Announcing Quote by Dylan Moran

I just always loved stand-up. It's like magic. You say something, and a whole room full of people laughs together. Say something else, they…

— Dave Chappelle

The great thing about stand up is you get to do other things. You get to do your stand up tours but you also…

— Josh Widdicombe

The best part about being a stand-up is the connection with the audience. There's nothing more gratifying then when you can make 300 people…

— Aries Spears

I just love the subversion of dialogue in sitcoms, stand-up is monologue and that is entertaining for a lot of people but personally I…

— Doc Brown

When you're doing stand-up, you achieve an intimacy with the audience you can't get on TV. There's not a better feeling in the entire…

— Bill Engvall

Stand-up will always come first. I've been doing it for 22 years, and nothing compares to that connection you have with the audience. It's euphoric.

— Billy Gardell

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

— Wanda Sykes

I love stand-up more than anything, and I'm so happy to have found a way to use it in the show.

— Louis C. K

I really like doing stand-up, because it gives you an immense amount of freedom. You haven't got anyone telling you what to do. It's…

— Sean Lock

I get to do stand-up every single day. I love that live energy exchange between the audience and myself, and to get to say…

— Ellen DeGeneres

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

Sometimes I start off shows by explaining to people that it's just a bunch of stories - I always say 'It's like standup, just…

— Ari Shaffir