Stand-Up Quotes

295 Stand-Up quotes by 176 unique authors

I can do more than just stand-up comedy, and the only way I'll be able to show that is if I do it myself. Because… — Dane Cook
I did stand-up comedy for seventeen years. I need to explore other things. — Dane Cook
When you are doing stand-up comedy, you are the writer, producer, director, sometimes bouncer. — Dane Cook
There's no real preparing at home for stand-up. You just go and you just do it. — Louis C. K.
You can't cancel my stand-up tours. It's impossible. There's too many separate bosses. There is no 'bosses.' — Louis C. K.
I do actually use a boxing trainer when I train for stand-up. — Louis C. K.
The only thing I really recommend, if you're starting out in stand-up is to not try to copy anybody else. You can be influenced by… — Ellen DeGeneres
While I was doing stand-up, I thought I knew for sure that success meant getting everyone to like me. So I became whoever I thought… — Ellen DeGeneres
No matter how popular you are as a stand-up - you can go out and fill a 10,000-seat arena and be smart and funny -… — Ellen DeGeneres
I sort of consider myself a comedic actress, not a comedienne. I think it's different. You know, I'm not a stand-up or anything, but playing… — Zooey Deschanel
A stand-up comic is judged by every line. Singers get applause at the end of their song no matter how bad they are. — Phyllis Diller
I really admire stand-up, and I think I would have loved to learn how to do it. I think it's terrifying and thrilling. A really… — Tina Fey
The first time I saw my wife, Marjorie, I was doing stand-up in Memphis, and she was sitting in the front row. Afterward, I walked… — Steve Harvey
To be No. 1 on the 'New York Times' best-seller list, well, that's alarming. Having been a stand-up comedian, I think it's surprising to a… — Steve Harvey
My stand-up is quite good now, people say. It's just like a big conversation each time. Every gig is a rehearsal. — Eddie Izzard
I try to keep performing as much as possible - I just like to. I used to take huge gaps off between gigs, now I… — Eddie Izzard
In stand-up it really helps to play yourself and talk about your own feelings. You cannot fail to be original if you're just talking about… — Eddie Izzard
Live performance really terrifies me. I haven't done it, really, in years. I think that's why I retired from my brief career in stand-up. — Mindy Kaling
When political correctness first started coming around, it ruined Andrew Dice Clay and Eddie Murphy's stand-up career. Sam Kinison died at just the right time,… — Artie Lange
George Carlin was great right up to the end of his life. But Richard Pryor was probably the best, most gifted stand-up comedian who will… — Denis Leary
If you see me doing a new stand-up special, it probably means I've been out of work for a while. — Denis Leary
Stand-up comedy and comedy in general is the ultimate form of free speech, because you get to poke holes in all the pretentious bubbles politicians… — Denis Leary
I guess you get pigeon-holed in Hollywood, but I'm ok with that because I've been able to do a lot. I started in the theater,… — Denis Leary
Stand-up has the best writers, because it's the hardest writing by a million miles. — Norm MacDonald
Whenever I do theaters, I don't like 'em. I don't think they're right for stand-up. — Norm MacDonald

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