Comedian Quote by John Oliver

For a comedian, talking to people is the best education.

— Thambi Ramaiah

Even when I lecture per se, I am a joke comedian, I can do the voices.

— Dave Pelzer

I have definitely learned - and this is definitely a human nature thing - that people are willing to, in an interaction with a…

— Moshe Kasher

I'm a very straightforward person. But that's fine for a comedian. Because a lot of times you're talking about everyone else.

— John Mulaney

Whether people know the evolution of the conversation or not, I don't know, but thematically, as a comedian, I stay in the same ballpark…

— Marc Maron

I feel that in-person contact with people is the most important thing in comedy. While I'm up on stage, I can actually put myself…

— Bill Cosby

If you work on a comedy show, your basic form of communication is teasing. That's generally how we speak to each other: you communicate…

— John Oliver

A comedian is sort of like a wild animal. It really just depends on where you catch them. Sometimes they want to cuddle up,…

— Nick Kroll

I came upon whatever I'm doing organically. I didn't study anything. I don't have any real aspirations other than to connect with somebody, and…

— Marc Maron

Conversation is the most human and humanizing thing that we do.

— Sherry Turkle

I've always been, like, a book-smart person; I'm very into language and reading, and that really lends itself to comedy, because you have to…

— Janelle James

I'm used to doing standup comedy where it's just me and a microphone and what I say goes.

— Esther Povitsky