Addiction Quote by Harold Ramis

I remember being captivated by Steve Coogan and Eddie Izzard and wanting to do what they did. That generation of comedians was my main…

— Lee Mack

I was 10th of 11 kids in an alcoholic, abusive, poor family. We all want things that we can't have. And I found comedy.

— Louie Anderson

I loved George Carlin... I used to sit in front of the TV and watch the HBO comedy specials. I loved those comedy specials.

— Mick Foley

George Carlin is an influence on a generation. He made me want to do comedy.

— Tracy Morgan

So much of great American drama has been about a certain kind of dysfunctional family, and maybe my interests are in the kind of…

— Stephen Karam

I had always loved comedy, and acted out Steve Martin and Bill Cosby albums with my sister for my parents on road trips and…

— Rob Delaney

I grew up surrounded by sketch comedy.

— Simon Helberg

I spent a long time on a big studio sitcom, 'Baddiel's Syndrome,' for Sky, and got no audience.

— David Baddiel

Loads of stuff that I've done has always had a hint of comedy. I did this show called 'Psychoville' that's a horror-comedy. Because I…

— Daniel Kaluuya

To be honest, I never, ever thought I'd ever do comedy. I was so frequently cast early on as a high-born young man with...…

— Leslie Nielsen

I first fell in love with comedy when I'd visit my granny as a kid. Trips to her house meant staying up late drinking…

— Jessica Williams

During the Great Depression, when people laughed their worries disappeared. Audiences loved these funny men. I decided to become one.

— Jerry Stiller