I'm not nearly as brave and confident in some of the ways that I think stand-ups are. — Ari Graynor Copy Share Image
I'm always blown away by stand-ups. I'm blown away by people like that who are craftspeople at comedy. — Kathryn Hahn Copy Share Image
Stand-ups are always good to see on YouTube. There's a guy named Mike Head who lives in Cleveland. He's great. He's an… — Allison Jones Copy Share Image
All the truly great stand-ups say, 'I go onstage, and I work on jokes. The inspiration will happen while I'm doing my… — Patton Oswalt Copy Share Image
I cannot believe that in all the years that there have been female stand-ups, there has never been a show just for… — Kate Flannery Copy Share Image
I do have a lot of female friends who are stand-ups and also women who are actresses and also happen to have… — Kate Flannery Copy Share Image
As far as stand-ups go, I always loved Richard Pryor, Chris Rock, and Sinbad. Basically, I love black comedians because they're the… — Adam DeVine Copy Share Image
The comics I've talked to have varied styles as stand-ups, but the throughline is that it's the most intense thing they've ever… — Scott Raab Copy Share Image
I'm really more prolific than most stand-ups. My act changes. I do fold in new experiences, new observations, whatever you want to… — Paula Poundstone Copy Share Image
I don't know, I find that honestly, the stand-up thing in some ways is a little bit of a cliche to carry… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
You are not any different. You can do anything you want. So many times, I've been asked what I think of women… — Lilly Singh Copy Share Image
Part of the kick of making people laugh was doing something different. We were a rare breed - spotting one of us… — Lenny Bruce Copy Share Image
I don't know why, but people tend to look at stand-ups and think they can act, which actually isn't the case. But… — Catherine Tate Copy Share Image
I think there is more comedians now than ever, more venues now than ever. There are stand-ups who live in towns where… — Joe Rogan Copy Share Image
You really come to life on stage but outside - this is a bit of a sad clown cliché - there is… — Doc Brown Copy Share Image
I just like to build. Don't get me wrong: I think stand-up is great, and when someone like Richard Pryor or Steve… — Noel Fielding Copy Share Image
A lot of improvisers mistakenly assume stand-up is awful, because there are a lot of stand-ups in the world that did not… — Kurt Braunohler Copy Share Image
For me [in my stand-ups] I do what is from the heart. I do what I relate to, what I can talk… — Martin Lawrence Copy Share Image
I'm grateful that I had that uphill battle for 10 years of going onstage and having nobody know who I was, because… — Patton Oswalt Copy Share Image
Even though I do a more traditional type of being funny on television, I still know a lot of comedians and stand-ups… — Busy Philipps Copy Share Image
I grew up watching stand-ups and thought it was so entertaining and unique - you didn't see that as a job description… — Kevin Nealon Copy Share Image
My inspiration to do comedy came from many places. Saturday mornings, I would watch Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis movies. I later… — Erik Griffin Copy Share Image
I have a suspicion that a lot of artists are trying to get a laugh but, unlike stand-ups, they don't get an… — Arthur Smith Copy Share Image
Most stand-ups, once they have done it, think of it as their default job. I'm pretty sure Jon Stewart still feels that… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
I'm not one of those stand ups that's going to write a show about a big subject or try and tell you… — Josh Widdicombe Copy Share Image
I like the fact that Chris Rock is one of the best stand ups ever and still is a really good actor.… — Dennis Dugan Copy Share Image
There's an audience that is paid to laugh at my jokes. I'm playing a character while I'm doing stand-up. Real stand-ups, man,… — Rachel Brosnahan Copy Share Image
What crushed my soul was hanging out with bitter, desperate comics backstage. They're a different breed than the bitter yet eager psyches… — Scott Adsit Copy Share Image
I have a lot of friends who were stand-ups, and they just stopped after a while, because they didn't like that battle,… — Patton Oswalt Copy Share Image
I've been doing stand-up for a few years, and I have a handful of fans just from stuff I've done, like 'Last… — Nikki Glaser Copy Share Image
The thing about stand-ups is you can't really get good unless you're failing in front of a large number of people. That… — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
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