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Sam Kinison was one of the most compulsive people I'd ever seen. James Belushi was that way, and Chris Farley was that way. He…

— Tim Matheson

The comedians I liked were Bill Cosby and Steven Wright, like just always as a comedic actor. I always liked Gary Larson, who's really…

— Demetri Martin

Pete Davidson - he's in the movie 'Trainwreck.' He has a small part in it. I told Lorne Michaels about him, said he was…

— Bill Hader

Dad made me laugh a lot. He was a real comedian. He had a real sarcastic sense of humour, he could really make a…

— Julian Lennon

My dad loved comedians, especially George Jessel, and he loved Henny Youngman and Buddy Hackett.

— Al Franken

Phil Hartman was brilliant, and Dave Foley is a really funny guy. Phil Hartman was actually even funnier offstage than he was onstage because…

— Joe Rogan

Garry Shandling in particular - really had the concept. He really knew it, and it was done so lovingly. He would go beyond the…

— Jeffrey Tambor

I was in high school when Will Ferrell was first on 'Saturday Night Live', and I remember thinking, 'Man, that guy is the funniest…

— Seth Rogen

I loved smart and fearless comedians like Joan Rivers and Don Rickles. When they started out, what they did wasn't always socially accepted, but…

— Roy Haylock

There are some extremely acceptable male comedians out there: Joel Osteen, Abraham Lincoln, the man who played Phil Spector in HBO's 'Phil Spector.' But…

— Ellie Kemper

Billy (Martin) was a great one for jokes. He liked to play a joke more than anyone I ever knew.

— Mickey Mantle

Richard Pryor - he had stories, he had characters, he had short jokes, and he had bits. He had all those things. Eddie Murphy…

— Charlie Murphy