Allure Quote by Jim Gaffigan

There aren't many opportunities to be a comedian on TV anymore, it's a lot of panel shows. You don't get much stand-up.

— Richard Herring

Unfortunately, the show's success comes at the expense of its biggest asset -- the comedians themselves.

— Richard Pryor

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

It is utterly asinine that people continually go to comedy shows without bothering to see if their sensibilities line up with the comedians.

— Phoebe Robinson

The only thing I miss from the sitcom format is that immediate gratification of when you're, if we're talking about comedy, of the live…

— Ray Romano

Even though I do a more traditional type of being funny on television, I still know a lot of comedians and stand-ups and improv…

— Busy Philipps

I can only develop a stand-up show by being on stage. I can't write it. Whenever I see comedy written down, it very rarely…

— John Bishop

In general in comedy, there are fewer people making a ton of money and a lot more people making a living. For me, the…

— Nick Kroll

The kinds of shows that seem to work now, the comedy shows, are those which require very little attention. They're superficial and I like…

— Mary Tyler Moore

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 comedy in the end, unlike the rest of the entertainment industry, is a meritocracy. There's a certain level of undeniability you can work…

— Jim Gaffigan

So many stars who have shows are intimidated by having people around them be funnier than them. It's always the unsuccessful ones. Look at…

— Paul Feig