Career Quote by Ilana Glazer

I wanted to be a director and comedian and my plan was to go to NYU. I wanted to be in UCB.

— Finn Wolfhard

I chose to do comedy instead of going to college.

— Bo Burnham

When I first graduated college, I told my parents I'd try to pursue comedy for the first year or two, and if it didn't…

— Ben Schwartz

I wanted to go to NYU because I thought that was my best path to glory. I figured it was safer to move into…

— Danielle Schneider

I did not go into comedy to escape anything. I went into comedy because I had parents who thought it was a reputable way…

— Seth Meyers

I actually went to NYU for six months, had some family issues that kind of set me back, and I couldn't afford to go…

— AJ Lee

I always loved comedy, but in my mind, it wasn't a viable career option. I always thought, 'You go to college. You get a…

— Michelle Wolf

I went to NYU Tisch for undergrad ,and it was amazing. My life then was extremely experimental with acting. I did crazy theater where…

— Katie Lowes

I ended up going to NYU for film school - close to Pennsylvania - but we talked about what if I went to UCLA…

— Adam F. Goldberg

I never really thought of comedy as a career. My goal was, when I moved to New York, I was going to write serious…

— Phoebe Robinson

I went to NYU drama school, so I was a very serious actress. I used to do monologues with a Southern accent, and I…

— Molly Shannon

I didn't have enough money to go to New York or L.A. so I had a couple of friends who were moving to Chicago…

— Megan Stalter