Expenses Quote by Debra Winger

Doing stand-up takes the fun out of being funny.

— Doug Stanhope

That's the nice thing about doing stand-up. There's no development, you just go out there and get an immediate response as to whether something…

— Paul Reiser

Stand-up is successful if they laugh. It's unsuccessful if they don't laugh.

— Kumail Nanjiani

Being a stand-up is my mission in life; it's my passion. My ongoing goal is to simply be funny, on my own, in front…

— Jerry Seinfeld

Stand up is really fun because if I think of a joke or a funny idea, then I can just go and tell some…

— Demetri Martin

For a short period of time, I was like, I have these jokes and if people get them, they get them. And then eventually,…

— Eugene Mirman

I love doing [stand-up]. I love making people laugh no matter how. Whether it's a commercial, or a TV show, or a reality show,…

— Kathy Griffin

I think, as a comedian, the funniest you can be is with people you know, and [whom] you've known for years, in a pub.…

— Ricky Gervais

Standup is a place where, as long as it's funny enough, you can say your most embarrassing things, shameful things and disappointing things.

— Sara Pascoe

When you're doing stand-up, you can comment if something fails, get a laugh from that.

— Rob Brydon

Stand-up comedy is what I do, and it's so rewarding. If you write a joke and tell it to an audience of 15,000 people…

— Michael McIntyre

For me, stand-up comedy is a conversation between me and the audience. I have to keep them listening. When I'm making jokes about cake…

— Jim Gaffigan