Best Comedian Thoughts
484 Comedian quotes by 324 unique authors
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I'm a comedian, which is the opposite of a lifestyle that equips you to be a parent.
— Jim Gaffigan
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One can always lament, you know — but to laugh in the face of life, that's very hard. And for me the great tragedian should…
— Martha Graham
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I like seeing what the comedian thinks is funny, not just what they think I'll think is funny.
— Anthony Jeselnik
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Comedians and Feminists are natural enemies. Because stereotypically speaking, feminists can't take a joke and comedians can't take criticism.
— Louis C. K.
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A comedian is simply a different kind of therapist. A comedian is a psychologist and a psychiatrist rolled into one. Except I can't prescribe medicine.…
— Eugene Mirman
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I wanted to be a tragedienne. I only wanted sad parts. When mother read the press notices when I was on the road, saying I…
— Dorothy Gish
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I grew up in a food-obsessed Italian family, so food was always front and center in my life. I was a food obsessed person who…
— Nadia Giosia
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Jesus was a brilliant Jewish stand-up comedian, a phenomenal improviser. His parables are great one-liners.
— Camille Paglia
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I've found nothing but support and generosity from older comics. I think comedians are a lot nicer than the stigma is, at least from my…
— Bo Burnham
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Appurv Gupta brings you a unique point of view that no other comedian in India does. Well worth a watch.
— Papa CJ
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Of the many qualities I adore about Melissa McCarthy as a comedian and as a dramatic actor, the best is how fully she gives herself…
— Lisa Schwarzbaum
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I think a lot of studios today are run by women, and we are entering a time when a lot of women have evolved in…
— Judd Apatow
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One of my first jobs was on a lesbian cruise. I was the ship comedian for the Lesbian Love Boat.
— Margaret Cho
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I don’t like writing for comedians. I like writing for actors. The best comedians are the best actors.
— Neil Simon
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I'm not a comedian. I can play off of people, but I'm not that guy. I don't want people being like, 'Yeah, he should have…
— Channing Tatum
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There's something about being a parent that has, I think, made me a better comedian.
— Jim Gaffigan
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Comics write to their point of view. If you're an exceedingly irreverent comedian, you've got to see where that point of view fits or produces…
— Jim Gaffigan
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Why would a lazy guy become a parent of five? Then again, why would creative people who inherently don't like change and criticism become writers,…
— Jim Gaffigan
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I used to like writing for comedians - I enjoyed the challenge of making other people funny.
— Denis Norden
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The comedians all finished their acts with a song. They would get a certain amount of money from the song publishers and would use that…
— Denis Norden
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I always loved comedy, but I never knew it was something you could learn to do. I always thought that some people are born comedians…
— Paul Reiser
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Down deep in His heart God is a comedian who loves to make us laugh.
— Arthur Miller
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Today's comedian has a cross to bear that he built himself. A comedian of the older generation did an act and he told the audience,…
— Lenny Bruce
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Old radio comedy makes me laugh, as well as 'I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue' and comedians like Paul Merton.
— Lynne Truss
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All comedians are people who really deeply consider the human experience not only a dirty trick perpetrated by a totally meaningless procedure of accidents, but…
— William Saroyan
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