Actually Quote by Hannibal Buress

I've never done stand-up; I came via small-scale touring theatre, through the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, then I got employed on that…

— Mark Williams

I was very lucky when I started doing comedy because I hadn't seen much stand-up. I just got up on stage and did it…

— Natasha Leggero

I left school and couldn't find acting work, so I started going to clubs where you could do stand-up. I've always improvised, and stand-up…

— Robin Williams

I never knew if I would get my own show, but I knew I loved stand-up.

— Anthony Jeselnik

I've been doing stand-up just about every night since I started in 1989. It's my home base. But I'm into doing comedy in all…

— Judah Friedlander

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

I started doing stand-up at the age of 20. This was back in 1976, around the time (coincidence?) that the first comedy clubs were…

— Emo Philips

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

As far as stand-up comedy, I got into the business later than most, yeah.

— Charlie Murphy

I never did stand-up. If I've been funny ever, it was with other actors.

— Valerie Harper

I've done stand-up since I was 18 years old, and I absolutely love it, but I used to go onstage, and the audience was…

— Judy Gold

I'd been acting and doing stand-up in New York about eight years, getting rejected, and I finally got the opportunity to do stand-up on…

— Jim Gaffigan