Ability Quote by Doug Stanhope

Comedy was an easy choice for me because I didn't have a career.

— Lee Mack

I wanted to be on Broadway, but in musical comedy.

— Carol Burnett

I didn't want to perform comedy. I always loved humor. Loved making people laugh. I was a big stand up fan, but it wasn't…

— Andrew Schulz

I got into musical comedy because of Shakespeare, not because of singing. They needed someone to understudy Richard Burton. I was also going to…

— John Cullum

Physical comedy and musical theatre were never actually in my main focus at school. I was more of a dramatic actor. I always thought…

— Ethan Slater

So the only things I was being allowed to audition for were small roles in comedies. It broke my heart. No one would see…

— Khandi Alexander

I had to learn a skill set. I think I had the materials to be a good comedy writer.

— Mindy Kaling

Not necessarily in the beginning, thinking I would have a career in comedy, but I was always interested in making people laugh.

— Reggie Watts

Even more than the comedy thing, I really wanted to be an actor.

— Will Sasso

I tried to go out for theater or theater arts, but I was too scared or too intimidated. But I had a lot of…

— Dana Carvey

I acted in high school and studied at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford for one summer. I minored in theater, and I…

— T. J. Miller

I always wanted to be a comedian and actor. I basically stumbled into the music medium, though. I'm OK, but that's about it. I…

— Bo Burnham