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There's something so awesome about being able to get up in front of a microphone and do exactly what you want. Stand-up is as…

— Christian Finnegan

In standup, you don't have anything near you except a microphone.

— Tig Notaro

As a freshman in college, I was dating this guy who said he was a stand-up, all he really did was open mics. I…

— Rachel Sennott

I think there's a percentage [of the audience] that don't realize, that don't know that [standup] is how everything began. We planned it, we…

— Tim Allen

I was new to acting on a stage in a narrative as opposed to acting on a stage as a stand-up. And like everything…

— John Mulaney

You know, when you do standup there are certain requirements that you have to do like you have to go on stage and when…

— Larry David

The very first time I did standup, I went to an open mike on the Lower East Side at a place that doesn't exist…

— Jessi Klein

I was 18 when I started. I was hanging out with some friends and they asked if I had tried stand-up before. I hadn't,…

— Aziz Ansari

You would never do stand-up without an audience. I mean, no one would even consider it. It's like they're the instrument you're playing.

— Louis C. K

In standup, you don't have anything near you except a microphone. There's something a lot more self-conscious feeling when there's cameras coming in for…

— Tig Notaro

Most of what I like doing in performing is connecting with an audience. What's the point of doing standup if you're not doing that?

— Rose Matafeo

The best part about stand-up is that you control everything. Period. When you work in movies, or on TV shows, there are 50 other…

— Pauly Shore