Assignments Quote by Jim Gaffigan

Comedians kind of write what comes to them. You can give yourself little assignments, but it's what inspires you. So I feel like with…

— Jim Gaffigan

I'm not a comedy writer, I'm a comedian, so I only write stuff that I would want to say.

— Anthony Jeselnik

Comedians are sometimes resentful of their writers. Probably because it's hard for giant egos to admit you need anyone but yourself to be what…

— Dick Cavett

I don’t like writing for comedians. I like writing for actors. The best comedians are the best actors.

— Neil Simon

I have to make good things so good comedians want to talk to me.

— Judd Apatow

You can tell a lot about a person by what comedians they like.

— Jonathan Krisel

I've been a comedian for a long time so writing and performing is a big part of what I do. If anybody's doing comedy…

— Colton Dunn

You have comedians who just do jokes, and they're called comics, not comedians. You have comedians that do bits - a person that has…

— Charlie Murphy

You don't have to be inspired by comedians. You have to be inspired by things that are real, whether it's music, comedy...a movie -…

— Pauly Shore

If I want to be a real comedian, I can't let you dictate my material, so I started creating more new material.

— Charlie Murphy

I used to like writing for comedians - I enjoyed the challenge of making other people funny.

— Denis Norden

When I first started, stand-up comedians writing novels was thought of as a great encroachment on the art form and people got very angsty.…

— David Baddiel