Stand-Up Quotes

295 Stand-Up quotes by 176 unique authors

I never want to cannibalize my act, and I'm really excited that I am going to be able to perform new material. I'm not a… — Daniel Tosh
I initially signed up for Twitter just to do jokes I wasn't going to do in my stand-up routine. — Jim Gaffigan
I've always wanted to be an actor. I've never planned on the acting and the stand-up feeding each other; they've always been separate desires. — Jim Gaffigan
I don't know, I find that honestly, the stand-up thing in some ways is a little bit of a cliche to carry around, because people… — Jim Gaffigan
I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career - anything for a laugh. — Bob Uecker
I can hardly think of an occasion when I've got into a stand-up fight with any political opponent. I've got my views, people know what… — Charles Kennedy
Lesbians are likely to be drawn to stand-up, if only because it's cheaper to produce and therefore more accessible for women. But the very form… — Kate Clinton
I never wanted to be a model. I never wanted to be a serious actress. I started off doing comedy. I did a stand-up comedy… — Amanda Bynes
Stand-up, I find it really difficult. It's not really my thing. — Oscar Nunez
Stand-up is my foundation. That's where it started at. And I love it because it's personal. It's mine. It's all me. It's my experience in… — Tracy Morgan
I wanted to be a writer first, and I struck out in the world to be a writer first, and then found stand-up as a… — B. J. Novak
When you're a stand-up, you play in front of 600 people, and it's all about timing. I could never do stand-up comedy; it would be… — Dean Norris
People ask me what I'm writing. They think I'm Sandra Tsing Loh. Or they ask about stand-up. 'No, that's Margaret Cho.' I really think there… — Sandra Oh
I've loved the Internet space in terms of creative content control and ownership, the things I haven't had since I started as a stand-up comedian. — Kevin Pollak
I'm not a joke guy; I'm not a stand-up comic. — Eugene Levy
One of the biggest misconceptions about me is that I'm a comedian, which I'm not. A comedian is someone who can stand up in front… — Eugene Levy
My stand-up act? I combine the fact that the world is a violent place with the fact that each person is responsible for the situation… — Colin Quinn
I got into stand-up to get on a sitcom. — David Spade
There is never hesitation about doing stand-up. It's just me doing my thing. — Hal Sparks
But I love stand-up, and it's where I came from creatively, so it's something I never want to walk away from. — Aisha Tyler
I can tell you this: Stand-up is not glamorous. — Aisha Tyler
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
I took an acting class. After the first day, the teacher quit, so they said take another. When I saw 'How to be a Stand-up… — Wendy Liebman
Even in my stand-up, there's a lot more positivity and enthusiasm rather than negative, I-hate-everything vibes. — Aziz Ansari
London seems to be a town with a lot of comedy fans and people that really enjoy stand-up. — Aziz Ansari

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