Quote by Dave Chappelle

I was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible. I felt I was deliberately being encouraged and I was overwhelmed.

— Dave Chappelle

I did sketches and had the best time of my life because people were laughing. I was not self-conscious, because they laughed when I…

— Conchata Ferrell

I was fooling everyone by surrounding myself with funny people. But then I put myself out there - writing my own sketches, going on…

— Carly Craig

I started in comedy when I was a kid, doing impressions for family members. Comedy was the way to engage people.

— Harris Dickinson

I wanted to do something in the style of a comedy of manners.

— Amy Heckerling

I was socially sheltered.

— GloRilla

I was illustrating, and I was cleaning people's houses; I was doing whatever I could to take care of my kid as a single…

— Emil Ferris

I always had a group of friends who were funny, and we'd do sketches for the talent show.

— Heidi Gardner

I was just never discouraged from doing something wacky like trying to be a comedian.

— Kate McKinnon

I have always been doing sketch comedy since I was a kid because one of my mom's boyfriends was an improv comedy guy so…

— Redfoo

When I tried to branch out into comedy, I didn't do very well at it, so I went back to doing what I do…

— Sylvester Stallone

What I became a comedian for was to get my art out. To get some of these feelings and things I had on my…

— George Carlin