Always Quote by Ari Shaffir

Lots of people do stand up shows with no narrative, but I love a beginning, a middle and an end.

— Ellie Taylor

I really can't describe what my stand-up is like - people see it and they say it's like that, or it's like this, and…

— Dylan Moran

Stand-up is just me trying to be as funny as possible in the most concentrated hour with me standing on stage with no storyline,…

— Jim Jefferies

Stand-up comedy is all you. It's your show, it's your game. You control every aspect of it - of that experience and that expression.…

— Bryan Callen

If you look up the definition of stand-up comedy, it's funny on purpose. A little bit of pressure there. It's basically acting. You're telling…

— Michael Waltrip

I can only develop a stand-up show by being on stage. I can't write it. Whenever I see comedy written down, it very rarely…

— John Bishop

When someone says to me, do you do stand-up I say absolutely not. I like to think of it as a theatrical performance. With…

— Don Rickles

At the end of the day, stand-up comedy is like acting when the audience are the other characters that I'm acting with.

— Brett Gelman

Before I started doing standup, I knew that I had what it takes to develop an act. I went down to clubs with not…

— Charlie Murphy

I've seen stand up comedy, and after a while you start to notice that a lot of people are doing things that are like…

— Dylan Moran

I just love the subversion of dialogue in sitcoms, stand-up is monologue and that is entertaining for a lot of people but personally I…

— Doc Brown

I dont watch a whole lot of stand up. Mainly I prefer to read writers; they make me laugh the most. Something gets you…

— Dylan Moran