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Comedians are the nearest to suicide. — Lawrence Durrell
It was a decision to work clean. I just prefer to work that way. I have no problem with comedians who don't work that way.… — Bob Newhart
I really don't know what makes a comedian. I think it's a family background and environment. Yet if you put the same ingredients in another… — Bob Newhart
Well, my career choice made a difference because I never would have met my wife, Jenny. I met her through comedian Buddy Hackett. He set… — Bob Newhart
Inside was the second LP album of a comedian's performance before an audience. — Shelley Berman
I was an actor before becoming a comedian. — Shelley Berman
I believe it is important for comedians to know who came before them. — Shelley Berman
The jokes are great but what really matters for a comedian is his performance, his whole attitude, and the laughs that he gets between the… — Jack Dee
If I've inadvertently become some sort of role model for failed comedians, then it's really backfired very badly on me. — Jack Dee
The really good stand up comedians can be angry but relatable, and they have interestingly humanizing personalities. Their observational skills are far greater than mine,… — Kunal Nayyar
I've loved the Internet space in terms of creative content control and ownership, the things I haven't had since I started as a stand-up comedian. — Kevin Pollak
One of the biggest misconceptions about me is that I'm a comedian, which I'm not. A comedian is someone who can stand up in front… — Eugene Levy
I don't know any comedian who tailors his act to his audience. Maybe people say they do, but I can't even imagine them. — Colin Quinn
I would say most comedians have a very cynical worldview of the way the world can work. It's almost like if you didn't, you couldn't… — Colin Quinn
When I see a good singer, I get teary-eyed. Part of it is jealousy because all comedians are frustrated rock stars. That's a fact. — Jeff Ross
Ever since I was a kid, I just loved those comedians on TV who would just have fun with the language. — Alan Rudolph
I think it's actually a misperception that I am a comedic actress. I do more drama than comedy but very little of it has been… — Octavia Spencer
It's 103 comedians, or however many it is, and how would everyone tell it. It's enough people of substance that it makes you think of… — Bob Saget
There was this whole middle time that only Chris Rock came out of, you know, 10 years ago it was Chris and a few other… — Bob Saget
To be a comedian, you gotta jokesmith, there's no way around it. — John Leguizamo
Comedians are always hitting the topical notes that are on everybody's minds. — Yakov Smirnoff
I don't have a fear factor. Well, not much of one. And I'm willing to risk quite a lot - as a comedian, you're always… — David Walliams
It would be great to be able to follow in the footsteps of Bill Murray. I really respect his ability as a comedian, obviously, but… — Will Ferrell
I really will never understand pushing back on comedians who are like, "I'm like a politician campaigning and shaking hands with these people. They're going… — Jen Kirkman
Every job from the heart is, ultimately, of equal value. The nurse injects the syringe; the writer slides the pen; the farmer plows the dirt;… — Criss Jami

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