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title: "4 Successful Comedian Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [I was a kid, and I would watch standup comics do the 'Tonight Show,' and if Johnny Carson liked you, he'd wave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-koy/i-was-a-kid-and-i-would-watch-standup-comics-do-the-tonight-show-and/)

[Jo Koy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-koy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e0/jo-koy-11272_comedian_i-was-a-kid-and-i-would-watch-standup-co_44266.jpg)

> [An academic is what I would have been if I hadn't been successful as a comedian. I've never had a proper job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/an-academic-is-what-i-would-have-been-if-i-hadn-t-been-successful-as/)

[David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adb/david-baddiel-4416_academic_an-academic-is-what-i-would-have-been-if_374468.png)

> [Maybe if I could ever be a successful comedian then I could be an example that Christians can also have fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-jackson/maybe-if-i-could-ever-be-a-successful-comedian-then-i-could-be-an/)

[Victoria Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-jackson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/331/victoria-jackson-17793_christian_maybe-if-i-could-ever-be-a-successful-co_1662106.png)

> [Fame is an upshot of what I do. If you're a successful comedian or actor, then you're a famous one. But it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-gervais/fame-is-an-upshot-of-what-i-do-if-you-re-a-successful-comedian-or/)

[Ricky Gervais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-gervais/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41d/ricky-gervais-851_actor_fame-is-an-upshot-of-what-i-do-if-you-re_2179869.png)

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