Amount Quote by Joe Rogan

If I could make crazy money just doing stand-up, that's what I would do.

— Jen Kirkman

The stand-up world is very, very hard. There is a lot of competition, and there are not that many venues, and there are not…

— Jo Koy

The best part about being a stand-up is the connection with the audience. There's nothing more gratifying then when you can make 300 people…

— Aries Spears

I'm set up where I make a lot of money doing stand-up, and it's easy.

— Ron White

Doing stand-up in front of arenas or clubs is something else; it's not a talent I have.

— Liz Kendall

No one goes into standup to make money. The frustration and rejection are just too much.

— Jim Gaffigan

Most of what I like doing in performing is connecting with an audience. What's the point of doing standup if you're not doing that?

— Rose Matafeo

Standup is really the only thing in the entertainment business that you do totally alone.

— Brad Garrett

You do stand-up because you have to do it. If you're doing it to become 'famous,' you're wrong. If you're doing it to become…

— Russell Peters

With stand-up you've just got that one chance. Audiences can be quite fickle.

— Johnny Vegas

The beautiful thing about stand-up is you can create and immediately deliver, perform, and get paid for what you do.

— Kevin Heffernan

You would never do stand-up without an audience. I mean, no one would even consider it. It's like they're the instrument you're playing.

— Louis C. K