Acting Quote by Brett Gelman

A lot of people think stand-up comedy is one person performing to an audience, but I love it more when it's a dialogue, an…

— Rosie Jones

Stand-up comedy is a different game all together. You have to improvise on the spot if you feel that the audience isn't enjoying your…

— Johnny Lever

For me, stand-up comedy is a conversation between me and the audience. I have to keep them listening. When I'm making jokes about cake…

— Jim Gaffigan

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

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 something that you have to strive to do, multiple times a night, every night, to be good.

— Ali Wong

Stand-up comedy is an art form and it dies unless you expand it.

— Sam Kinison

Even when I do comedy, since I have no training in stand-up, I always approach a character like a character and not like a…

— Sunil Grover

When you're a stand-up, you play in front of 600 people, and it's all about timing. I could never do stand-up comedy; it would…

— Dean Norris

Stand up comedy can be a tough world to break into. It can take years of painful soul searching, disappointing performances, and pounding the…

— Sarah Cooper

Stand-up comedy is a lot about amplifying emotions and situations; movie acting has a lot to do with mellowing things down and making them…

— Vir Das