Comedy Quote by Aziz Ansari

Stand up comedy is an odd way to make a living, one that is regularly tinged with both triumph and despair.

— Paul Sinha

Stand-up comedy is a really lonely profession: you 'perform for 2000 people, then you go to a hotel room by yourself and stare at…

— Anh Do

Stand-up comedy is something that you have to strive to do, multiple times a night, every night, to be good.

— Ali Wong

Stand-up comedy in the end, unlike the rest of the entertainment industry, is a meritocracy. There's a certain level of undeniability you can work…

— Jim Gaffigan

Stand-up comedy is not for the faint-hearted or the thin-skinned.

— Dominic Holland

With stand-up, there's a little bit of an exaggerated reality because things have to be manipulated to create comedy, to create jokes.

— Chris Hardwick

Stand-up keeps you alive. It is definitely the most specialized field in comedy because you need to stay sharp and well-tuned every night.

— Tommy Davidson

I have been lucky enough to work in all kinds of comedy. I prefer working with other people. I could never do stand-up.

— June Whitfield

Stand-up comedy is a sickness. Who wouldn't want a room full of people laughing and screaming at you just because of who you are?…

— Howie Mandel

Stand-up comedy is a very hard thing on the spirit. There are people who transcend it, like Jack Benny and Steve Martin, but in…

— Mike Nichols

Stand-up comedy is like the lowest medium in all of show business in levels of respect.

— Chris Rock

Doing stand-up takes the fun out of being funny.

— Doug Stanhope