Boat Quote by Demetri Martin

Part of doing stand-up is to get things off your chest. It's a bit like being in a psychiatrist's chair - but more enjoyable.

— Jack Whitehall

I don't enjoy doing stand-up. I see it as being like exercise: I feel good about it after I've done it.

— Jessie Cave

Stand-up is like a movie every night. You write it, direct it, produce it, the audience votes, and you go home. There's nothing more…

— Elayne Boosler

There is never hesitation about doing stand-up. It's just me doing my thing.

— Hal Sparks

There is never hesitation about doing stand-up. It's just me doing my thing. Unlike being in a band or a play or something, I…

— Hal Sparks

Doing stand-up is like running across a frozen pond with the ice breaking behind you. I love it because it's dangerous.

— Steven Wright

Stand-up is a very scary, very solitary profession, but you have to experience it to figure out if it's right for you.

— Doug Benson

I enjoy stand-up because it has the biggest reward: instant gratification. You can hear the people laughing.

— Wanda Sykes

Stand-up is the place where you can do things that you could never do in public.

— Robin Williams

It is hard to find something where you can go off as much as I do in stand-up, but I think stand-up allows me…

— Robin Williams

Stand-up is a real art form in itself and one that I really think to be good at you have to devote your entire…

— Rob Corddry

Stand-up is something I just truly love to do, so I'll always go back to it. I'll never stop doing it, that's for sure.

— Patton Oswalt