Stand Up Comedy Quotes

53 Stand Up Comedy quotes by 43 unique authors

I got lucky. I won the San Francisco Stand-Up Comedy Competition in 1977 while I was still at San Francisco State. — Dana Carvey
I'm a stand-up comic. Anything else I do besides that is a plus, but stand-up comedy is what I do, it's what I've been doing… — Dave Attell
I play these sort of comical instruments I invented, like the electric rake and the electric plunger. I do a lot of almost stand-up comedy… — Eugene Chadbourne
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
I do some of my best stand-up comedy during sound checks. — Madonna Ciccone
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
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
I did stand-up comedy for 18 years. Ten of those years were spent learning, four years were spent refining, and four years were spent in… — Steve Martin
I'm a comedian, for God's sake. Viewers shouldn't trust me. And you know what? They're hip enough to know they shouldn't trust me. I'm just… — Dennis Miller
The two things I understand best are stand-up comedy and martial arts. And those things require an ultimate grasp of the truth. You have to… — Joe Rogan
It sometimes seemed to him that for love to work, it had to be fair, that he should tell only half the joke, and she… — Tao Lin
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
I eventually became an actor, starting with doing stand-up comedy in New York and then theater wherever they would let me. Finally, I moved out… — Nolan North
I go to a lot of stand-up comedy. I find more inspiration from observational stuff than from rap. — Riz Ahmed
Stand-up comedy is a lot about amplifying emotions and situations; movie acting has a lot to do with mellowing things down and making them subtle.… — Vir Das
The ability to workshop in stand-up comedy is incomparable to any art form, in my opinion. — Mike Birbiglia
A lot of stand-up comedy is embarrassing: too many idiots doing it in orange neckties against brick walls. I find most sitcoms embarrassing, too, because… — Tracey Ullman
For me, the way I stay consistent is through stand-up comedy. — Kevin Hart
Stand-up can take you in so many different places, man. So many doors can be opened up from stand-up comedy, and the first one that… — Kevin Hart
In the mid-1970s, there was this huge boom of stand-up comedy throughout North America. I went to see a show at a club called Yuk-Yuks,… — Howie Mandel
A talk show is about having a look at a famous face, a bit of stand-up comedy, knockabout stuff - an interview is what Barbara… — Terry Wogan
Stand-up can take you in so many different places, man. So many doors can be opened up from stand-up comedy, and the first one that… — Kevin Hart

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