Comedy Quote by Dick Cavett

I want more stand-up comics in prime time. It's great for every comedian.

— Ralphie May

The misconception is that standup comics are always on. I don't know any really funny comics that are annoying and constantly trying to be…

— Joe Rogan

I hate stand-up comics; I think funny is something you are, not something you desperately try to be in front of a roomful of…

— Peter Cameron

There's a lot of comic book inspiration and stuff I do that people probably won't recognize. I grew up in the '70s, so there's…

— Genndy Tartakovsky

Good comics gravitate to each other; you know who's your type of person by watching them onstage, hopefully.

— B. J. Novak

You can't tell how experienced a comedian is by how light they travel. An established comic who I love, Lucy Pearman, wheeled up to…

— Lou Sanders

I try and avoid the big comics in Edinburgh. You can see them on tour. Edinburgh is all about seeing the smaller comedians.

— Joe Lycett

I've seen too many comics who got their own shows and were undone because they worked for an executive producer who didn't understand their…

— Carol Leifer

Stand-up comics reflect less of a visual humor and more of a commentary.

— Shel Silverstein

The alternative comedy scene is actually pretty small, I guess.

— Casey Wilson

One percent of all comics ever reach the level of a Chris Rock or a Jerry Seinfeld. When audiences come to the underground rooms,…

— Baron Vaughn

When I started stand-up - and this is in the '90s - there was definitely people hadn't watched decades of Comedy Central, where people…

— Jim Gaffigan