Actual Quote by Jerry Seinfeld

With stand-up, there's a little bit of an exaggerated reality because things have to be manipulated to create comedy, to create jokes.

— Chris Hardwick

A lot of stand-up is talking about your perspective in the world and your experiences in life. And I think it takes any comedian…

— Rose Matafeo

I always think stand-up is the most brutal environment for a comedian.

— Dominic Holland

It's weird because standup can be like therapy. Comedians can't be satisfied with just having fun with our friends. We've got to figure out…

— Artie Lange

Stand-up comedy is all you. It's your show, it's your game. You control every aspect of it - of that experience and that expression.…

— Bryan Callen

A lot of stand-up comedians are actually very insecure, and they come on slightly battling the audience. They want to be the superior person…

— Stephen Merchant

Stand-up is therapy. I'm sure every comedian has something wrong with them.

— Lee Evans

You forget that sometimes comedy is just a big night out for people. Almost every show, people come up to me and go, 'This…

— Hannibal Buress

Stand-up comedy is a different game all together. You have to improvise on the spot if you feel that the audience isn't enjoying your…

— Johnny Lever

I'm glad that that era of stand-up is over, because I think it adversely affected a lot of people who could have been really,…

— Patton Oswalt

When you're doing stand-up, you achieve an intimacy with the audience you can't get on TV. There's not a better feeling in the entire…

— Bill Engvall

Stand-up comedy is tough right now. Anybody can come to a concert, tape you, and put you up on the Internet. You either fight…

— Jeff Dunham