Blessed Quote by Charlie Murphy

I've been doing comedy in New York since 2007.

— Scott Rogowsky

If you want to be a stand-up comedian or an artist, you move to New York.

— T. J. Miller

Other than friends and family, my favorite things are New York and stand-up. I love doing comedy in New York - I can do…

— Aziz Ansari

America is where standup comedy was born. It's the standard. So you want to go and do your job where this is the mecca…

— Gad Elmaleh

Stand up comedy can be a tough world to break into. It can take years of painful soul searching, disappointing performances, and pounding the…

— Sarah Cooper

Something about New York, man: You can do more comedy there probably than you can anywhere in the world. If you're interested in being…

— Dave Chappelle

When I do theatre in New York, I typically only get cast in comedy.

— Lauren Ashley Carter

I did stand-up comedy for a long time in San Francisco, and then I was like, 'You know what? I'm going to move to…

— Nico Santos

See, I'm totally fearless. I got my chops in the most, like, dangerous comedy atmosphere. If you can make it in New York, you…

— Maysoon Zayid

There's a lot of theaters in New York. You can always go out and be around a lot of like-minded comedians.

— Kenan Thompson

My problem with being in New York City is that you really can't make a living as a comedian. You can, but you have…

— Mike Birbiglia

I have been lucky enough to work in all kinds of comedy. I prefer working with other people. I could never do stand-up.

— June Whitfield