Being the best Quote by Hannibal Buress

Having done stand-up on television and in stand-up specials for like Comedy Central, you learn quickly that for that type of performance you're playing…

— John Mulaney

Before I started doing standup, I knew that I had what it takes to develop an act. I went down to clubs with not…

— Charlie Murphy

One thing about being a stand-up is it's a one-man show. You gotta do everything. You're the producer, writer, director, and the actor. You…

— Nick Cannon

With stand-up, it's really easy to get complacent and do the same jokes over and over because you know they work. You have fun,…

— Michelle Buteau

Stand-up is just me trying to be as funny as possible in the most concentrated hour with me standing on stage with no storyline,…

— Jim Jefferies

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

Stand-up comedy is all you. It's your show, it's your game. You control every aspect of it - of that experience and that expression.…

— Bryan Callen

Continuing to do stand-up is always a challenge because the audiences and the environments in which you work very often differ.

— Bob Newhart

Just because you don't know how to do stand-up doesn't mean you don't know how to put on a show.

— Jack Black

Being a stand-up is my mission in life; it's my passion. My ongoing goal is to simply be funny, on my own, in front…

— Jerry Seinfeld

Eventually I'm going to be too old to be on camera, and I've been doing stand-up a long time.

— Jen Kirkman