Quote by Donald Glover

I can never tell when something is funny. I just have to do it onstage and find out.

— Margaret Cho

I don't know what's funny and what's not so I test out all of my material in front of audiences.

— Daniel Tosh

The test of a real comedian is whether you laugh at him before he opens his mouth.

— George Jean Nathan

I've experienced plenty of times when something I think is funny doesn't do very well. And there are times when something I don't think…

— Carrot Top

When I do something good, the audience lets me know immediately. They laugh. That's it.

— Chris Rock

It's grueling never knowing if the audience is going to think you're funny. It's soul-destroying when they don't laugh.

— Vince Vaughn

I don't really know. I think the first test is when you're very little and you fart, and you laugh at it and so…

— Joel McHale

If there's an audience, I think they're going to expect me to be funny. But what if I'm not funny? What if I fail?

— Gene Wilder

I laugh all the time - at things, people, stuff, whatever. But, I don't laugh onstage because then it's serious business.

— Steven Wright

I don't laugh so much at jokes and premises as I do at a guy who goes onstage and starts twitching and acting funny.

— Harland Williams

Comedy is not about appearance; it's about rockin' a mike. Are they laughing? That's the only test.

— Ralphie May

I have become a giant fan of the testing process, especially with a comedy. I mean, they tell you what's funny. It's almost tailor-made…

— Seth Rogen