I just really remember the feeling of being a younger comedian who was kind of an outlier for being experimental and weird… — Chris Gethard Being Copy Share Image
When young comedians ask me for advice that's the one thing I always say is if they're improvisers I'm like do improv,… — Chris Gethard Advice Copy Share Image
As a largely unsuccessful comedian, I've become someone that younger people sometimes find and ask for advice, which I'm happy to give,… — Chris Gethard Advice Copy Share Image
By August of 2003, I had graduated from Rutgers, gone through a stretch of living at my parents' house, and wound up… — Chris Gethard Friendship Copy Share Image
The UCB has long been known as a hub of the best comedy in New York City, but it's never been the… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
I've seen situations where I think comics are really unrealistic about what creative expression and what the artistic freedom, what that entails. — Chris Gethard Art Copy Share Image
I've exceeded the expectations people had for me as an unconfident runt who grew up in North Jersey as well as the… — Chris Gethard Exceeded Copy Share Image
My sadness compels me to hide it so that people won't judge me. Seeking help would have blown my cover. Meanwhile, my… — Chris Gethard Fun Copy Share Image
A lot of the things I loved the most growing up were, on the surface, kind of challenging or impenetrable. I loved… — Chris Gethard Heart Copy Share Image
It's very interesting being an artist and a comedian, (because) you aim for jobs that will feed your ego, but when you… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
It's a fun uphill struggle, making health insurance as a comedian, actor, and author. But it's hard to explain to people how… — Chris Gethard Books Copy Share Image
For a few years all I listened to was The Smiths, Things Fall Apart by The Roots, Love Is Dead by The… — Chris Gethard Bizarre Copy Share Image
If I could have enough money that I know I could buy a house someday, and if I want to have kids,… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
Growing up and being a kid, I knew that creativity was at the heart of what I wanted to do. I always… — Chris Gethard Actors Copy Share Image
I think there is a weird loneliness that comes with being a comedian. There is something definitely inside the personality of a… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
Even though I live in New York, I still have this Jersey thing where I feel like I have to prove myself.… — Chris Gethard Chance Copy Share Image
Getting help for my issues was one of the hardest things I've ever done, because when I get dangerously sad or manic,… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
Cops in New York City don't have the best reputation. It's a fast-paced city, and they deal with a lot, and many… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
Northern New Jersey looks like a cluster of idyllic suburbs, but each of those seemingly normal towns has a dark side that's… — Chris Gethard Dark Copy Share Image
I think one of the things about listening is that it's always at its most powerful when it's present, when it's right… — Chris Gethard Communication Copy Share Image
I think, in my own life, I'm pretty political. I think I have some very strong ideals, and I struggle a lot… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
Sometimes we get bored and want to shake up our format. It's a luxury we have on public access - no one… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
I'm not good at math. Numbers are a terrifying thing to me. My father is a whiz with money and the stock… — Chris Gethard Father Copy Share Image
One thing I've realized is that being a nerd has transformed. I like that it's easier to read comic books and, like,… — Chris Gethard Being Copy Share Image
Anyone who's ever been around an emergency in Manhattan realizes that there are plainclothes officers on these streets walking past us more… — Chris Gethard Emergency Copy Share Image
There's many hundreds of millions of people who have jobs harder than comedians. And I also remind myself of that everyday. No… — Chris Gethard Comedian Copy Share Image
Even the prettiest performers and even the most handsome performers, when they get that opportunity, they still need to step up to… — Chris Gethard Opportunity Copy Share Image
When my TV show was in production, dozens of women asked me out on Facebook. Some were shy about it; some were… — Chris Gethard Facebook Copy Share Image
I moved to Queens from New Jersey in 2004 and have continued to stick with New York to such a degree that… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
Thank you to anyone who's ever watched or supported 'TCGS.' Even if you checked it out once, hated it, and never checked… — Chris Gethard Blog Copy Share Image
If people tell me something is impossible, I just want to prove that. I want to know that that's for certain. I… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
People ask, why hasn't that person busted out? Almost always, at the end of it, consciously or subconsciously, it hasn't happened because… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
I always think all the other comedians in New York hate me - I'm just convinced that they all dislike me -… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
The whole romanticized 'sad clown' thing, we gotta get rid of that. That has to go! That's just getting sick people to… — Chris Gethard Clown Copy Share Image
There are certain fundamental things that scream, 'I just moved to New York.' Things like eating cheesecake at Junior's or heading out… — Chris Gethard Coney island Copy Share Image
I think so often about how, when I was starting out at UCB, Conan O'Brien was in town, and on his show… — Chris Gethard Character Copy Share Image
