Able Quote by Amy Poehler

The best advice I could give someone trying to get into the comedy field is to take advantage of every opportunity you have to…

— Bob Newhart

The best advice I was probably given and the best advice I could give someone who is trying to get into the comedy field…

— Bob Newhart

I've always been, like, a book-smart person; I'm very into language and reading, and that really lends itself to comedy, because you have to…

— Janelle James

In comedy you have to be prepared and be specific and have a vision so your comedy feels organic and relatable and it's a…

— Sal Vulcano

Once I found out there were places that people went to congregate and that there were schools to practice the craft of comedy, that's…

— Quinta Brunson

I'm just going to keep doing comedy because I don't know what else to do. I have no other applicable skills.

— Kurt Braunohler

And writing comedy and it really taught me how to kind of like craft jokes, it sounds like weird but really focus on crafting…

— Nicholas Stoller

I've not really been angling to be a comedian. I knew comics and I loved them and I loved being funny, but I didn't…

— Mitch Hedberg

I'm a comedian first. I've learned how to act. I just draw on life experiences and that's how I've learned. I didn't take classes…

— Steve Harvey

I've spent the last few years just really actively pursuing comedy and that's something I always wanted to know how to do.

— Virginia Madsen

I never consciously got into comedy. It was sort of one of those things where I was a theater student, I was acting, I…

— Aasif Mandvi

I always knew I wanted to do comedy. I like making people laugh. I started out young just making my family laugh and trying…

— Jillian Bell