Audience Quote by Johnny Lever

Stand-up is like a movie every night. You write it, direct it, produce it, the audience votes, and you go home. There's nothing more…

— Elayne Boosler

Part of standup is being loose and having a good time yourself and that translates to the audience.

— John Mulaney

From fear to bonding with the audience to getting more open - that's what standup is. It humanises you.

— Maysoon Zayid

Standup is a craft and a community and an art form.

— Quinta Brunson

Stand-up will always come first. I've been doing it for 22 years, and nothing compares to that connection you have with the audience. It's euphoric.

— Billy Gardell

Standup is a place where, as long as it's funny enough, you can say your most embarrassing things, shameful things and disappointing things.

— Sara Pascoe

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

When you go to standup, there seems to be a common denominator of some form of need or want for validation from the audience…

— Ray Romano

Standup is essentially part of your personality with the volume turned up.

— Tom Segura

Stand-up is very broad strokes, kind of a skeleton of a story or something.

— Tig Notaro

Stand-up is the place where you can do things that you could never do in public.

— Robin Williams

The best part about stand-up is that you control everything. Period. When you work in movies, or on TV shows, there are 50 other…

— Pauly Shore