Brain Quote by Denis Leary

[Being a good comedian] is a skill, but it's also a weird thing that only certain people can do. I always equate it to…

— Nick Swardson

I'm not saying writing comedy's brain surgery, but there is a certain pressure to it. It's the equivalent of doing homework that's going to…

— Miranda Hart

Being a professional comedian is doing it right and good, when you don't feel like it.

— Franklyn Ajaye

I'm a comedian. You have to understand that my brain doesn't work like a politician's brain.

— Beppe Grillo

Anybody with a sharp brain and a mic can become a comedian, but there's a need to move beyond it. The audience wants to…

— Vir Das

You have to be delusional to be a comedian.

— Mike Birbiglia

I think the job of a comedian is to make people laugh, but also challenge them to laugh at things they didn't know they…

— Ricky Gervais

Being a comedian is an incredible thing, but it can be scary sometimes.

— Bill Burr

You have to understand how bad I wanted to be a comedian, how much I loved doing it. I still can't believe I get…

— Bill Burr

To be a comedian, you gotta jokesmith, there's no way around it.

— John Leguizamo

Never really intended to be a comedian, just sort of fell into that, but always wanted to be in show business, or something to…

— Doug Benson

Honestly, I never really thought I'd be a comedian. But I did take an aptitude test in seventh grade - and this is 100…

— Michelle Wolf