Audience Quote by Colin Quinn

Really good comedians, you know, when they go on stage, they don't really care what the audience - they're fearless, you know? They're so…

— Aziz Ansari

The tragedy for comedians is there's nothing more they want than to be liked. We desperately seek approval. It's almost like a personality disorder…

— Jimmy Carr

Comedians are - at the end of the day, we're just a bunch of people that lack a little bit of - we're very…

— Russell Peters

A lot of stand-up comedians are actually very insecure, and they come on slightly battling the audience. They want to be the superior person…

— Stephen Merchant

Even the best comedians aren't always sure what is going to be funny, what is going to work. So that means they're constantly and…

— Phoebe Robinson

I think a lot of comedians are desperate to show their serious side, but I got that off my chest early on in my…

— Kayvan Novak

People don't realize it's not just about being funny, and they don't know how perceptive a comedian needs to be about human nature. You…

— Erik Griffin

Comedians have a huge carte blanche and the ability to get away with saying a lot of things.

— Marilyn Manson

I think that comedians, more than any other type of celebrity, have to keep their humour and keep their feet on the ground. If…

— Jimmy Carr

Comedians are great at laughing at themselves, we really are. We mock everyone else and we can take it as well.

— Paul Whitehouse

As far as I can tell, comedians are pretty serious people, and that's why they make fun of things all of the time.

— Maria Bamford

Comedians are sometimes resentful of their writers. Probably because it's hard for giant egos to admit you need anyone but yourself to be what…

— Dick Cavett