After Quote by Brian Posehn

I grew up watching Letterman, 'Seinfeld,' 'SNL,' and Monty Python movies. But nothing made me want to get into comedy more than when 'Mr.…

— Joe Mande

I just wanted to be in show business. I didn't care if I was going to be an actor or a magician or what.…

— Steve Martin

Because I work in comedy, I can't kick back and watch sitcoms as a form of leisure anymore.

— Esther Povitsky

We're having so much writing some of the sillier stuff that never would have been on Mr. Show. And that's not a knock on…

— B. J. Porter

I wanted to do a show based on what my life would be like if I had never become a comedian.

— Drew Carey

I wanted to come to Chicago. I also wanted to do "Saturday Night Live." And then I got to a place where I didn't…

— Simon Helberg

People wouldn't hire me for comedies. They would say, 'Oh, he doesn't do comedy,' and now it's really all I do.

— Kevin Dillon

People come to my shows on purpose as opposed to coming to a 'comedy show.' Which was always my goal.

— Mike Birbiglia

I've always wanted to work in comedy.

— Amber Stevens

Even though I had a great deal of respect for children's TV and theatre, it wasn't my intent to specialize solely in that area.…

— Stephanie D'Abruzzo

Basically, I was always very interested in comedy, but I was much more sort of academic. And then, after college, loaded with my art…

— Jessi Klein

I wanted to be in show business, and I was funny.

— Tom Smothers