About Quote by Jaboukie Young-White

I initially signed up for Twitter just to do jokes I wasn't going to do in my stand-up routine.

— Jim Gaffigan

My stand-up is far more rooted in reality than my Twitter.

— Rob Delaney

What's cool about Twitter is that you can make a joke about something very of-the-moment or random that I wouldn't be able to joke…

— Aziz Ansari

Stand-up comedians have a very important relationship to Twitter. For them, it's a place to try out material.

— Sheila Heti

I got into stand-up because I love stand-up. Specifically in stand-up, I love jokes. I love short, structured ideas and a punch line.

— Demetri Martin

I actually credit Twitter with fine-tuning some joke-writing skills. I still feel like I'm working at it.

— Steve Martin

Twitter taught me how to become better at writing jokes because it forces you to chip away at all the extraneous words.

— Peter Serafinowicz

A weird sort of awareness set in, like, 'Wow. My stand-up isn't just separate from everything else I do anymore.' With Twitter and Face…

— Colin Quinn

When I started out doing comedy, I was still in college and was working day jobs. I taught preschool for a few years. And…

— Josh Gondelman

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

— Charlie Murphy

I do Twitter, but I'm still not great on it - I'm not good at writing short little jokes, so my Twitter's not really…

— Cecily Strong

In stand up every joke is thought about so meticulously, and one word can completely change how the audience responds. You're up there with…

— Ari Graynor