Comedian Quote by Alan Moore

There is no more terrible fate for a comedian than to be taken seriously.

— Barry Humphries

For a comedian, there is nothing better than watching another great comedian.

— Bob Newhart

I feel the life expectancy of a comedian is 30 seconds. If you don't hook an audience in half-a-minute, you're dead.

— Nipsey Russell

The comedian just wants to get a laugh.

— Casey Wilson

A comedian who starts talking to himself becomes his own audience. This is fatal.

— Fred Allen

No comedian grows up thinking, 'I hope one day to have a show on CNN.'

— W. Kamau Bell

A comedian has to live in his head. All this comedy comes from a lonely place. When you're surrounded by an entourage, you're not…

— Chris Rock

There isn't a comedian in the world that hasn't bombed.

— Bob Newhart

Every comedian has a moment in his life when he realizes he's a little bit different from everyone else. It's like being the only…

— Chris Rock

A comedian needs more than just a sense of humour. He needs to observe everything around him.

— Vivek

A comedian is not funny unless he is taking his demons out for a walk.

— Cynthia Heimel

It's very rare that an older comedian sort of slips into an old-school clunker. You know, you don't hear too much of that anymore.

— Jeff Ross