--- title: "4 Jim Varney Quotes - Famous Stand-up comedian" description: "American actor and comedian (1949–2000)... | James Albert Varney Jr. was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his Emmy Award winning com..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b167/author-jim-varney-69366.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Jim Varney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b167/author-jim-varney-69366.jpg) # Jim Varney (1949–2000) Stand-up Comedian **4** quotes in **29** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Jim Varney was a stand-up comedian. ## Quick Facts About Jim Varney Born June 15, 1949 Died February 10, 2000 Profession Stand-up Comedian ## About Jim Varney American actor and comedian (1949–2000)... \| James Albert Varney Jr. was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his Emmy Award winning comedic role as Ernest P. Worrell, originating in a series of television commercial advertising campaigns, and later growing into a film and television franchise. He played Jed Clampett in the 199 ## Quotes by Jim Varney > [I started to do a study on how not to do stand-up comedy. Yeah, it's lonely work. You die, you die alone.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-varney/i-started-to-do-a-study-on-how-not-to-do-stand-up-comedy-yeah-it-s/) [Jim Varney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-varney/) [Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/321/jim-varney-69366_audience_i-started-to-do-a-study-on-how-not-to-do_1218488.jpg) > [I'd like to do a piece of Shakespeare. Any upcoming Shakespeare film. Just a bit to say I did a classic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-varney/i-d-like-to-do-a-piece-of-shakespeare-any-upcoming-shakespeare-film/) [Jim Varney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-varney/) [Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1be/jim-varney-69366_cinema_i-d-like-to-do-a-piece-of-shakespeare-an_1259438.png) > [I like to sing. I write music. Country songs. You have to if you're in Nashville. It's part of the lease. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-varney/i-like-to-sing-i-write-music-country-songs-you-have-to-if-you-re-in/) [Jim Varney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-varney/) [Country](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a3/jim-varney-69366_country_i-like-to-sing-i-write-music-country-son_2904289.png) > [Please leave the window open.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-varney/please-leave-the-window-open/) [Jim Varney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-varney/) [Door](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/door/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e2/jim-varney-69366_door_please-leave-the-window-open-3229431_3229431.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-varney/#itemlist", "name": "Jim Varney Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I started to do a study on how not to do stand-up comedy. 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