Stand-Up Comedy Quotes

48 quotes by 39 authors

I just liked stand-up comedy so much. I used to memorize Bill Cosby albums and other people's albums, George Carlin, Flip Wilson. — Drew Carey
While awaiting sentencing, I decided to give stand-up comedy a shot. The judge had suggested I get my act together, and I took him seriously. — Tim Allen
I started to do a study on how not to do stand-up comedy. Yeah, it's lonely work. You die, you die alone. It's you, the… — Jim Varney
My mom and dad are both in stand-up comedy, so that's where I started, that's where I got everything. My roots are holding the mic. — Pauly Shore
I just love entertaining. I will do anything - stand-up comedy, video games, fencing, internet shorts - I just want to keep being lucky enough… — Matthew Gray Gubler
Stand-up comedy is tough right now. Anybody can come to a concert, tape you, and put you up on the Internet. You either fight it… — Jeff Dunham
When I was nine, we'd take a bus to the seaside. Coming back, we'd take turns entertaining, singing songs and the like. I tried some… — Jim Dale
New York State is giant and has some of the most beautiful landscape on the Eastern seaboard. There is so much history in New York… — Adam Savage
When it comes to English stand-up comedy, Indians have only seen the best - Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Cosby and the like. So, when someone claims… — Vir Das
I do films which get me out of my comedian routine so that I don't get bored being a stand-up comedian. And with films, it's… — Vir Das
Wrestling was like stand-up comedy for me. — Dwayne Johnson
But sometimes it's good to dare yourself to do the unthinkable. And rather than stand in front of an audience with no clothes on, I… — Evan Davis
Stand-up comedy is an art form and it dies unless you expand it. — Sam Kinison
Stand-up comedy seems like a terrifying thing. Objectively. Before anyone has done it, it seems like one of the most frightening things you could conceive,… — John Oliver
Stand-up comedy is the most relaxing thing I do. If I want to unwind and de-stress, I go out and do stand-up, often several shows… — Judah Friedlander
Stand-up comedy and poverty. Those were my two main endeavors. — Dave Foley
I think a lot comes from having the experience of doing stand-up comedy. It allows you to figure out the psychology of an audience; what… — Keenen Ivory Wayans
You know, stand-up comedy is where I pretty much started out. — Brion James
When has stand-up comedy been kind to anyone? It goes after anyone who's the target. Comedy attacks, man. — Sam Kinison
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

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