Standup Quotes

71 quotes by 57 authors

I would call it a comedy variety show. We have some people just doing straight standup. We usually try to have one musical act of… — Todd Barry
As a standup comedian, I've worked almost every New Year's Eve of my adult life. It's the best-paying night of the year. — Elayne Boosler
This is my chance to get out there and appease the fans of my music as well as show people that I do do standup… — Nick Cannon
I know now for a fact that improv can't hold a candle to doing standup. It's not the same buzz, it just isn't. It feels… — Ron James
I've skewered whites, blacks, Hispanics, Christians, Jews, Muslims, gays, straights, rednecks, addicts, the elderly, and my wife. As a standup comic, it is my job… — Jeff Dunham
I admire Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly a lot because I think they're standup guys. — Bernard Goldberg
The most memorable performance was my appearance in concert in Carnegie Hall. The first standup to do so. — Shelley Berman
I'm not a standup. I don't really have jokes. I don't have 10 minutes. It took a while for me to realize this. — Julia Sweeney
I'd like to go back to standup. I don't like to think I've done my last gig. At the moment it terrifies me, I get… — Mackenzie Crook
If I'm a game show host, will someone buy a ticket to see me do standup? To do a dramatic role in a movie? — Howie Mandel
Youâ€™ve got to believe you can be a standup before you can be a standup. You have to believe you can act before you can… — Eddie Izzard
NBC anchor Brian Williams is a standup comic in disguise. — Leonard Maltin
In 27 years doing this, I've seen a handful of truly great, masterful standup sets. One was Tig Notaro last night at Largo. — Louis C. K.
Hopefully standup will become special again. — Marc Maron
I think that standup has always been an acquired taste and there was always only a handful of performers that were really inspired. — Marc Maron
It may have lost its special-ness forever and the clubs might not being doing well but I think standup is in the best shape it… — Marc Maron
Louis C. K. is one of my all time favorite standup comedians. — Aubrey Plaza
It seemed like the right time. You reach a point when you say to yourself, â€˜Do I want to keep doing this?â€™ There are other… — Joy Behar
No one goes into standup to make money. The frustration and rejection are just too much. — Jim Gaffigan
Unquestionably, standup comedy is and has always been an art form. — Shelley Berman

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