Stand-Up Quotes

295 Stand-Up quotes by 176 unique authors

Stand-up keeps you alive. It is definitely the most specialized field in comedy because you need to stay sharp and well-tuned every night. — Tommy Davidson
I don't have any type of sketch-comedy or stand-up background. — Jenna Fischer
I did stand-up for my grandparents every day when I was, like, eight. — Ariana Grande
The thing about stand-up was, I was doing all this sketch and YouTube stuff where I was not being censored and I got to do… — Donald Glover
I'm from Minnesota! I used to work Knuckleheads at the Mall of America as a stand-up. I spent New Year's there once. I'm not trying… — Billy Gardell
Stand-up will always come first. I've been doing it for 22 years, and nothing compares to that connection you have with the audience. It's euphoric. — Billy Gardell
Look, you know, you can't please everybody. I'm a stand-up comic. I know that. It doesn't matter how funny you are and how well you… — Billy Gardell
You know, I'm playing the Mirage in Vegas, the main room... About 5 percent of all comics end up as the main headliner on the… — Billy Gardell
There's something about doing stand-up that's cathartic. — Dave Chappelle
Late night is no different than making a film, really, except that it's faster, and if you do a crap one, you can do a… — Craig Ferguson
A good stand-up, you lead the audience. You don't kowtow to the audience. Sometimes the audience is wrong. I always think the audience is wrong. — Zach Galifianakis
I get burned out on standup. But I like acting. I do like it. But sometimes you just feel like a monkey. You just feel… — Zach Galifianakis
When I do stand-up for a long time, I'll get burned out, then I'll get an acting gig. For me, the grass is always greener.… — Zach Galifianakis
I found, especially with stand-up, that if a premise works, you can make the joke work. If a premise doesn't work, you can't force it… — Nick Kroll
I came to New York and started doing stand-up and improv, and started auditioning for commercials and voiceovers and stuff. My first job was on… — Nick Kroll
A lot of stand-up comedy guys, when they get a little famous, just give up their stand-up career, and it cancels out the thing that… — Johnny Knoxville
Catharsis isn't art. You can't rely on catharsis to get a laugh. Because guess what? People do laugh when something's shocking, but that is, to… — Mindy Kaling
You work with stand-up comedians or you work with somebody in theater, you work with somebody from 'Star Search' or 'Survivor' or a kid, it… — Steve Zahn
When I'm not on T.V. or working on a movie, I'm on the road doing stand-up. That's my roots. — Wanda Sykes
I enjoy stand-up because it has the biggest reward: instant gratification. You can hear the people laughing. — Wanda Sykes
I was influenced by a lot of stand-up comedians... Eddie Murphy back when he was doing 'Raw.' I watched that so many times as a… — Ray William Johnson
I did a lot of theater when I was in high school and college. I also did stand-up in college, so it was always part… — Seth MacFarlane
I started doing stand-up in college. — Carlos Alazraqui
I failed to get into drama school, and my best friend told me I should do stand-up instead. I was always doing gags and voices,… — Marcus Brigstocke
For my stand-up, I always have my notebook with me and if something strikes me, I'll write it down. — Janeane Garofalo

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