Ahead Quote by Adam McKay

This may sound mad, but you sort of assume that no one's going to watch what you do. You go on set, have a…

— Olivia Colman

When I do something good, the audience lets me know immediately. They laugh. That's it.

— Chris Rock

If I tell a joke on stage and the crowd laughs for a minute, I stand there for a minute and enjoy them laughing…

— Anthony Jeselnik

I usually joke around, especially on set.

— Michael Pena

In a live show, the reaction to our jokes is instant. You know immediately whether the joke is working or not.

— Kiku Sharda

We always joke now like, you know, the more experienced we get making stuff, we're like, "Never leave set without a shot of each…

— Mark Duplass

I tend to develop my rambling anecdotes by actually getting up and performing them. That's the joy/horror of stand up - if you have…

— Greg Davies

Some comics don't like it when people talk during the set, and it does get a little bit annoying after awhile, but I basically…

— Gabriel Iglesias

I need to be spontaneous sometimes. Sometimes I find that the little detail or nuance that you add to it that's based on what's…

— Thomas Lennon

I can't be naturalistic enough to make it sound real. So instead, I just wander around aimlessly knowing that I'll be funny enough with…

— Norm MacDonald

On the stage you're there, it's live. There's a beginning, a middle, an end. When something is funny you hear it right away.

— Theodore Bikel

I can't stand not being able to joke around on set, so I have to.

— Johnny Depp