Stand-Up Quotes

295 Stand-Up quotes by 176 unique authors

Yeah, I do stand-up, my own type of stand-up. — William Shatner
Stand-up comics reflect less of a visual humor and more of a commentary. — Shel Silverstein
I don't see myself as a stand-up comic doing cynical, mean-spirited or disrespectful stuff. I'm very aware that I don't like to disrespect people too… — Tracey Ullman
With stand-up you've just got that one chance. Audiences can be quite fickle. — Johnny Vegas
I also want to return to doing stand-up. I've become frightened of live audiences. This is a really telling sign that I need to go… — Johnny Vegas
Health-wise, I couldn't have said what my life expectancy would've been if I'd just carried on doing solid blocks of stand-up. — Johnny Vegas
I had a massive amount of self-belief when I did stand-up. — Johnny Vegas
I'm not someone who gets to play The O2 and places like that, but that's the kind of rock and roll venue. The popularity of… — Tim Vine
It's also that comedians don't have the kind of narcissism that actors have. They're writers who perform their own material. It's more interesting. And they're… — Rachel Weisz
Doing stand-up is like running across a frozen pond with the ice breaking behind you. I love it because it's dangerous. — Steven Wright
I didn't want to be selling insurance at 40, wondering what would it have been like to do stand-up. — Steven Wright
A stand-up comedian will never be the life of a party. Instead, he will be the guy who is standing at a corner and observing… — Vir Das
I'm a stand-up comedian-turned-actor-turned-vampire at night. — Vir Das
If I wasn't acting or doing stand-up, I would be in animation. Or if I had the discipline I might studies physics. — Chris Hardwick
With stand-up, there's a little bit of an exaggerated reality because things have to be manipulated to create comedy, to create jokes. — Chris Hardwick
I really love stand-up. I'm more than happy to do it for nothing. I've come to America to do it for nothing. It's the American… — John Oliver
Other than friends and family, my favorite things are New York and stand-up. I love doing comedy in New York - I can do way… — Aziz Ansari
With stand-up, I can have an idea, go down the street to a comedy club and work on it, flesh it out, book a venue,… — Aziz Ansari
I guess after college, I just got really into food. I also think going on the road doing stand-up makes you more into food. Because… — Aziz Ansari
Georgia was a great place to live, but I wanted to get out because I knew the opportunities for what I was doing - stand-up… — Chris Tucker
When people come to see my stand-up, they get a chance to see my characters interact with each other. I enjoy pushing my characters to… — Dana Carvey
I did stand-up for a long time, and I did classical theater. As much time as you could spend on a stage will always inform… — Kevin Durand
I have an inability to relax. I try to make every day a work day. I get pleasure from work... I try to think of… — Fred Armisen
The best part about stand-up is that you control everything. Period. When you work in movies, or on TV shows, there are 50 other people… — Pauly Shore
One idea I explore in my stand-up show is whether, if you try looking at the universe rationally and avoid coping mechanisms like mysticism or… — Robin Ince

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