Ability Quote by Greg Fitzsimmons

I always was a writer, but then I wanted to do stand-up because I thought that was a way that I could perform what…

— Roseanne Barr

I love stand-up, but the process of writing is a little more lonely. I want to keep doing both, though.

— Jack Whitehall

I can work as a writer, but I wanted to do stand-up.

— Hannibal Buress

When I first started doing stand-up back in Philadelphia, the idea of being a professional writer was completely beyond me. It didn't even occur…

— Paul F. Tompkins

I really love standup, and I really love writing standup.

— James Acaster

I wanted to write for TV and I wanted to write for film. But I had no idea how to do any of those…

— Julio Torres

I enjoy writing the same way I enjoy doing standup. Part of the challenge is being creative and making it work no matter what…

— Greg Fitzsimmons

The reason it's satisfying for me to write and perform stand-up is because I get to find out who I am. There's a healing…

— Simon Amstell

I can work as a writer, but I wanted to do stand-up. And I knew I could, at worst, work as a stand-up. And…

— Hannibal Buress

As a writer, I need a creative outlet and that's why I do stand-up.

— Soupy Sales

I love writing stand-up so much and tinkering and looking for ideas.

— Jim Gaffigan

Stand-up is hard. Or to keep it at a certain level is hard: I have no writers but me.

— Jerry Seinfeld