--- title: "1 Standup Really Quotes By Pete Holmes" description: "1 Standup Really quotes by Pete Holmes. Plus more from Pete Holmes and more Standup Really sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/517/pete-holmes-4618_comedy_every-performer-i-talk-to-will-with-diff_2144063.jpg" --- > [Every performer I talk to will, with different words, talk about the sanctity of a good standup show, how it can really feel spiritual. When everybody is laughing, fixed on the same thing, you feel like you transcend yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-holmes/every-performer-i-talk-to-will-with-different-words-talk-about-the/) [Pete Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-holmes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/517/pete-holmes-4618_comedy_every-performer-i-talk-to-will-with-diff_2144063.jpg) ## More by Pete Holmes > [When somebody comes across as authentic and genuine and sweet, people just want to spend time with that person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-holmes/when-somebody-comes-across-as-authentic-and-genuine-and-sweet-people/) [Pete Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-holmes/) > [When my wife left me, in real life, T. J. Miller was like, 'I'm shooting a movie in Pittsburgh. I'll fly you out and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-holmes/when-my-wife-left-me-in-real-life-t-j-miller-was-like-i-m-shooting-a/) [Pete Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-holmes/) > [The underlying goal of comedy is feeling not-alone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-holmes/the-underlying-goal-of-comedy-is-feeling-not-alone/) [Pete Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-holmes/) > [Religion often is very embarrassing, and I totally get it. So I am sort of sometimes burdened with the fact that I love talking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-holmes/religion-often-is-very-embarrassing-and-i-totally-get-it-so-i-am-sort/) [Pete Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-holmes/) > [When it comes to being called a pronoun, sometimes I like to call other people 'me.' I go, like, 'Oh, these mes voted for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-holmes/when-it-comes-to-being-called-a-pronoun-sometimes-i-like-to-call/) [Pete Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-holmes/) > [Why do we say 'Have a great weekend?' That's just a spell. You're just going - I have no control over your weekend. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-holmes/why-do-we-say-have-a-great-weekend-that-s-just-a-spell-you-re-just/) [Pete Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-holmes/) > [The biggest idea of a good time for me is making the Batman videos that we did. That is my ideal day. That is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-holmes/the-biggest-idea-of-a-good-time-for-me-is-making-the-batman-videos/) [Pete Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-holmes/) > [Science would like to tell us that people laugh because of the benign violation theory, but comedy doesn't have hard rules.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-holmes/science-would-like-to-tell-us-that-people-laugh-because-of-the-benign/) [Pete Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-holmes/) > [It's hard to control the things that are going to inspire you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-holmes/it-s-hard-to-control-the-things-that-are-going-to-inspire-you/) [Pete Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-holmes/) > [I mostly do faces and sounds. That's what I do. Comedy doesn't have to be art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-holmes/i-mostly-do-faces-and-sounds-that-s-what-i-do-comedy-doesn-t-have-to/) [Pete Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-holmes/) > [Comedians really are like a species. That's not to be exclusive. Anyone can kind of become one. You have to pay your dues, though.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-holmes/comedians-really-are-like-a-species-that-s-not-to-be-exclusive-anyone/) [Pete Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-holmes/) > [What people respond to is intimacy and regularity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-holmes/what-people-respond-to-is-intimacy-and-regularity/) [Pete Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-holmes/) > [When I got divorced, the first people I called were Nick Kroll and John Mulaney and T. J. Miller - all the pals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-holmes/when-i-got-divorced-the-first-people-i-called-were-nick-kroll-and/) [Pete Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-holmes/) > [Sometimes I liken the comedian's lifestyle a little bit to a firefighter's in the sense that there's a lot of waiting and a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-holmes/sometimes-i-liken-the-comedian-s-lifestyle-a-little-bit-to-a/) [Pete Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-holmes/) > [My wife left me when I was 28 in real life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-holmes/my-wife-left-me-when-i-was-28-in-real-life/) [Pete Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-holmes/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/standup-really/pete-holmes/#itemlist", "name": "1 Standup Really Quotes By Pete Holmes", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Every performer I talk to will, with different words, talk about the sanctity of a good standup show, how it can really feel spiritual. 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