Book Quote by Ellie Taylor

At this point in my life Ive done a lot of things from stand-up to my own television show for five years to successful…

— Martin Lawrence

I wanted to be in show business, and I was funny.

— Tom Smothers

I was living under a desk in West Hollywood. It was a closet that I shared with another comic. I was shocked when they…

— Dat Phan

I came to New York and started doing stand-up and improv, and started auditioning for commercials and voiceovers and stuff. My first job was…

— Nick Kroll

I had started in the comedy world in a more traditional way. I was auditioning for TV, film, and commercials while I was making…

— Grace Helbig

As a stand-up, as a storyteller, as an improviser, I've done thousands of shows. They allow me to work out new material that might…

— Chris Gethard

I started standup at age nineteen. I decided that the only way I was going to try show business as a career was if…

— Jay Chandrasekhar

I worked for the Comedy Store as an employee trying to become a paid regular. I had this dream of achieving a half hour…

— Ari Shaffir

I had always wanted a steady job in this business, a show that lasted.

— Valerie Harper

I started out in comedy gigging and scraping a living together, and eventually worked up to doing shows at the Comedy Store in London…

— Keith Allen

I wanted to entertain so badly that I kept at it until I was good. I just browbeat my way into show business.

— Mel Brooks

I used to do stand-up when I was in high school. But I was also making beats for this rap group, and when we…

— Tom Green