Comedian Quote by Jim Gaffigan

As far as I can tell, comedians are pretty serious people, and that's why they make fun of things all of the time.

— Maria Bamford

I think a lot of comedians are desperate to show their serious side, but I got that off my chest early on in my…

— Kayvan Novak

I guess ultimately a lot of comedians just wanna be taken seriously.

— Will Ferrell

Why do all these people want [comedians] to be serious? The reason they want that is these are people who aren't funny. Anybody funny…

— Jon Lovitz

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

— Peter Ustinov

In real life, comedians aren't funny.

— Michael Showalter

Most comedians I know are quite serious, anxious people who find life rather difficult. As a consequence, they make people laugh.

— Robyn Hitchcock

It's very confusing to me why people take comedians so seriously.

— Brad Williams

Professional comedians, surprisingly, have a lack of humor. They're insensitive to the insanity of our times.

— Mort Sahl

What I love about comedians is their instinct is always to go against the grain. Their whole existence is pointing out the elephant in…

— Colin Quinn

A comedian can only last till he either takes himself serious or his audience takes him serious.

— Will Rogers

I think comedians have a function in society, which is to make fun of our icons.

— Anonymous