Cement Quote by Jerry Lewis

I never really thought of myself as a physical comedian. But when I was a kid, I used to, you know, pretend to trip…

— Matthew Perry

As a comedian, as an entertainer, there's a lot of downtime. Once you can accept that comedy is a marathon, not a sprint, it…

— Iliza Shlesinger

As a standup comedian, you have to develop a sense of fearlessness. It's really important for your livelihood and your well-being. And if you…

— John DiMaggio

The only way physical comedy works is if you don't see it coming. And the harder the fall, the funnier it is. You have…

— Chris Pratt

There is a very difficult period in a comedian's career - it's that window of time where you're good enough to draw tickets but…

— Bill Burr

I really struggled with doing nine-to-five and just wanted to do something where it felt like I was in charge and I was doing…

— Josh Widdicombe

The biggest piece of advice that I give young comedians is: If it's your goal to get where I'm at, go do something else.…

— Ron White

When you see a crowd of people jumping up and down at a pop concert, all gloriously in the moment, I don't think you'll…

— Steve Coogan

I spent 25 years as a stand-up comedian.

— Steven Michael Quezada

Comedians are like pop bands. When you're young, you have ruddy principles and don't do old stuff because you don't want to take away…

— Harry Enfield

The worst thing that can happen to a comedian is to do a documentary on your life and you're watching it with an audience…

— David Steinberg

All comedians are people who really deeply consider the human experience not only a dirty trick perpetrated by a totally meaningless procedure of accidents,…

— William Saroyan