Best Comedians Sayings
204 Comedians quotes by 175 unique authors
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They don't make you pay for the humor. It's up and down, but they're trying to give you as many laughs as possible in 2…
— Mike Judge
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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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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'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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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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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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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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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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Comedians are the nearest to suicide.
— Lawrence Durrell
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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
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I believe it is important for comedians to know who came before them.
— Shelley Berman
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If I've inadvertently become some sort of role model for failed comedians, then it's really backfired very badly on me.
— Jack Dee
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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
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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
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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
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Ever since I was a kid, I just loved those comedians on TV who would just have fun with the language.
— Alan Rudolph
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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
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Comedians are always hitting the topical notes that are on everybody's minds.
— Yakov Smirnoff
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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
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Comedians don't have a monopoly on suffering. But creative people are sometimes fortunate enough to be able to incorporate their most traumatic experiences into their…
— Matt Lucas
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I've been pitching a show of five female stand-up comedians through the generations, from Phyllis Diller to Amy Schumer, so when I got an e-mail…
— Wendy Liebman
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