Comedians Quotes

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When I used to watch comedians with my dad, he laid it all out for me. He wanted to be a comedian himself, and he… — Roseanne Barr
I wasn't funny as a kid. I remember enjoying comedians, but I never understood it was a job choice or a profession. — Elayne Boosler
There are many comedians who are afraid to work outside the coasts and the casinos because they're afraid they'll bomb. — Elayne Boosler
Christians have always been fodder for comedians who have tended to portray them as anoraks - slightly clammy, beatifically smiley dullards with barely a personality… — Jo Brand
No, I had not read any other comedian's book. Not that I don't enjoy other comedians; I'm just not a reader. — Adam Carolla
The tragedy for comedians is there's nothing more they want than to be liked. We desperately seek approval. It's almost like a personality disorder you… — Jimmy Carr
Outsiders develop humor as a defense; why do you think most comedians are gay or Jewish? — Paul Lynde
Sure, the comedians who swear or use scatological humor can get laughs, but they're uncomfortable laughs. — John Ratzenberger
There are a couple of things I want to impart to ladies who want to be in comedy: One, you donâ€™t have to be weird… — Tina Fey
Some comedians love their characters. I don't fall in love with mine. In fact, I get tired of them very fast. You have to be… — John Belushi
My mom is two people to me. She's my mom number one, and then she's this lady most comedians know as being a legendary owner… — Pauly Shore
Comedians kind of write what comes to them. You can give yourself little assignments, but it's what inspires you. — Jim Gaffigan
You can't do anything to be funny. That's cringeworthy. If your humor comes out of a place of love every time, you don't make the… — John Krasinski
What really got my goat at MGM were comedians like The Marx Brothers who never wrote their own jokes. — Buster Keaton
I wanted to do - there was this film called 'Magic' that Anthony Hopkins did. And the director wanted me. The writer wanted me. Joe… — Gene Wilder
The trouble with most comedians who try to do satire is that they are essentially brash, noisy and indelicate people who have to use a… — Imogene Coca
But it's fun to be something, have that, and you don't have to be real. It's like, comedians. They go on and they're doing all… — Parker Posey
The real good comedians, like Chaplin, would make you laugh and a second later, cry — Martin Landau
I'm like the opposite of one of those comedians who's funny on stage and depressed behind closed doors . On record, I can get pretty… — Adele
Some performers are brilliant comedians, some are genius musicians, and some just make you happy to be alive. THE BOBS are all of that -… — Paul Provenza

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