Annoying Quote by Joe Rogan

When you're doing stand-up, you achieve an intimacy with the audience you can't get on TV. There's not a better feeling in the entire…

— Bill Engvall

Stand-up comedy is a different game all together. You have to improvise on the spot if you feel that the audience isn't enjoying your…

— Johnny Lever

Stand-up keeps you on your toes because it's instant. With TV and movies, you have to wait for the numbers to come in to…

— Mo'Nique

Stand-up comedy is something that you have to strive to do, multiple times a night, every night, to be good.

— Ali Wong

Stand-up keeps you alive. It is definitely the most specialized field in comedy because you need to stay sharp and well-tuned every night.

— Tommy Davidson

When you're a stand-up, you play in front of 600 people, and it's all about timing. I could never do stand-up comedy; it would…

— Dean Norris

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

Stand-up is just me trying to be as funny as possible in the most concentrated hour with me standing on stage with no storyline,…

— Jim Jefferies

If you look up the definition of stand-up comedy, it's funny on purpose. A little bit of pressure there. It's basically acting. You're telling…

— Michael Waltrip

You forget that sometimes comedy is just a big night out for people. Almost every show, people come up to me and go, 'This…

— Hannibal Buress

Doing stand-up takes the fun out of being funny.

— Doug Stanhope

In the entertainment industry, there is this fear of getting older, because we have high definition television now, and you can see things that…

— Whitney Cummings