Comedy Quote by Gene Hackman

I think Eddie Izzard is one of the brightest minds of our generation. I don't see him as a comedian as much as I…

— Bryan Fuller

I've been a fan of Eddie Izzard since school.

— Layla Moran

I wanted to be a standup comic because I grew up on Joe Pasquale, Kenny Everett, Tommy Cooper. And everyone likes the funny guy.

— Adam Pearson

The things I did on Saturday Night Live are going to stay as Saturday Night Live. You've never seen Eddie Murphy do a Gumby…

— Tracy Morgan

When I came to America, it was Dave Chappelle and a lot of comedians on ComicView. That was my first exposure to stand up…

— Jimmy O. Yang

Eddie Murphy is a great entertainer.

— Judge Reinhold

I never thought I'd be a comedian. But, growing up, I simply loved watching comedy. The '80s was huge for comedy in the US.…

— Arj Barker

I enjoy Chris Rock. Bill Burr. Wanda Sykes. I enjoy the legends. But no one is like Richard Pryor. Before I knew what a…

— Janelle James

When I first started doing comedy years ago, I used to be the biggest Michael Richards fan. I used to love this dude. He…

— J. B. Smoove

Eddie Murphy was my guy for a long time. My first exposure to 'SNL' was his 'Best Of' VHS, and I would watch it…

— Taran Killam

Eddie [Murphy] is an icon. He's one of the reason why I started doing comedy in the beginning. He opened a lot of doors…

— Tracy Morgan

My family is all obsessed with comedy. I grew up watching a lot of comedy in the house. I used to watch Richard Pryor…

— Romesh Ranganathan