x-files-series_57503.jpg)
![“I can't imagine being a woman in the world of acting, like where you age starts to weigh you down - you go from being attractive to where they [directors] decided you're out... I feel like with stand-up comedy, it doesn't matter if I've gotten fatter.” quote by Jim Jefferies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d03/jim-jefferies-8092_acting_i-can-t-imagine-being-a-woman-in-the-wor_441958.jpg)
