Comedy Quote by Chris Cubas

If I could continue to work in comedy - whether it's TV, stand-up - I will be happy.

— Esther Povitsky

With stand-up, I can have an idea, go down the street to a comedy club and work on it, flesh it out, book a…

— Aziz Ansari

You could write a joke in the pub at lunchtime and watch it performed on television that evening.

— Eric Idle

When I'm not filming anything or on the road doing stand-up, I'm usually doing stand-up shows every night - usually a few shows a…

— Judah Friedlander

Nobody really wants to be a stand-up, they want to get on TV.

— Chris Rock

Having done stand-up on television and in stand-up specials for like Comedy Central, you learn quickly that for that type of performance you're playing…

— John Mulaney

When you're doing stand-up, you achieve an intimacy with the audience you can't get on TV. There's not a better feeling in the entire…

— Bill Engvall

I'm actually into the idea of doing stand-up comedy, as a joke. You know how people do karaoke for fun? Well it would sort…

— Keeley Hazell

Stand-up comedy is a really lonely profession: you 'perform for 2000 people, then you go to a hotel room by yourself and stare at…

— Anh Do

I don't know if the art of stand-up will survive. Stand-up seems dated. Now you can do a mini-movie or a short with a…

— George Lopez

Stand-up is different from television. In stand-up, you've got to be in control.

— Bob Newhart

Stand-up comedy in the end, unlike the rest of the entertainment industry, is a meritocracy. There's a certain level of undeniability you can work…

— Jim Gaffigan