Stand-Up Quotes

295 quotes by 176 authors

Stand-up came out of three things. Frustration, necessity and arrogance. I didn't have a great career ahead of me in anything. Someone literally said to… — Eric Bana
I always was a writer, but then I wanted to do stand-up because I thought that was a way that I could perform what I… — Roseanne Barr
I had - after I sang the 'Star Spangled Banner' so badly, after my tragic singing accident, after that, you know, all my stuff kind… — Roseanne Barr
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've got stuff about airline mergers, which just shows that my stand-up is getting more insane by the minute. — Lewis Black
My touring has never stopped; from the time I started doing stand-up, I've been on the road. — Lewis Black
Stand-up is the only thing in which you actually write it, act it and direct it simultaneously, so it's actually a great theater exercise. — Lewis Black
I think comics in New York are interested in being comics. And there're comics in L.A. who are touring comics, who are certainly more interested… — Lewis Black
I've been very lucky. There are guys I know who are really terrific in this business of stand-up who have not gotten the recognition they… — Lewis Black
Stand-up is like a movie every night. You write it, direct it, produce it, the audience votes, and you go home. There's nothing more satisfying. — Elayne Boosler
I've never been able to write for stand-up. — Elayne Boosler
I like the purity of stand-up because it is all about whether people laugh at your jokes. Either they laugh or they don't. — Jo Brand
I don't like doing stand-up, because I don't like standing up. — Jo Brand
I love doing stand-up. It's so self-contained - you go there, you do it, you go home - but with telly, there are too many… — Jo Brand
Who do I like? I am a big fan of French and Saunders - not that that they are particularly stand-up I have to say,… — Jo Brand
I did stand-up. I loved George Carlin and Steve Martin. — Steve Buscemi
I didn't really like the aloneness of doing stand-up. — Steve Buscemi
I don't think of myself as funny - I don't fill up a room with my humor... I would fail miserably as a stand-up comedian. — Steve Carell
One thing about being a stand-up is it's a one-man show. You gotta do everything. You're the producer, writer, director, and the actor. You just… — Nick Cannon
I just liked stand-up comedy so much. I used to memorize Bill Cosby albums and other people's albums, George Carlin, Flip Wilson. — Drew Carey

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