Comedy Quote by Jimmy Carr

As far as stand-up comedy, I got into the business later than most, yeah.

— Charlie Murphy

Success is the enemy of comedy.

— Jerry Seinfeld

I have been lucky enough to work in all kinds of comedy. I prefer working with other people. I could never do stand-up.

— June Whitfield

If I tried to do comedy for the rest of my career, I would not be very successful.

— Will Poulter

Stand-up comedy is like the lowest medium in all of show business in levels of respect.

— Chris Rock

I'm not a comedian, I'm not a stand-up and I don't come from a comedy background. I am an actor, but I've had a…

— Darren Boyd

When it comes to this business and becoming a comedy superstar, I've never really thought about things holding me back. I think about what…

— Retta

I knew that drinking and doing stand-up was going to make me less of an effective comedian. And I just had a lot invested…

— Greg Fitzsimmons

In my life, I didn't get into comedy to be - I had no business model. All I wanted to do was, basically, finish…

— Marc Maron

I knew I wanted to be in comedy but the path of least resistance was doing stand-up in folk music clubs where I could…

— Steve Martin

If I could continue to work in comedy - whether it's TV, stand-up - I will be happy.

— Esther Povitsky

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