Comedy Quote by James Wolcott

A comedian needs more than just a sense of humour. He needs to observe everything around him.

— Vivek

Ricky Gervais would have you believe otherwise, but Sacha Baron Cohen is the most successful British comedian in the world.

— David Walliams

Comedian sort of enjoys the darkness because, essentially, he's a thug. He's just not a nice guy.

— Jeffrey Dean Morgan

There are certain types of stand-up, who are very successful, who do one type of joke, and never stray out of that. The audience…

— Sean Lock

I feel really trapped as a comedian - someone who is supposed to be funny and light, making jokes all the time. But I'm…

— Whitney Cummings

A lot of being a comedian is about observing people.

— Anh Do

I've always been leery of comical artists because I think oftentimes they're hiding the fact that they're not that talented. For example, with Martin…

— Diego Cortez

Someone once described me as the Zelig of comedy, and I think I know what he means.

— Arthur Smith

It really helps a comedian to be an outsider.

— John Oliver

Joe Rogan has this podcast where he's talking astrophysics and lean BMI indexes and weird philosophy most of the time and yet, when you…

— Moshe Kasher

As much experience, education and awareness as one can attain is important for a comedian.

— Shelley Berman

Once or twice I've been described as a light comedian. I consider this the most accurate description of my abilities I've ever seen.

— Bing Crosby